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`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.
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. "This year, its message of hope, endurance and resilience are more important than ever," Alice Greenwald, president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, said in a statement. Greenwald 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." The foundations 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.
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
Read full article: Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race, endorses Joe BidenNEW YORK – Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden, meanwhile, won big in Southern states where Bloomberg had poured tens of millions of dollars and even cautiously hoped for a victory. The president, for his part, had paid close attention to the Democratic nominating contest and had been especially fixated on Bloomberg. Bloomberg was dogged by accusations he was trying to buy the Democratic presidential nomination. But Sanders’ campaign has said they do not want the help.
WATCH: Here are 18 videos that sum up the biggest moments from Super Tuesday in Texas and the US
Read full article: WATCH: Here are 18 videos that sum up the biggest moments from Super Tuesday in Texas and the UShttps://t.co/GmkbzfoTpp -@JoshNBCNews pic.twitter.com/qKbOpmrbxp — MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 4, 20208. Voters at Texas Southern University experienced long lines... VERY long linesVoters wait in long lines at Texas Southern University. TSU wasn’t the only place with long lines. Long lines reported in Hidalgo County, Texas16.
AP source: Bloomberg to reassess after disappointing results
Read full article: AP source: Bloomberg to reassess after disappointing resultsLOS ANGELES (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday's primaries. A person close to the Bloomberg campaign confirmed the deliberations. The person wasn't authorized to discuss the matter by name and requested anonymity. Bloomberg spent more than half a billion dollars on his presidential campaign. Former Vice President Joe Biden won key states like Virginia and North Carolina where Bloomberg had spent millions of dollars and campaigned heavily.
At the polls: Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks today
Read full article: At the polls: Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks todayMODERATES AND CONSERVATIVESModerates and conservative accounted for the majority of Democratic voters in most of the seven states, just as they have in previous contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. In Texas, over half of Democratic primary voters were non-white, including about 30% who were Latino. But a large share of Democratic voters seems unhappy with the possibility of him being the presidential nominee. About 60% of voters in Minnesota, Colorado and Massachusetts — his birthplace — said they would be dissatisfied if Bloomberg was the Democratic candidate. Across all seven states, the other three major candidates — Biden, Sanders and Warren — all see more positive than negative ratings from voters.
How to watch tonight’s Democratic presidential debate
Read full article: How to watch tonight’s Democratic presidential debateFor the first time, voters will hear from former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg on a debate stage. Before you tune in, click here to read five things you should know before you watch the debate. How to watch (or listen)The debate will be aired live at 8 p.m. on KPRC 2. A Spanish-language version of the debate will be aired live on cable channel NBC Universo and streamed live on the Noticias Telemundo app and the Noticias Telemundo Facebook page. Audio from the debate will be aired live on SiriusXM channel 118 and streamed via the TuneIn app.
Mayor Sylvester Turner, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg attend church service in northwest Houston
Read full article: Mayor Sylvester Turner, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg attend church service in northwest HoustonHOUSTON – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Steve Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, attended a 10 a.m. church service in Houston Sunday morning. The politicians visited The Church Without Walls at 5725 Queenston Blvd in northwest Houston. This morning, @TCWWHouston welcomed former Mayor @MikeBloomberg and @SteveBenjaminSC as they took time to worship with us today and visit Houston. pic.twitter.com/1IG8Uhde99 — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 29, 2019Bloomberg, a Democratic presidential candidate, is also going door-to-door in Houston Sunday. He went to Plano on Dec. 7 to address the State Democratic Executive Committee Meeting of the Texas Democratic Party.