Author: admin

Raymond Baccari and Hannah Cotter 26 minutes ago SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Several Democratic House members who were in Rhode Island on Friday to discuss offshore wind shared their thoughts on the 2024 presidential election. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told 12 News she is excited to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Read more: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Democrats endorse Harris for president ahead of historic conventions “I'm proud to endorse President Biden and I'm equally proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, and I'm so pleased that we can move forward together,” Ocasio-Cortez said. A recent…

BRYAN, Ohio — James R. “Jim” Byrd of Byrd Manufacturing, a longtime manufacturer of commercial HVAC products, has passed away peacefully. He passed away at his home on July 21st at the age of 87.According to an online obituary posted by Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, Byrd was born in 1937 to Randolph and Naomi Byrd. He graduated from Bryan High School and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Indiana Tech.Bird joined the family business in 1960, was appointed to the company's board of directors in 1970 and served as co-chairman of the board until his retirement in 2003. In…

Really supportIndependent journalismOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it's $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.Click here for detailsThe 2024 Paris Olympics are finally coming to fruition. Athletes from around the world are gathering in the City of Light to prepare for the highly anticipated summer games that will begin the moment the Olympic flame is lit. On July 26, more than 10,000 athletes from around the world will join enthusiastic fans watching the opening ceremony from the banks of the Seine, where, for the…

Democratic front-runner Kamala Harris has attracted record numbers of Zoom attendees to a series of celebrity-studded fundraisers, raising millions of dollars in donations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.. The Zoom call began on Sunday and more than 44,000 Black women tuned in to drum up support for Harris' historic presidential bid. The call garnered attention from celebrities like actresses Yvette Nicole Brown and Jenifer Lewis, and raised more than $1.5 million for the Harris campaign. The campaign followed a separate call featuring 50,000 Black men, as well as a massive fundraising Zoom call featuring white women, LGBTQ+ people, South Asian…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT will lose the rights to broadcast NBA games after next season. Elsa/Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery will lose the rights to broadcast NBA games, one of its biggest assets.Now, WBD is suing the NBA, seeking to overturn the league's contract with Amazon.Fighting a longtime sports programming partner in court is probably a bad idea, but WBD has found itself in an unpleasant predicament. Two years ago, Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav told investors he didn't mind missing NBA games, which his TNT network has…

Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville’s transformation is expected to move forward with a $40 million investment in four major projects. William Studebaker appears on this week's Jacksonville: Business Edition to talk about his first fund from First Coast Real Estate Partners. (FCREP) and impacts on development. The private equity firm launched the fund in partnership with Jacksonville's Corner Lots and has underwritten four projects: AvionCorner of main streetAltea on SouthbankFlagler Crossing Phase IIPrevious Episode: Downtown Jacksonville is 'under construction'”This was a huge stepping stone for Corner Lots to expand and create FCREP,” Studebaker said. “This is a fundraising arm to take…

Unions representing federal employees moved swiftly this week to shift their endorsements from President Biden to Vice President Harris following Biden's decision Sunday to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.Biden, who faced weeks of concern about his eligibility to serve another four years following his disastrous debate defeat against former Republican President Trump last month, announced Sunday he would step down in favor of Harris. State delegations quickly endorsed Harris this week, making her all but certain to be the party's nominee after next month's Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The American Federation of Federal Employees was the first federal employee…

Harris campaign says JD Vance is creepyEleana GreenEleana Green is a digital politics intern at NBC News.In a news release for presidential candidate Harris, spokeswoman Sarafina Chitica said, “J.D. Vance is creepy.”They said Governor Vance's efforts to ban abortion and limit access to IVF are “not just bad policy, they're creepy.””Women are tired of Trump Vance Project 2025 threatening to block access to critical health care, and they are working to stop it by putting VP Harris in the White House,” they added. Vice presidential candidate Josh Shapiro said Harris' comments about Israel and Gaza were “spot on” and that…

Below is a roundup of other celebs, along with those wearing Louis Vuitton and Dior, who attended the Vogue x NBC x LVMH Prelude cocktail event in Paris on Thursday night. Shine with Rabanne Meadow Walker She dazzled in a Rabanne dress that was instantly recognisable with its metallic sparkle discs and rings, a striking choice that embodied Rabanne's signature futuristic and glamorous aesthetic and helped her stand out in the crowd. Caught Between Two Opportunities Cindy Bruna Adding glamour to the event Kenzo Spring 2025 A lime and green crochet dress. You're either going to wish the model had…

On his first day in office, President Biden ordered federal agencies to adopt a broad “racial equity agenda” that would increase investments in communities of color, ensure agencies provide diversity training and expand opportunities for minorities to tap billions of dollars in government contracts.But over the past year, the administration has retreated from defending two affirmative action programs that were central to Biden's efforts to “achieve racial justice,” as he said in his 2021 inaugural address. Both programs were put in place nearly a half-century ago and had been overturned by court decisions.The legislative withdrawal marks a major shift in…