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Ex-Dem fundraiser torches Biden as book launch implodes: ‘No one wants to read’
Lindy Li, a former top Democratic fundraiser, believes President Joe Biden is only doing himself a disservice by promising the public another explanation of why he decided to run for re-election in 2024 despite mounting concerns about his age and cognitive performance. In her view, Biden’s upcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,” will only serve to reopen painful…
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OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead
OnePlus, the “flagship-killer” smartphone company that rose in 2013 to counter the likes of Samsung and Apple, is dead. Sort of. The company, a subsidiary of Oppo—the fourth-largest global smartphone maker—has been laying off staff across various regions over the past few months, with many employees in Europe transitioning to roles at Oppo or Realme,…
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Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is a ‘red line’ and will resist until the end
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line”, warning that if US President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure across the Gulf region. The US launched a fifth night of attacks on Wednesday and reimposed a naval blockade of Iran’s…
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Is lettuce still safe to eat amid Taco Bell illness probe? Doctors answer
A Cyclospora parasite outbreak has put lettuce in the spotlight as investigators examine a possible link to Taco Bell,raising concerns among consumers about whether it’s still safe to eat fresh greens. While investigators have not identified a specific product or supplier as the source of the outbreak, interviews with sick patients have repeatedly pointed to lettuce and…
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Trump Says He May Try to ‘Wipe Out’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Pro-government supporters carry an Iranian national flag and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) flag during the funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2026. —Morteza Nikoubazl—NurPhoto/Getty Images President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking to “wipe out” Iran’s Islamic…
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Mediterranean diet could boost mental health among older adults, study finds
Eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and olive oil may help keep the mind strong even into old age, according to new research. Older adults in England who followed a Mediterranean diet — which is primarily composed of the above foods — during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic reported higher psychological well-being than peers who…
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‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill’s cause of death revealed
“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill died of pneumonia, a representative confirmed on Thursday. The “Jurassic Park” star, who was 78 when he died on Sunday in Sydney, Australia, will be honored in a private family memorial on his farm in New Zealand at a “later date,” his agent Philip Grenz told Page Six. “Sam passed…
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Will Ferrell’s ‘The Hawk’ tees up silly sophomoric jokes, but that’s why we’re here
“The Hawk,” a 10-episode series premiering Thursday on Netflix, is a golf comedy, a Will Ferrell comedy and, most to the point, a Will Ferrell golf comedy, following in the line of such sports-themed Ferrell films as “Blades of Glory,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “Semi-Pro,” and, at a stretch, “Eurovision Song…
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Missouri teen Gabbriana Boyster found shot dead in home as mom makes horrifying discovery; 3 friends charged
A Missouri teen was shot dead while hanging out with her friends who are accused of not reporting the killing before her mother made the horrifying discovery inside their home. Gabbriana Boyster, 16, was allegedly struck in the head in a Hillsboro, Missouri, home Friday night — with her body not being found by her…
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More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split
More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in US aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians. The vote tally, 104-314, was not enough to attach the amendment to a…