Tom Steyer backers say campaign system ‘broken’ after he spends historic 0M

Tom Steyer has spent a record-breaking $200 million in the race for California governor — and even some of the progressive billionaire’s top supporters admit they’re “disgusted” with the money involved in the high-stakes race. In a media call Tuesday, just a week before the June 2 primary election, state Sen. Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) ironically slammed money in politics and claimed the hedge fund billionaire would “level the playing field” after spending his vast hedge fund fortune getting elected. “I’m disgusted by it all, too. It’s like, I want, if we can just win this one, though, I actually…

Golden Knights sweep Avalanche to advance to Stanley Cup Final

LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas and the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense to beat the Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night for an unthinkable sweep to make their third Stanley Cup Final in nine seasons. The Golden Knights will get a break while they…

Rural counties vote to break away from California in new secession push

Momentum is building behind a Republican leader’s proposal for rural California areas to split off from the rest of the Golden — as two counties are set to vote Tuesday to support the proposal. Yuba County supervisors adopted a resolution to back the split in Tuesday morning, and Sutter County…

Cost of simple oil change could skyrocket 40% due to Iran war: report

Automakers are scrambling for synthetic motor oil as the Iran war chokes off critical supplies from the Middle East — threatening to send the cost of a routine oil change soaring by nearly 40%. Dealerships and distributors are stockpiling oil while prices surge, with some suppliers warning the US could…

Evgeni Malkin re-signs with Penguins to return for 21st NHL season

Evgeni Malkin is back for another year in the Steel City.  The beloved Penguins star signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract on Tuesday, marking his return for his 21st NHL season, and one that will likely be his last.  Malkin will turn 40 later this summer and has spent his…

From Cartier’s golden gift to American astronauts to Madonna’s breast-baring Gaultier dress: Comité Colbert’s new exhibit celebrates France’s friendship with the US

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were over the moon in 1969 when each was gifted a solid gold model of their Lunar Excursion Module created by Cartier. The glittering tribute to America’s pioneering spacemen was commissioned by the French newspaper Le Figaro, funded by its…

Gavin Newsom’s last state budget includes K portrait of himself

The time for Gavin Newsom honoring himself isn’t over yet. California’s governor wants taxpayers to spend $33,000 on an official portrait of Newsom, even as Democratic lawmakers fume over his “absurd” $20 million proposal to honor the state’s living former governors — an exclusive club of which he’ll soon be…

America’s favorite national parks are a cesspool of brain-eating amoebas: study

These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…

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