Calif. Dem House hopeful endorsed by activist who said ‘evil Jews run the world’

Adina Flores, an activist and a self-proclaimed “civil rights” advocate with a colorful social media presence, is endorsing Eric Jones, the Democratic candidate for Congress in California’s 4th Congressional District. The endorsement itself, which focuses on Jones’ promises to combat women’s sexual exploitation, is nothing out of the ordinary. But Flores’ Facebook, Instagram and Substack pages are full of eccentric content that frames political issues as a conflict between race, sexual orientation and secretive sources of influence. The endorsement raises questions for Jones, who has met with Flores multiple times according to social media clips, about whether he agrees with…

Islanders answer final lineup question with odd-fit line trio

The last question remaining with the Islanders’ forward lines was who they would surround Casey Cizikas with, and based on Saturday’s preseason finale, that appears to have been answered.  After waiving Mitchell Chaffee earlier in the day, the Islanders had Ondrej Palat and Anthony Duclair on their game roster against…

Rob Bonta’s Paramount-WBD debacle has created political chaos

Antitrust suits aren’t supposed to be about politics, and yet that’s what’s happening of late, whether it’s Trump’s attempt during his first term to block AT&T from buying Time Warner, or California AG Rob Bonta looking to thwart Paramount’s purchase of TW’s successor, Warner Bros. Discovery.  It’s an odd way…

Oregon’s Dan Lanning trolls USC’s home crowd and football culture

After his quarterback was leveled during what he described as a “disgusting play” Saturday night at the Coliseum, Oregon coach Dan Lanning got in some parting verbal shots. Lanning trolled USC’s crowd and its football culture after improving to 3-0 in head-to-head matchups against Trojans counterpart Lincoln Riley. “Three wins…

Breaking down Nets roster: Where every player stands before season

The Post’s Brian Lewis breaks down the Nets roster ahead of training camp: Player, age, position, height, weight Tyler Bilodeau, 22, F, 6-9, 230 After the Nets traded a second-round pick in 2018, it got moved in three different deals before coming back to Brooklyn in the form of this…

Oregon gets revenge for dirty hit on Dante Moore by walloping USC

USC delivered a devastating blow before halftime Saturday, knocking Oregon quarterback Dante Moore out of the game with a dirty hit. Pulling together in support of their injured teammate amid an increasingly testy atmosphere at the Coliseum, the Ducks found an inspired counter. And they might have just leveled the…

Matthew Schaefer knows Islanders Year 2 isn’t going to get any easier

Matthew Schaefer was talking recently to his father, reminiscing about this time a year ago.  Schaefer was staying at a Long Island hotel, finishing up rookie camp. Even if everyone else knew it was unlikely he’d end up back in the Ontario League, he had to make the Islanders, had…

Are you worried about the US deploying weapons in space?

For years, the idea of nuclear weapons in space sounded more like science fiction than a realistic threat. That changed Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland that the U.S. had deployed “on-orbit space control weapons capable…

Giants’ win over Cowboys draws NBC’s best Sunday Week 1 rating in 11 years

People were really waiting all day for Sunday night. The Giants-Cowboys matchup averaged 25.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, which made it the most-watched Week 1 “Sunday Night Football” game since 2015 (which also happened to be Giants-Cowboys), NBC revealed in a release on Tuesday. Viewership for the 28-20…

Todd Blanche claims AI fears are Dem ploy ‘to influence the midterms’

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed Tuesday that fears about artificial intelligence morphing into a “Terminator”-style takeover of humanity are “nothing but an effort to influence the midterms.” Blanche made the contention during an unusual press briefing in the Rose Garden as he served as the latest substitute press…

Forget data privacy, AI chatbots already know more than your own mother

We’re freaked out by how tailored our advertisements on Instagram are, or how much Pinterest seems to anticipate our interior design taste — and yet we continue to spoon-feed AI chatbots heaping piles of intensely personal information. AI companies are now in possession of heaps of personal information that social…

California restaurant’s heartbreaking closure after 31-year-run

That’s not amore. A treasured California Italian restaurant has closed after decades of business. Uricchio’s Trattoria in Bakersfield announced on Monday that they’ve served their last meal after 31 years in business downtown. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right…

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