Whoâs the âComebackâ Candidate? 5 Takeaways From the Mayorâs Race.
Two leading candidates wanted to hold a huge party to celebrate New York Cityâs revival from the pandemic.
Maya Wiley has proposed holding a five-borough celebration of the cityâs recovery.Credit.Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Published May 10, 2021Updated May 13, 2021
There are just over six weeks left until the New York City mayoral primary election, and the race for the Democratic nomination is very much in flux.
One poll, released last week, showed Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, in the lead for the first time. Scott M. Stringer, the city comptroller, continues to face questions over allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
MSU 2021 Commit: Michael Donovan Perseveres For The Long Haul
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MSU 2021 Commit: Michael Donovan Perseveres For The Long Haul
Growing up wasn t always easy for Michael Donovan. He didn t have a normal childhood. But because of that, it taught him to overcome through perseverance.
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May 9, 2021
“Right after I got off the phone, I said I’m 100% committing here. I told my family and then called two hours after and said, ‘Coach, I’m 100% committed,’” Michigan State commit, Michael Donovan said.
Donovan’s recruiting process was tough. The 2021 long snapper didn’t receive an offer until April.
“I kept seeing kids getting offers and was like where’s my offer? I started getting less patient. I stayed motivated, kept putting out film on Twitter, kept reaching out to coaches,” Donovan said.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS Will Stream From International City Theatre Next Month
International City Theatre virtually presents The Last Five Years, an intimate, emotionally powerful musical by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Jamie Torcellini, with musical direction by Graham Sobelman, and starring John Battagliese and Gabriela Carrillo (recently seen together in Love Actually, Live! at the Wallis), The Last Five Years will stream June 3 through June 20 on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (dark Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays) at www.InternationalCityTheatre.org.
Funny and uplifting, The Last Five Years captures some of the most heartbreaking and universally felt moments of modern romance, ingeniously deconstructing a five-year love affair - from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting.
MP says Merlino âneeds to make it very clear that everyone is safeâ
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Labor MPs are calling on acting Premier James Merlino to step in and ensure vulnerable colleagues do not face preselection challenges as the party bickers over a new power-sharing arrangement.
MPs aligned with the Australian Workers Union (AWU) and the National Union of Workers (NUW) â including Treasurer Tim Pallas and Major Events Minister Martin Pakula â are not included in a new âstabilityâ deal which locks in preselections and party positions for the next decade.
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New peace-deal talks within Victorian Labor are threatening to erupt into a fresh round of brawling and potential legal action as factional warlords fight over the carve-up of seats across the state.
Factional supremos and union heavyweights held a secret three-hour meeting in Carlton on Thursday afternoon as they attempted to negotiate the final sticking points to the so-called “stability pact” between the Right and Left factions.
Veteran Labor Left factional figure Alan Griffin leaves the party’s “peace talks” in senator Kim Carr’s office on Thursday.
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However, they remain at loggerheads over several issues including the Right faction’s lack of female representation, the future of veteran left-wing senator Kim Carr and succession planning for a handful of Labor-held seats.