3 d. ago These are the best public bathrooms in America — and you can vote on your favorite

Nine bathrooms across New York City, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Florida, New Hampshire, Texas, and California are among the finalists in Cintas’ best restroom competition

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3 d. ago Some Democrats want to use gerrymandering. That’s a bad idea | Carlo Invernizzi

When a house is on fire, more fire won’t helpWhen Texas Republicans unveiled yet another contorted congressional map last week – one that would all but erase Austin’s Latino-led seat and increase the Republican party’s federal House tally by up to five seats in total – the outcry from Democrats was immediate and justified. But beyond the Democratic state legislators’ brave effort to stymie the proposal by boycotting the vote, a different refrain has also been heard by leading Democrats in other states: if they do it, why can’t we?Governor Gavin Newsom of California has vowed to “fight fire with fire”, advancing a proposal that would redraw California’s own congressional map to offset Republican gains in Texas. New York’s Kathy Hochul has also embraced the prospect of aggressive gerrymandering in Democratic-controlled states, sidestepping the independent commissions that Democrats themselves had once championed and successfully implemented in both California and New York. Continue re...

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5 d. ago Milkshakes linked to 14 deaths and 42 listeria cases in 21 states from California to New York spark lawsuits

Supplemental shakes sold under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial were voluntarily recalled earlier this year over the outbreak

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1 week ago Lawmakers are fighting over election maps — here’s how it works and why it’s bigger than Texas

Trump kicked off a nationwide race to redraw congressional districts that could determine the balance of power in Congress

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1 week ago New York Post to launch a version of the rightwing tabloid in California in 2026

Murdoch family’s News Corp will bring a version of the NYC paper to LA with daily newspaper called the California PostNews Corp, part of the Murdoch family media empire, has announced it will bring a version of the brash rightwing New York City tabloid the New York Post to California in early 2026 with the launch of a daily Los Angeles-based newspaper called the California Post.According to New York Post Media Group – a News Corp subsidiary and home of New York’s biggest tabloid, as well as Page Six, and Decider – the California Post will look and feel similar to its New York counterpart, delivering reporting, sports coverage and celebrity gossip from a California perspective. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New York Post goes Hollywood as tabloid branches out to ‘jaded’ California

‘Los Angeles and California surely need a daily dose of The Post as an antidote to the jaundiced, jaded journalism that has sadly proliferated,” News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said Monday.

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1 week ago The New York Post is coming to California as News Corp CEO takes a pop at LA’s ‘jaded’ journalism

‘Los Angeles and California surely need a daily dose of The Post as an antidote to the jaundiced, jaded journalism that has sadly proliferated,” News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson said Monday.

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4 w. ago Discovery 'Shark Week' has breaching great whites, looks back at 'Jaws' and starts with some dancing

Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” kicks off with a unique twist this year: “Dancing with Sharks.”

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4 w. ago Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern

The Steve Miller Band has canceled its U.S. tour, citing extreme weather as a safety concern for fans and crew

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