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Laphonza Butler’s EMILY’s List Spends Millions on Kamala Harris While Laying Off Grassroots Staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate. Butler will fill the seat of former Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died on Friday. The news came less than a month after Butler’s organization, EMILY’s List, laid off eight people, citing budget deficits ahead of a major election year.Layoffs were announced in September, just over a year before the 2024 elections. The influential Democratic Party-aligned organization cut five staff members from the training and community engagement team, which ran outreach to grassroots candidates and voters; two people from the digital team; and another person on the state and local campaigns team. Several staff members who were laid off and not part of the union were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to receive severance. Last week, EMILY’s List shut down Run to Win, its national recruitment and training program.“Staff trainings like the ones EMILY’s List has run ...

Edwin McCain rocks Birchmere in Alexandria, Rams Head in Annapolis — and we could not ask for more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Edwin McCain at The Birchmere & Rams Head (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); He sang some of the most romantic ballads of an entire generation of millennials in the late ’90s.This week, singer/songwriter Edwin McCain rocks two shows in our area, first at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on T...

Wheeler strikes out 8, Castellanos tells Phillies to put a ring on it in 4-1 win over Marlins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flip that finger, Nick.The ring one, of course. Nick Castellanos had no desire to turn his moment on second base into a NSFW moment in the postseason.The All-Star slugger did — with millions briefly confusing the gesture for the obscene finger — direct his ring finger toward a joyous Phillies dugout, sending a message that the defending NL champions are chasing the World Series ring they were denied by Houston last year.“That’s why we’re playing this month,” Castellanos said.Zack Wheeler struck out eight in a sensational effort, José Alvarado preserved the lead with a pivotal strikeout and Philadelphia opened a resolute postseason push with a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the opener of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday night.“As soon as I stepped foot out of the dugout to go stretch out there in the bullpen, the crowd went nuts and I got chills,” Wheeler said.Wheeler quickly started dealing and got the run support needed to put the Marlins on t...

Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur to make court appearance in Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an early-morning walk near his home in suburban Henderson. A few hours later a grand jury indictment was unsealed in Clark County District Court charging him with murder. Grand jurors also voted to add sentencing enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and alleged gang activity. If Davis is convicted, that could add decades to his sentence.Davis denied a request from The Associated Press for an interview from jail where he’s being held without bond. Court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.Davis had been a suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing in interviews ahead of his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend.”“There’s one thing that’s for sure when li...

Today in History: October 4, Soviets launch Sputnik, spark the Space Age

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2023. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties.In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.In 1940, Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italy’s Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room at age 27. In 1990, for the first time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of the nation’s reunified...

Abinader celebra que el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU haya aprobado el envío de una fuerza multinacional a Haití

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, consideró “un éxito de la diplomacia dominicana” la decisión del Consejo de Seguridad de la Orgnización delas Naciones Unidas (ONU) de aprobar el despliegue de una fuerza multinacional para combatir a las bandas criminales en Haití. Abinader celebró la medida y agregó que la intervención de la comunidad internacional es necesaria para “la pacificación” de su país vecino.El mandatario dominicano hizo estas declaraciones ante la prensa, un día después de que el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU aprobara por mayoría enviar a Haití una misión liderada por la policía de Kenya para ayudar a las autoridades locales a controlar a las organizaciones delictivas.Aumenta la violencia de pandillas en Haití: estas son algunas de las personas que han sido desplazadas“La verdad eso se necesita, se necesita para la pacificación de Haití y también de la región, eso que está pasando en Haití no puede seguir pasando, y...

At least 4 people wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation" around 10 p.m. Police kept the campus on lockdown for hours and provided little information about their investigation. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building that's on the same block as a city police station.“We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area,” police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Police later said it was no longer an active shooter situation and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 12:30 a.m. Officials said more details were expected at a media briefing. Police spokesperson Amanda Krotki said there were multiple victims with non-life-threatenin...

About 4,500 Kaiser Permanente workers prepare to strike in San Diego region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

SAN DIEGO - The largest health care worker strike in U.S. history could be getting started Wednesday morning if a deal is not reached between Kaiser Permanente and its coalition of unions.More than 75,000 Kaiser workers across multiple states are set to hit the picket lines, including nearly 5,000 locally in San Diego.“Ready to go and ready to show the community that we care for them and show our patients that we care for them,” said Michael Ramey, ultrasound technician at Kaiser and President of OPEIU Local 30.Kaiser employees like Ramey had their local union shirts on Tuesday and their cars loaded with signs and supplies, prepared for a potential three-day strike.“Calling on Kaiser to put patient care over profit and for them to make the necessary investments to invest in the workforce,” said Ezequiel Diaz, an account administrative representative for Kaiser.The biggest issues for Kaiser health care workers come down to what they consider unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing...

Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s elections for president and members of the legislative assembly.Party Chairman Lin Te-wang and Vice Chairman Chen Chien-hsin were accused on Tuesday of violating the Anti-Infiltration Act and the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act after having accepted funds and other benefits from China’s ruling Communist Party, the official Central News Agency said.It wasn’t clear whether the two men were in Taiwan when the indictments were issued.Taiwan will elect a new president and legislators in January, and Beijing is suspected of seeking to boost the chances of politicians favoring political unification between the sides through social media and the free press and by bankrolling candidates it favors. Current Vice President William Lai, whose Democratic Progressive Party party strongly backs...

Manitoba NDP to form majority government in historic win for First Nations premier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:23 GMT

WINNIPEG — Wab Kinew, who is to become Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier, spoke to young Indigenous people and those from all backgrounds in his victory speech Tuesday after the NDP won a majority in the Manitoba election. “I was given a second chance in life,” Kinew said to a cheering crowd. “And I would like to think that I have made good on that opportunity. And you can do the same.” Kinew’s late father was not allowed to vote as a young man under Canadian law at the time. His mother’s birthday was election night, and he brought her on stage to celebrate the historic win along with his wife and three sons.The NDP’s victory also brought the resignation of the other two main party leaders.Heather Stefanson announced she would step down from the helm of the Progressive Conservatives after several of her cabinet members lost their seats in Winnipeg. The provincial capital holds 32 of the 57 legislature seats. Manitoba Libe...