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Britney Spears sells California home for $10.1M

Explore More Britney Spears has sold her 2008-built home in Calabasas, California, The Post has confirmed — though the $10.1 million off-market deal came at a loss for the “Stronger” singer. Spears, who had long been famous for her pop-music hits, spent a total of 13 years in relative silence during her publicly criticized conservatorship. But, in recent years, the now-41-year-old reemerged amid the “Free Britney” movement — and in late 2021, saw her conservatorship terminated.

Chinese Influencer Dies After Binge Drinking

Sanqiange Death serves as a stark reminder of the dangers associated with binge drinking challenges and the potential health risks they pose. According to state-run media in the nation, a social media influencer died shortly after live-streaming himself drinking several bottles of strong alcohol on China’s equivalent of TikTok, in a move expected to reignite discussion over how to govern the business. According to CNN, the 34-year-old influencer known as “Sanqiange” was discovered dead 12 hours after the May 16 broadcast on Douyin, China’s equivalent of TikTok.

First Person Singular: Bob Materazzi, 63, owner, Shellys Back Room, Washington

I had been in the hotel industry since I got out of the Marines in 1970. I was 50 when I left Marriott and wasn’t ready to retire. I did what every middle-age man wants to do: bought a bar. I knew nothing about cigars. I was a smoker for 40-something years, but never cigars. I quit about the same time I bought [Shelly’s]. That didn’t make it easy, but the thing is, you smoke cigars to enjoy them; you smoke cigarettes because you’re addicted.

Hispanics, Asians drove post-pandemic U.S. population growth, data shows

The country’s population has begun to rebound across race and ethnic groups after dipping during the pandemic, new census data released Thursday shows. The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released Vintage 2022 Population Estimates, which include updated population estimates by age, race and Hispanic origin. An analysis by William Frey, a senior demographer at the Brookings Institution, showed the White population declining by 668,418 people, compared with a record decline of 809,784 people the previous year.