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Spelling and McDermott finalized their divorce in November.

Shocking new videos featuring homeless in Skid Row saying they were offered money to vote surfaced Thursday. 

Everyone is talking about the June 2 primary election in California, especially the results in LA. But there was another election on June 2 that you might not have heard of, as you needed to own property to vote in it.

The Knicks have stunned the sports world, on the brink of an upset championship.

Welcome back to the Yankees’ house of horrors.

Fed Up With Food Delivery App Fees & Tips? Barclays Has Terrific News

Whether consumers are ordering from Uber Eats or DoorDash, delivery costs before tips now average roughly $8 to $10 per order. Add in the tip, and the basic meal for one at Chipotle, such as a burrito bowl, moves into unaffordable territory for many working-class folks. The result is that food delivery, once pitched as a mass-market convenience, is increasingly looking like a discretionary luxury.

Barclays internet equity analyst Ross Sandler penned a note on Wednesday titled "Autonomous Food Delivery Likely Hits Critical Mass By 2030," covering how automation in last-mile delivery could push delivery costs down to as little as $1 per order.

"The promise of autonomous food delivery is still a few years out, but showing very positive signals in markets that have been quick to embrace it. AVs should reduce the cost of delivery for both marketplaces (currently $8-$10 per order) and for consumers (tipping, $5 per order) down to as low as $1 per order," Sandler wrote in the note.

He continued, "As witnessed already in select APAC geos with low delivery costs, when this kind of improvement happens to the cost curve, consumer adoption should go through the roof. China's online food delivery penetration is 40% of orders in tier one cities, well ahead of the US, with cost being the biggest delta.

"UBER and DASH have a number of strategies in place in both SDR (sidewalk delivery robotics) and drones, but claim that these efforts are not likely to hit a material percentage of orders until 2030 and beyond."

The analyst sees "sidewalk delivery robots as the nearer-term opportunity. Current costs are around $5 to $7 per drop, but could fall toward $1 over time as utilization improves. Drones offer faster delivery and a larger "wow" factor, but regulatory hurdles, battery limitations and airspace approvals make the path more complicated."

Automated last-mile food delivery will certaintly improve the economics, and the added benefit is no tip.

Once delivery costs plummet, likely by the end of the decade, improved affordability should drive more people to order restaurant meals at home.

All of this is welcome news from Sandler's team at Barclays, but delivery costs are unlikely to decline meaningfully until automation is added to the last-mile process. Even then, the path to $1 delivery fees with no tip won't be frictionless. Local politicians and regulators could slow the adoption of automation with policies because voters will revolt over job displacement. Still, the benefit is obvious: cheaper delivery and no tip required, something almost everyone can agree on.

Guy breaks down how ridiculous food delivery app fees have gotten... 

This guy breaks down how ridiculous food delivery app fees have gotten.

He shows how a $4.99 iced coffee can easily turn into $19+ once you add the service fee, delivery fee, tip, and priority fee. Even if you subscribe to the app to “save money,” you’re still hit with multiple… pic.twitter.com/CLGsCeW3jr

— End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 (@end3of6days9) June 9, 2026

Kevin O'Leary says Gen Z is financially cooked... 

Kevin O’Leary says Gen Z is financially cooked when people making $70K a year are spending $28 on lunch pic.twitter.com/7s820Xnhg9

— Mikli (@CryptoMikli) May 18, 2026

Professional subscribers can read more about automation and AI at our new Marketdesk.ai portal. 

Tyler Durden Thu, 06/11/2026 - 21:20

This battle heats up as President Donald Trump pushes his “Drill, baby, drill” agenda, while California leaders move to block new drilling.

The former head of a German immersion preschool in Brooklyn was found guilty of bilking nearly $3 million in tuition payments — and blowing almost all of it on luxury vacations and WWE tickets.

The Ukraine War has officially surpassed the length of World War I as of June 11, 2026.

Major League Baseball is planning to question Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the executive director of medical services for the Dodgers as well as the Rams, following a report from The New York Times on Thursday that he supported the therapeutic use of performance-enhancing drugs for UFC star Conor McGregor during his recovery from a severe leg...

Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show

Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,

Although math and reading scores for 9-year-old students across the country have improved slightly over the past three years, their 13-year-old peers have seen no gains in the same subject areas, according to U.S. Department of Education data released on June 10.

Still, scores for both age groups remain below the levels before the COVID-19 pandemic in both subject areas.

That’s according to the latest release of the Nation’s Report Card, which provides new data for the two age groups dating back at least three years.

For the 9-year-olds, average scores last year were 4 points higher in both reading (218 out of 500) and math (238 out of 500) than those in 2022.

For the 13-year-olds, average reading scores have remained at 256 since 2023, while math scores decreased by 1 point from 2023 to 270 last year.

The data, summarized by the federal agency’s National Assessment of Educational Progress office, are based on standardized assessment scores across all states for both public and private school students.

For the latest report, the office examined scores of more than 7,000 9-year-olds and more than 8,000 13-year-olds across more than 400 schools.

Stagnant or declining scores on the Nation’s Report Card across all grade levels in recent years have been a topic of debate among federal leaders. President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon advocate eliminating the Department of Education, promoting universal school choice, and incentivizing states and local school districts to make improvements based on local priorities for public education. They’ve enjoyed support from Republican members of Congress.

Democrats have called for preserving the federal agency and providing more state and federal funding for public schools. During committee hearings in the past year, members also opposed private school voucher initiatives and criticized charter schools for taking funding away from public schools based on the per-pupil aid formulas.

The Department of Education has not yet released comments on the latest report.

The latest Nation’s Report Card data coincide with a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit organization made up of industry experts who review the effectiveness of teacher training programs. Its latest research indicates that about half of the nation’s colleges and universities with education programs of study aren’t providing effective reading instruction based on the most recent proven bodies of research.

Reading outcomes, the report said, won’t improve without better teacher preparation.

Child literacy advocates and leaders in both K–12 and higher education across the nation urge policymakers and university administrators to consider the council’s recommendations to reverse this negative trend.

“When a new teacher walks into a classroom without a solid grounding in the science of reading, we’ve already put that teacher—and every child in front of them—at a disadvantage,” Anne Wicks, a program director at the George W. Bush Institute policy center, said in a statement.

“This is fixable, and it’s time to act.”

Tyler Durden Thu, 06/11/2026 - 20:55

Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson's wife, Ali, is convinced she has a ritual that leads to Brunson's success on the court.

Larry David put into words what Jerry Seinfeld’s viral facial expression was saying after OG Anunoby cemented himself in New York sports history.

The Mets bullpen, like it has often been this season, was their brightest spot and savior Thursday afternoon. 

Friends, New Yorkers, Knicks fans, lend me your ears; I come not to bury That Game but to praise it. So … how much time ya got?

While the injured Mets star has kept his cards close to the vest about his return, he does seem to have a return date in mind. 

Jose Alvarado, the gritty 6-foot guard from Brooklyn, scored eight big points in the the Knicks' historic Game 4 comeback win over the Spurs.

Dalilah spent three weeks in a coma, required a craniectomy, and now has cerebral palsy, needing lifelong therapy.

The man on trial for allegedly sparking the deadly Palisades Fire had searched for the address of a tech CEO because he planned to murder him, a federal agent testified in court.

Team USA soccer star Tyler Adams had the perfect reaction to his beloved New York Knicks' NBA Finals win.