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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.
`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 Webber’s absence from New York City’s stages will be at most 14 months, with “Cats” returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Center’s 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 – The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):9:25 p.m.President Donald Trump is heaping attention on Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in the home stretch before Election Day. She seemed to relish contrasting Biden’s record with President Donald Trump’s, laughing as she described how he recently said science doesn’t know what’s 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 – 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. “As one of the most diverse counties in Florida, Miami-Dade County is a particularly important county for a Democratic victory in Florida,” he said. “I’m glad to support the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee’s 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,” 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.
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,” 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. “Mike Bloomberg is an impact player,” said former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who served as a co-chair of Bloomberg’s 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 Party’s 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 – 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 “for their assistance in offsetting the increased costs associated with the health and safety considerations around the tribute this year." “This year, its message of hope, endurance and resilience are more important than ever,” Greenwald said in a statement. The foundation’s tribute will be held just south of the memorial plaza and relatives will read the victims’ names, with mask-wearing enforced and podiums being sanitized after each speaker.
Hot dog champs repeat as NYC marks virus-dampened July 4
Read full article: Hot dog champs repeat as NYC marks virus-dampened July 4NEW YORK The coronavirus put a damper on this years Fourth of July celebrations in New York, but some things stayed the same. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo repeated as mens and womens champions at Saturdays Nathans Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest. Both hot dog totals were world records. Independence Day is a fitting occasion to reopen the 9/11 Memorial, Bloomberg, the chairperson of the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, said in a prepared statement. New York Citys July 4 festivities will be capped by a televised fireworks display over the Empire State Building.
In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage
Read full article: In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverageWASHINGTON – Mike Bloomberg will cover the cost of health care for his former presidential campaign staffers through November, reversing course on a decision that had prompted outrage and sparked lawsuits against the billionaire businessman. Bloomberg had initially enticed staffers to join his long-shot presidential campaign by offering generous benefits and pay and promising them employment through November, even if he didn’t win the Democratic nomination. Those commitments helped the candidate build out a staff of thousands across 43 states within months of his late entry into the race. That move prompted former Bloomberg campaign staffers to launch a number of lawsuits alleging the former New York City mayor had lied about the terms of their employment. But on Monday, former campaign staffers received an email from the human resources department citing the “extraordinary circumstances” surrounding the coronavirus outbreak and offering to cover health care costs through November.
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 “like thousands of other Vermonters, I do have a summer camp,” 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 “thousands” 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.
10 Things to Know for Today
Read full article: 10 Things to Know for TodayBarr has told people close to him hes considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldnt heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases. (AP Photo/Michael A. McCoy, File)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. AP: BARR MULLS RESIGNATION The attorney general tells people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official tells the AP. ROD BLAGOJEVICH WALKS FREE The former Illinois governor is back in his Chicago home after being released from prison after Trump cut short his 14-year sentence for political corruption. ‘NOW IS JUST THE RIGHT TIME’ Eight years after the singer’s death, a holographic Whitney Houston will appear on a concert stage again with a European tour and U.S. dates expected to follow.