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Netflix co-founder drops $2 million into Gavin Newsom’s redistricting campaign  Politico Will your congressional district shift left or right in Newsom’s proposed map?  Los Angeles Times Newsom is right: Democrats must win the gerrymandering arms race  The Hill California Supreme Court denies state Republicans’ petition to stop special election on redistricting plan  CBS News California Supreme Court Rejects Latest GOP Redistricting Challenge  Democracy Docket Source …

“I wish I could retract what I just said. But you are going to be fine. And I think you’re going to do great in this world and I’m proud of you,” Grant said in his apology. TikTok star Grant Gibbs apologizes to Crumbl co-founder Sawyer Hemsley for accidentally outing him. For those not chronically connected, Grant, who is best …

Ismael Zambada Garcia also known as El Mayo, 75, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise — the Sinaloa Cartel (the Cartel), one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world — in addition to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charge. “This foreign terrorist committed …

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has said he wants to streamline online government services after US President Donald Trump appointed him to lead a new US National Design Studio. The agency has been described as a stripped-down successor to the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), formerly headed by billionaire Elon Musk. What is the National Design Studio? Trump signed an executive order …

David Dworkin on housing trends Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo has put his Asian-inspired South Florida home on the market for $1.75 million.  The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home is filled with a tropical Zen ambiance, including a swimming pool, koi ponds, Buddhas, topiaries and several sculptures.  The 1,608-square-foot Florida home is listed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, and is described as a …

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years before his departure earlier this year, died on Wednesday. He was 51. Brian Jost Reents, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Investigator of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, confirmed Hinds’ death to Rolling Stone. According to local news outlet Atlanta News First, Hinds …

Phil Knight Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike co-founder Phil Knight is donating $2 billion to the Oregon Health and Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute, the single largest donation ever to a U.S. university, college or health institution, according to the Knight Foundation. The foundation said on Thursday the gift that will be used to shift the scientific …

Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Gives $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center in Record Gift  The Wall Street Journal Nike co-founder Phil Knight to donate $2 billion to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute  CNBC OHSU receive ‘historic’ $2B donation for cancer research from Knight family  koin.com Phil and Penny Knight donate $2 billion to OHSU  KATU Phil and Penny Knight pledge $2 billion to OHSU to …

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud three years after his collapsed cryptocurrency firm wiped out $40 billion in funds, according to a report from Bloomberg. Kwon entered his plea in a New York court on Tuesday as part of a deal reached with prosecutors that reduced his charges. Inner City Press, which reports …

Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and vocalist who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and played on classic albums like George Harrison‘s “All Things Must Pass,” died Sunday at age 77. His manager, Carol Kaye, confirmed to Variety that Whitlock died Sunday morning at 1:20 a.m. after a brief bout with cancer. The Memphis-born musician was signed to …