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The California Democratic (CADEM) Party on Sunday announced that it backs a ballot measure to charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a one-time, five-percent tax on their net worth, a measure that has faced opposition from California Democrats, including the state’s governor. The state party’s executive board narrowly voted to back Proposition 40, known as…
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, likes to lock in gains when her tech darlings rally. That’s exactly what she’s doing with Snowflake, trimming her position after the cloud software stock surged nearly 10% over the past five trading days ahead of earnings. In 2025, the flagship Ark Innovation ETF gained 35.49%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s return of 17.88% in the same period. But so far this year, Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) is down 8.51% as of July 31, while the S&P 500 surged 9.41%, Yahoo Finance data shows. Wood gained a reputation after the Ark…
Hanson-Young brands Pauline Hanson ‘coward’ for barring media from presserJosh ButlerGreens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has rubbished Pauline Hanson’s decision to bar the Guardian, the Age and the ABC from a One Nation press conference today.Hanson-Young claimed Hanson was “running scared of scrutiny”, calling her “a politician who thinks that she should have the right to say whatever she wants, but no one else should have the right to ask questions”.“Pauline Hanson is showing herself to be a political coward by hiding from certain media because she doesn’t like questions from journalists, and this is a very very bad start to…
K-Pop boy band Cortis talk about performing their new song “Motion” with collaborator Juicy J backstage at Lollapalooza 2026. CORTIS What’s good, everybody? This is CORTIS Juicy J and Juicy J. CORTIS Welcome to Billboard. Working with him kind of came up naturally. Like it’s just like it was a natural step to take. Juicy J I’m in the best time of my life right now. CORTIS We just did Lollapalooza. That’s crazy. Tetris Kelly 0:20 We’re taking you to CORTIS at Lollapalooza in Billboard All Access. Rain and weather hit Chicago, but it didn’t stop the crowd from going…
Hull City Move for Mohamed-Ali Cho Could Be Smart Premier League BusinessHull City appear to be closing in on a notable summer deal, with L’Equipe reporting that Nice are close to reaching an agreement with the newly promoted Premier League club for forward Mohamed-Ali Cho. The proposed fee is understood to be around €20m, which would represent a significant outgoing for the French side and a major statement from Hull in the market.AdvertisementFrom Nice’s perspective, the timing is understandable. The club are working under pressure to make €70m in savings this summer, and Cho looks set to become one of…
All stories in El Jalapeño are satire and not real news. Check out the original article here. Following a dominant gold-medal performance at the World Watersports Championships, international sports officials confirmed Tuesday that Mexico’s premier synchronized diving team has officially cleared all regulations for competitive fairness, provided they continue using the same shared torso. Fourteen-year-old prodigies Sofia and Valentina Gómez secured the top spot during the synchronized final over the world-ranked team from China. The victory marked the first time a Mexican team defeated the top-seeded international pair, a feat sports analysts attribute to flawless execution, rigorous daily preparation and an…
Morgan Wallen‘s I’m the Problem is back on top of Billboard‘s albums chart, the publication reported on Sunday, more than a year after the country star first released the project in May 2025, and over seven months since the album last reached number one back in January. I’m the Problem managed to best both Olivia Rodrigo‘s eight-week-old You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love and Charli XCX‘s brand new Music, Fashion, Film in one of the tightest chart races of the year so far. Wallen earned 80,000 units this week, while Rodrigo’s LP, which topped the charts…
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In what authorities have described as the largest natural disaster in the history of Spokane County, Wash., wildfires have destroyed hundreds of structures and forced the evacuation of thousands of people as firefighters continued their efforts to knock back and control several blazes in the area.On Sunday, nearly 1,000 firefighters were combating at least three wildfires that ballooned over the weekend in Spokane, which is home to about 600,000 residents. More than 5,390 acres of land have been scorched and officials said there was no containment of the fires on Sunday afternoon.Officials said at a news conference on Sunday that…
Petal, Ariana Grande‘s new studio album, tops this week’s new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (July 31) on Billboard, choosing the pop star’s eight full-length LP as their favorite new music. Petal rose to the top in a week that included new music releases from Cardi B, Davido, Slayyyter and Shaboozey — plus a collab track from Erick Brian, Dale Pututi & Nesty, as well as one from Benny Blanco, Selena Gomez & Becky G — and more. By the poll’s closing time on Sunday, Petal collected 41% of the vote. Grande’s new album made its way to…