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Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing reveals
Read full article: Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing revealsFormer President Donald Trump has reportedly sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury estate in Florida, according to a Zillow listing which said the resort was purchased earlier this month.
NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection
Read full article: NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)NEW YORK – New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. “I’m here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,” de Blasio said in an interview on MSNBC. De Blasio had said earlier that the city was examining its legal options to end the Trump contracts. Removing the Trump name from the rinks, carousel and golf course won't erase him from New York City. He will still operate Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West.
Reports: Trump inquiring about getting airport named after him, sights on Palm Beach International?
Read full article: Reports: Trump inquiring about getting airport named after him, sights on Palm Beach International?US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The Sun Sentinel is reporting that Christian Ziegler’s vision includes a presidential library in Palm Beach and the renaming of the Palm Beach International Airport. The Daily Beast reported that Trump has been asking aides and advisers about what the process entails to get an airport named for a former U.S. president. Lacy Larson, a spokeswoman for Palm Beach International Airport, told The Sun Sentinel that airport officials haven’t received inquiries about a name change. To change the name of an airport presumably would require a vote from the Palm Beach County Commission.
List of Election 2020 watch parties in South Florida
Read full article: List of Election 2020 watch parties in South FloridaMIAMI – The coronavirus pandemic is not stopping Super Tuesday parties in South Florida. This is all while some experts believe election night may turn into election week or even election month. Here is a list of Super Tuesday watch parties:MIAMI: OVERTOWNThe Black Collective, a volunteer leadership organization, will meet for a Black Joy Election Watch Party at The Urban, 1000 NW 2nd Ave., at Miami’s historic Overtown. For more information, visit the bar’s Eventbrite page. For more information, visit the restaurant’s Eventbrite page.
Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally ill
Read full article: Attorney: Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher is mentally illAttorney David Roth did not elaborate on Hannah Roemhild's illness, but Palm Beach County Judge Ted Booras agreed to have her seen by a psychologist before another hearing is held Friday. Authorities say there is no indication she knew she was speeding toward Mar-a-Lago and its security barriers. Authorities there say she swerved around concrete barriers and through two checkpoints, endangering the lives of Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County deputies staffing them. At some point, Roemheld picked up a female relative before automatic license plate readers tracked her to a motel near Palm Beach International Airport. Roemheld has appeared in several Connecticut operas and said on social media recently that she had an unspecified performance scheduled in Palm Beach this past week.
‘Impaired’ opera singer faces charges after driving through Mar-a-Lago checkpoints
Read full article: ‘Impaired’ opera singer faces charges after driving through Mar-a-Lago checkpointsHe reported seeing her outside of The Breakers Palm Beach, an oceanfront resort about three miles from President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the trooper tried to stop Roemhild from driving. Deputies and Secret Service agents opened fire on Roemhild, who was “obviously impaired” when she was driving through two Mar-a-Lago security checkpoints, Bradshaw said. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/WPBF)Bradshaw said Roemhild, who doesn’t have a criminal record, wasn’t injured during the shooting or the chase. Romehild remained in a Palm Beach County jail early Saturday, facing both federal and state charges.
Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago; shots fired
Read full article: Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago; shots firedPALM BEACH, Fla. – A woman dancing on top of her Jeep outside The Breakers Palm Beach caught the attention of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper working a security detail at the luxury resort. (WPLG)Both checkpoints were manned by deputies and Secret Service agents, who fired several shots at the Jeep. We didn’t know if somebody was there to try to hit as many pedestrians as possible.”After authorities opened fire, the Jeep continued onto Southern Boulevard and crossed a bridge connecting Palm Beach to West Palm Beach. The rental Jeep was later found near Palm Beach International Airport at a Studio 6 motel, where she and another woman were taken into custody, Bradshaw said. Trump was scheduled to spend Super Bowl weekend at his Palm Beach estate.
Another Chinese national accused of illegally entering Mar-a-Lago Club
Read full article: Another Chinese national accused of illegally entering Mar-a-Lago ClubPALM BEACH, Fla. – For the second time this year, a Chinese national is accused of illegally entering President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club. Police said Jing Lu, 56, was arrested Wednesday on charges of loitering or prowling and resisting arrest without violence after she refused to leave the Palm Beach resort. Palm Beach County jail records show she was being held on a $1,000 bond. A Shanghai businesswoman was arrested in March after unlawfully entering Mar-a-Lago. Yujing Zhang, 33, was later convicted of trespassing and lying to Secret Service agents.