This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the craps table of this campaign, there’s a $500 million chip sitting on “Super Tuesday.” The bettor’s name is mike — small “m,” according to the visual design of his campaign, like he’s your modest neighbor from the split-level down the block instead of a titan of media and finance with estates in Bermuda and Southampton.That’s Bloomberg. Mayor of New York from 2002 to 2013. Democrat, then Republican, then independent, then Democrat. Purveyor of fancy data terminals. Ninth-richest person in the world. A few months ago...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the craps table of this campaign, there’s a $500 million chip sitting on “Super Tuesday.” The bettor’s name is mike — small “m,” according to the visual design of his campaign, like he’s your modest neighbor from the split-level down the block instead of a titan of media and finance with estates in Bermuda and Southampton.That’s Bloomberg. Mayor of New York from 2002 to 2013. Democrat, then Republican, then independent, then Democrat. Purveyor of fancy data terminals. Ninth-richest person in the world. A few months ago...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNEW YORK — More than a week into demonstrations that saw peaceful protesters swarmed by police in riot gear and his own daughter placed in custody amid mass arrests, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) was managing a remarkable feat: getting booed in two places at the same time.A few blocks from the mayor’s residence at Gracie Mansion, protesters sat in the street and chanted, “Where is our mayor?” They held signs that said, “Resign” and “De Blasio 6’5” of Useless.”The mayor, at that moment, was in downtown Brooklyn at a memorial...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNEW YORK — More than a week into demonstrations that saw peaceful protesters swarmed by police in riot gear and his own daughter placed in custody amid mass arrests, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) was managing a remarkable feat: getting booed in two places at the same time.A few blocks from the mayor’s residence at Gracie Mansion, protesters sat in the street and chanted, “Where is our mayor?” They held signs that said, “Resign” and “De Blasio 6’5” of Useless.”The mayor, at that moment, was in downtown Brooklyn at a memorial...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNEW YORK — There was nothing but navy, teal and baby blue all the way down the block, as hospital workers in layers of protective gear streamed into a line that captured the attention of three police cars.They were headed to an open box truck with a big sign taped to the side: “Show your hospital ID: Get free PPEs.”Some wanted to know whom to thank, and they’d inevitably be waved over to a slight, blond woman named Rhonda Roland Shearer. Just as she had done after 9/11, when she spent nine months distributing millions of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareNEW YORK — There was nothing but navy, teal and baby blue all the way down the block, as hospital workers in layers of protective gear streamed into a line that captured the attention of three police cars.They were headed to an open box truck with a big sign taped to the side: “Show your hospital ID: Get free PPEs.”Some wanted to know whom to thank, and they’d inevitably be waved over to a slight, blond woman named Rhonda Roland Shearer. Just as she had done after 9/11, when she spent nine months distributing millions of...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe day after President Trump made his dramatic return from the hospital, taking off his mask in an “Evita”-style moment outside the White House residence before walking inside, the office of first lady Melania Trump, who was also sick with the coronavirus, released on the precautions it had taken since March to protect the members of the staff — the butlers, housekeepers, florists, chefs — working in the executive residence.The timing of the statement, about the care she is taking to prevent the spread of the virus while...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe day after President Trump made his dramatic return from the hospital, taking off his mask in an “Evita”-style moment outside the White House residence before walking inside, the office of first lady Melania Trump, who was also sick with the coronavirus, released on the precautions it had taken since March to protect the members of the staff — the butlers, housekeepers, florists, chefs — working in the executive residence.The timing of the statement, about the care she is taking to prevent the spread of the virus while...WW…

Melania Trump renegotiated her prenup before moving to the White House, new book saysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWhen Melania Trump stayed behind in New York after her husband's presidential inauguration, she said it was because she didn't want to interrupt their then-10-year-old son Barron's school year. News stories at the time concentrated on an apparent frostiness between the first...…Melania Trump renegotiated her prenup before moving to the White House, new book saysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWhen Melania Trump stayed behind in New York after her husband's presidential inauguration, she said it was because she didn't want to interrupt their then-10-year-old son Barron's school year. News stories at the time concentrated on an apparent frostiness between the first...WW…