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Appeals court revives California ban on disclosing students’ gender identity to parents
California schools are once again required to hide the opposite-sex gender identities of students from their parents under an emergency stay issued by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.The court temporarily halted last month’s class-wide permanent injunction against the state’s mandate on transgender-student privacy pending the outcome of an appeal by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.The three-judge panel […]
This Indie Author Ignored the Gatekeepers (and Won)
Author Brian Niemeier admits he didn’t hit it out of the park with his first novel. Call it a bunt single, at best. He might have given up at that point, but the stories in his imagination wouldn’t budge. Now, he has a gaggle of tales to his credit, and his latest novel builds on […]
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree illuminated in New York
NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an icon of New York City’s holiday season, was lit up Wednesday night in midtown Manhattan as crowds of people wearing Santa hats and Christmas light necklaces cheered. This year’s towering evergreen is illuminated by more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and topped by a Swarovski star […]
Google Gemini Rapidly Closes In on ChatGPT as Antitrust Scrutiny Rises
Gemini’s user base is expanding at multiples of ChatGPT’s, signaling a new phase in the chatbot race. Unsplash Google’s Gemini is in a hyper-growth phase and rapidly closing the gap with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Between August and November, Gemini’s global monthly active users rose about 30 percent, roughly six times ChatGPT’s growth, according to web and […]
TrumpRx Delivers Historic Price Cuts
President Donald Trump used a prime time address from the White House on Wednesday night to spotlight what he described as unprecedented reductions in prescription drug prices, outlining how the TrumpRx program and most-favored-nation drug pricing will begin taking effect in January. Trump told his fellow Americans, “I’m doing what no politician of either party has […]
Arthur Carter, Founder of NY Observer, Remembered by Critic Rex Reed
Arthur L. Carter poses for a portrait in The New York Observer’s Upper East Side townhouse in New York City on May 16, 1994. Penske Media via Getty Images Except for a few excursions to his crowded Connecticut parties, I really did not know Arthur Carter well at all. I was much closer and friendlier […]
Bottom of the Hill, which hosted Green Day, closing in San Francisco
The Bottom of the Hill — once dubbed as “the best place to hear live music in San Francisco” by Rolling Stone magazine — is set to close its doors at the end of 2026. The popular music venue, which booked early-career gigs by Green Day, Oasis, Alanis Morissette, The Strokes and other acts that […]
‘Last PIcture Show’ – A Perfect Blast from the Past
Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show” is a film I feel deeply. Every time I return to it, there’s always a sense of going back to an old town, recognizing how it used to look and considering how life has changed so much since the last time I visited. Because the film is frozen in […]
Megaworld Hotels & Resorts Launches Mindful Travel Campaign, Showcased at Chancellor Boracay
What comes to mind when you hear the word mindfulness? For some, it’s awareness or consciousness. For others, it’s the art of slowing down, being fully present, sensitive, responsible, and in tune with the world around you. Sampaguita planting activity near Belmont Hotel Boracay Megaworld Hotels & Resorts, recently recognized as the first Muslim-friendly hotel […]
Gavin Newsom ‘Probably Should Not Be the Next President’
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry came out swinging against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), saying he “probably should not be the president” due to his policies on women. The X-Men star revealed her thoughts about Newsom on Wednesday at the New York Times DealBook Summit, rebuking his lack of support for the Menopause Care Equity Act and vetoing […]