Posts by Liam Redmond
Ex-LA schools boss Carvalho failed to report $107,000 side hustle — as FBI probe continues
Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho — who last month resigned after dramatic FBI raids of his home and offices — failed to report at least $107,000 he was paid in a lucrative side hustle, according to a shocking new report. The embattled ex- leader of the nation’s second-largest district, who was…
Read MoreTech selloff weighs on European shares ahead of ECB meeting next week
Published Sat, Jul 18, 2026 · 08:00 AM A GLOBAL rout in tech stocks dragged Europe’s equity benchmark slightly lower on Friday (Jul 17), leaving investors on edge as they prepare for next week’s European Central Bank meeting and corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.34 per cent to 641.53 points. It was largely unchanged for…
Read MoreBrock Bowers’ bikini-clad girlfriend soaks in Italian sun days before start of Raiders training camp
While football fields and NFL stadiums will dominate her life soon enough, it’s all beaches and sun for Brock Bowers’ girlfriend this week. Cameron Rose Newell, who’s been dating the Raiders tight end for years, shared on her Instagram page on Friday that she’s had a whale of a time the last few days while…
Read MoreRo Khanna uses Jewish lives as fodder for presidential ambitions
California Congressman Ro Khanna announced last weekend that “Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine. When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers & continued our detention.” Khanna was trying to turn 90 minutes on an Israeli road into political capital, asking supporters to imagine…
Read MoreCNB Arrests 100 Suspected Drug Offenders in Singapore, Over S$34,000 Worth of Drugs Seized in Islandwide Operation
Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 100 suspected drug offenders and seized more than S$34,000 (US$26,300) worth of illegal drugs during an islandwide anti-drug operation conducted from July 12 to July 17. The week-long enforcement operation covered multiple locations across Singapore, including Boon Lay, Ghim Moh, Jurong, Kallang, Tampines, Tengah, Toa Payoh, and Woodlands. Authorities…
Read MoreConstruction Robots Go Mainstream as Monumental Raises $32M
If you run a business that depends on building anything, you already know the ache of a project stalled by a labor shortage. This week brought a sign of where relief may come, as Dutch startup Monumental raised $32 million in Series B funding to scale its construction robots across Europe and into the United…
Read MoreExclusive | Highest-ranking woman in House calls for ban on sex with Capitol staff after The Post’s Ruben Gallego exposé
WASHINGTON — The highest-ranking woman in the House of Representatives is calling for a “bright-line rule” prohibiting lawmakers from having sexual relationships with congressional staff after The Post revealed Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) slept with at least two aides to Texas Democrats. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Republican Caucus, told The Post…
Read MoreMan crashes into front gate of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s East Hampton mansion
It’s a hard knock life! (Gate-o anthem). A 63-year-old man smashed through the gates of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s estate in East Hampton this week, with cops telling us the man appeared to be “confused.” According to the police report the Bronx-based man was “driving at a high rate of speed up the driveway,” and failed…
Read MoreGen Z Entrepreneurs Are Turning Franchising Into a Career
A new report on Gen Z entrepreneurs shows a shift I love to see: young founders are treating franchising as an entry-level path into business ownership, not a fallback. Instead of waiting decades to buy in, they are starting now, with a proven playbook under them. I used to tell first-time founders that ownership meant…
Read MoreMatt Damon reveals major ‘non-negotiable’ he has with wife Luciana — and family’s biggest ‘challenges’
Matt Damon and wife Luciana have one “non-negotiable” as they prepare to be empty nesters. “We have family dinner every night, and that’s non-negotiable, and it’s always been that way,” the “Good Will Hunting” actor told People in an interview published Friday. Although the rule was put in place in order to ensure quality time…
Read MoreCan Women Inherit Japan’s Throne? New Imperial Law Explained
Japan’s parliament on Thursday, July 17, approved the first substantive revision to the Imperial Household Law since 1947, expanding the imperial family’s membership while preserving the country’s centuries-old male-only succession system as concerns grow over the monarchy’s shrinking pool of heirs. Within a few days, both houses of parliament approved the law, which means the…
Read MoreAI ROI Reality Check: Why Most AI Spending Falls Short
A recent Gartner analysis of AI ROI delivers a sobering message, sharing that only a mere “one in 50 AI investments delivers transformational value.” The analysis also shares that just a fifth of these investments yields meaningful returns. For founders being told to adopt AI everywhere, that is a useful reality check. The point is…
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