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President Trump extended the federal hiring freeze with a memorandum Thursday, pushing it until July, as his administration continues its slashing of government spending.

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used his speech at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ commemoration of Jackie Robinson Day to call out President Donald Trump’s policies.  Robinson was honored, as always, Tuesday on the 78th anniversary of him breaking the color barrier in MLB. He did so with the Dodgers, who had a celebration for the late … Read more

New York City now has nearly 400,000 millionaires, more than any city in the world, despite predictions of a wealthy exodus during the pandemic. Middle-class families are being priced out, forced to relocate to places like New Jersey and North Carolina, where rising costs and interest rates are creating new housing challenges.

Harvard University’s bottom line took a major hit earlier this week with the loss of billions in federal research grants, but it turns out the Trump administration was just getting started.

Ashton Jeanty doesn’t have to worry like a lot of NFL Draft prospects heading into next week.  While many will be wondering if they will be taken, Jeanty is a sure bet to be taken in the first round. It’s just a matter of when.  Jeanty, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season at Boise State, … Read more

Several dozen empty trailers that drew squatters and sparked a legal battle in Los Angeles County are now creating a major headache for neighbors and officials in Riverside County. The roughly 70 trailers being stored in a vacant lot in the city of Wildomar were removed earlier this year from another empty vacant lot in … Read more

By Nathan Frandino BERKELEY, California (Reuters) -Hundreds of students, faculty and community members on a California campus booed on Thursday as speakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump of undermining American universities, as he questioned whether Harvard and others deserve tax-exempt status. The protest on the University of California’s Berkeley campus was among events … Read more

Fyre Festival 2, the planned sequel to the infamous 2017 failed music and arts festival in the Bahamas, has been postponed due to problems securing a location.

LAS VEGAS – Roman Reigns demanded every city he visited “acknowledge” him and his greatness over the last five years, and he appeared to suggest his story may be entering the ninth inning. Reigns told Vanity Fair in a wide-ranging interview published Thursday he has about two years left in him after his current deal … Read more

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s long-awaited resentencing hearing has been delayed after a dramatic day in court. The several-day resentencing hearing was expected to begin on Thursday, with 10 Menendez family members ready to take the stand. A new hearing is now set for May 9 to determine whether the brothers’ resentencing path should factor in … Read more