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Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling
Read full article: Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scramblingThe Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first week.
āA team effortā: Fort Lauderdale firefighters recount high-rise rescue gone viral
Read full article: āA team effortā: Fort Lauderdale firefighters recount high-rise rescue gone viralThe Fort Lauderdale firefighters who helped a woman in a wheelchair stuck 31 stories up with no elevator to get her down are now sharing their story after video of the rescue went viral on TikTok.
`Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan
Read full article: `Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown ManhattanAndrew Lloyd Webberās absence from New York Cityās stages will be at most 14 months, with āCatsā returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Centerās new Perelman Performing Arts Center.
The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends
Read full article: The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit endsPresident Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day climate summit, saying the climate crisis has created an opportunity to remake the global economy and produce millions of jobs in clean energy and technology.
Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summit
Read full article: Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summitIn closing President Joe Biden's global climate summit, world leaders shared stories of their own nations' drives to break away from climate-wrecking fossil fuels.
The Latest: Trump heaping attention on 1 Nebraska district
Read full article: The Latest: Trump heaping attention on 1 Nebraska districtAn image of President Donald Trump is projected on a large screen as supporters wait for his arrival to a campaign rally in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)WASHINGTON ā The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):9:25 p.m.President Donald Trump is heaping attention on Nebraskaās 2nd Congressional District in the home stretch before Election Day. She seemed to relish contrasting Bidenās record with President Donald Trumpās, laughing as she described how he recently said science doesnāt know whatās fueling Western wildfires. Both Texas and Ohio were previously seen as solidly supporting President Donald Trump, and he won both states in 2016. ___3:35 p.m.President Donald Trump has started a busy day of campaigning with a cold, rain-soaked rally in Lansing, Michigan.
Bloomberg gives $500,000 to spur Dem turnout in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Bloomberg gives $500,000 to spur Dem turnout in Miami-DadeWASHINGTON ā Billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is donating $500,000 to juice Democratic turnout in Miami-Dade County, a place where the party must bank a massive number of votes if it hopes to win the pivotal swing state of Florida. The money will be used to register Miami-Dade voters and knock on doors. In a statement, Bloomberg highlighted the importance of Miami-Dade County. āAs one of the most diverse counties in Florida, Miami-Dade County is a particularly important county for a Democratic victory in Florida,ā he said. āIām glad to support the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committeeās work to directly reach voters and urge them to cast their ballots."
Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote
Read full article: Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons voteThe former Democratic presidential candidate has helped raise more than $20 million so that felons who completed their prison sentences can vote in the presidential election. Bloomberg also has pledged $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida. Working together with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, we are determined to end disenfranchisement and the discrimination that has always driven it,ā Bloomberg said in a written statement. The Florida Rights Restitution Coalition had raised about $5 million before Bloomberg made calls to raise almost $17 million more, according to Bloomberg staffers. ____This version corrects the name of the group to Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
How Bloomberg's $100 million Florida bet may shape campaign
Read full article: How Bloomberg's $100 million Florida bet may shape campaignFacing questions about whether he would fulfill his promise, Bloomberg moved over the weekend to direct $100 million to Florida alone in support of Joe Biden. āMike Bloomberg is an impact player,ā said former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who served as a co-chair of Bloombergās presidential campaign. After spending $1 billion on his own campaign, Bloomberg won just one primary contest: American Samoa. And they say that, beyond Florida, Bloomberg is one of the Democratic Partyās biggest funders. Many say Biden, who visited the state on Tuesday for the first time since becoming the nominee, has not reached out enough to Hispanics in particular.
Cuomo: Health workers to supervise annual 9/11 light tribute
Read full article: Cuomo: Health workers to supervise annual 9/11 light tributeNEW YORK ā The annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 is back on, officials announced Saturday, saying New York health officials will supervise this year's tribute to ensure workers' safety amid concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came days after the National September 11 Memorial & Museum canceled the Tribute in Light over concerns the coronavirus might spread among crews creating twin columns of light to represent the World Trade Center in the Manhattan sky. Alice Greenwald, president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, thanked former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Cuomo and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation āfor their assistance in offsetting the increased costs associated with the health and safety considerations around the tribute this year." āThis year, its message of hope, endurance and resilience are more important than ever,ā Greenwald said in a statement. The foundationās tribute will be held just south of the memorial plaza and relatives will read the victimsā names, with mask-wearing enforced and podiums being sanitized after each speaker.
Twitter accounts of big names like Biden, Obama and Buffet hacked in Bitcoin scheme
Read full article: Twitter accounts of big names like Biden, Obama and Buffet hacked in Bitcoin schemeProminent Twitter accounts including those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates and Elon Musk were hacked Wednesday in an apparent cryptocurrency scam. The accounts of Kanye West, Warren Buffet, Mike Bloomberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos had similar tweets asking for donations via Bitcoin. This could be Twitter's biggest hack because of the big names associated with the compromised accounts. Within minutes of the tweets being posted, a bitcoin account that appeared in some of the accounts showed more than 300 transactions for a total balance of more than $57,000, according to CNN Business.
Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific
Read full article: Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in PacificIn this Feb. 27, 2020 photo, a sign for the Mike Bloomberg campaign is shown in the village of Nu'uuli, near Pago Pago, American Samoa. Mike Bloomberg spent more than $500 million to net one presidential primary win in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. Bloombergās lone primary victory in American Samoa, population 55,000, was an unorthodox and inauspicious culmination to a much-hyped but short-lived Democratic presidential campaign marked by unprecedented spending designed to make a splash in Super Tuesday states. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received two delegates. Langkilde said he met with Gabbardās brother, who lives in American Samoa, and began putting together print and radio ads in both English and Samoan.
Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific
Read full article: Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in PacificBloombergās lone primary victory in American Samoa, population 55,000, was an unorthodox and inauspicious culmination to a much-hyped but short-lived Democratic presidential campaign marked by unprecedented spending designed to make a splash in Super Tuesday states. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received one delegate. āWe actually started Friday to work on a local campaign." Langkilde said he met with Gabbardās brother, who lives in American Samoa, and began putting together print and radio ads in both English and Samoan. In 2008, Hillary Clinton gained Democrats' support in American Samoa over Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii and whose roots supporters played up.
Sanders' 'summer camp' in Vermont becomes fodder in debate
Read full article: Sanders' 'summer camp' in Vermont becomes fodder in debateYes, he has a home in Washington, where he works; one in Burlington, Vermont, where he lives; and ālike thousands of other Vermonters, I do have a summer camp,ā Sanders shot back. In other parts of the country, Sanders' vacation home would be called a cabin or just a summer home. The waterfront homesits on the island of North Hero in 120-mile-long (190 kilometers) Lake Champlain, between Vermont and New York. Sanders' assertion that āthousandsā of Vermonters have summer homes is difficult to check. Vermont has 77,000 second homes, rental properties or camps, according to Douglas Farnham, policy director for the Vermont Department of Taxes.