CeremoniesandEvents
SAN FRANCISCO — Topping off his record-setting re-election war chest, President Joe Biden landed in the Bay Area on Wednesday for a two-day fundraising trip, complete with $100,000-a-pop tickets, showing he can still energize donors two weeks before Super Tuesday. The bigger question is: Can he energize voters? Hundreds of onlookers lined Marina Boulevard, three deep in some spots, to watch the Marine One helicopter deliver the president and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before they drove off for a fundraiser in Pacific Heights. “There are concerns – about Biden’s age and inflation that mi...
The Mercury News
PHILADELPHIA — Charles Ramsey had his television tuned to the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade Wednesday afternoon, watching the event with a cop’s eye, with an understanding of how quickly calm can turn to chaos and then into horror. One dead, 22 wounded, the peace and joy of a community’s celebration of a sports championship pierced by the crack of gunfire and the sight of blood — it was the kind of atrocity that kept Ramsey up at night for eight years here, when he was as good a police commissioner as Philadelphia ever had. It was the kind of atrocity that, even while he was preparing ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA — Philly is banking on "Rocky" in 2024. Just months after celebrating the first-ever Rocky Day, which brought Sylvester Stallone and thousands of fans to Philly, the city’s tourist organizations are planning a major celebration of the classic Philly film later this year with the hopes of attracting tens of thousands of visitors. Though still in the early stages of development, it will likely be a multiday event with activities across Philly, says Kathryn Ott Lovell, head of the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corp. Her organization is working with the Philadelphia Convention & Visitor...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
CHICAGO — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel used an Illinois GOP fundraiser Friday night to deliver a valedictory address of sorts as she prepares for her ouster from the party post later this month under pressure from former President Donald Trump. Appearing at an event aimed at encouraging Republicans to vote early and by mail, a “Bank Your Vote” program she initiated despite criticism from Trump and other GOP leaders that the practice Democrats have used successfully has been littered with fraud, McDaniel made no mention of the former president or her imminent departure as ...
Chicago Tribune
MIAMI — The organizer of the Inter Miami game in Hong Kong on Sunday where fans booed Lionel Messi for not playing announced on Friday that it will issue a 50% refund to ticket holders, which will amount to $7.2 million. Tickets sold for as high as $624 for the exhibition game and it was attended by nearly 40,000 people, many of whom wore Messi No. 10 jerseys. Messi’s absence drew the ire of the Hong Kong fans, who began chanting “Refund! Refund!” when it became apparent that he would not play. Messi had been hampered by a hip adductor injury and explained in a news conference a day after the ...
Miami Herald
There was good news and bad news for U.S. Rep. Andy Kim in his bid for a New Jersey Senate seat last week. A poll released Friday showed Kim up 12 points ahead of New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy in the campaign for the Democratic primary. But campaign finance reports this week show Murphy’s fundraising prowess and sizable in-state donor support, both of which could be key in the hotly contested and expensive primary election just four months away. “You’re looking at two viable candidates with different paths,” New Jersey political consultant Anthony Campisi, who is not working for either ca...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The 66th Grammy Awards are setting the stage for some viral — and historic — moments. The ceremony, kicking off Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, will be hosted for the fourth year in a row by former “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, who’s nominated for best comedy album. New York icon Billy Joel’s legacy will be honored with the Grammy Legend Award and will be among the artists performing at the ceremony. Here’s a breakdown of what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards. How to watchThe ceremony will air live on CBS from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, formerly the Staples Center. Cord-cutters can h...
New York Daily News
Wish one of your ex-lovers was forced to wear a cone of shame forever? Yeah, me too. Well, a South Jersey pet shelter is making this dark, twisted fantasy a reality — kind of. For a $50 donation, Blackwood’s Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center will “neuter your ex,” which entails performing the surgery on a feral cat they’ve named after your ex-partner before placing it back in the wild. And, yes, situationships, frenemies, or plain ole nemeses also count, said Eric Schwartz, Homeward Bound’s director of development. Homeward Bound posted about the anti-Valentine’s Day promotion on Instagram la...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Nikki Haley Friday stepped up her attacks on former President Donald Trump and raked in more campaign cash even as Trump’s allies tried to force her out of the Republican primary race. The only woman left standing in the GOP contest pushed back hard against Trump’s effort to force her to drop out and concede the nomination to him. “He throws an absolute temper tantrum, talking about revenge,” Haley said in an interview on Fox News, apparently referring to Trump’s victory speech after the New Hampshire primary. “Then he goes and says that he’s going ban anyone from MAGA that donates to me.” “I ...
New York Daily News
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign hasn’t yet returned tens of thousands of dollars in donations connected to criminally indicted ex-Buildings Department boss Eric Ulrich — even though a lawyer for the mayor’s campaign said four months ago that the contributions were in the process of being refunded. The revelations about the Ulrich-tied contributions were contained in the latest public disclosure that Adams’ 2021 campaign released last week. The legally mandated disclosure covers campaign activity between July 14, 2023 and Jan. 12. Ulrich, Adams’ first Buildings commissioner,...
New York Daily News
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