#Johnson to face Vallas in Chicago mayoral runoff

#Johnson to face Vallas in Chicago mayoral runoff

Johnson to face Vallas in Chicago mayoral runoff Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is projected to advance in Chicago’s mayoral race, pitting him against former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Paul Vallas, according to The Associated Press. The Cook County commissioner needed to be among the top two candidates with the most votes in order…

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#Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor

#Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor

Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is projected to lose her bid for reelection, a stunning blow to an incumbent who made headlines as an underdog reformer candidate who defied expectations and won the city’s top job in 2019. Lightfoot on Tuesday failed to be one of the top two vote-getters…

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#Australia’s Foxtel Inks Multi-Year Deal to Retain Warner Bros. Discovery Content

#Australia’s Foxtel Inks Multi-Year Deal to Retain Warner Bros. Discovery Content

Australia’s Foxtel Inks Multi-Year Deal to Retain Warner Bros. Discovery Content Australian pay-TV group Foxtel will remain the home down under of HBO content after revealing a new multi-year deal Wednesday with Warner Bros. Discovery. The two partners described the agreement as “a multi-year, multi-faceted content and platform agreement,” which will keep HBO’s prestige hits like House…

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#Biden to nominate Julie Su for Labor secretary post

#Biden to nominate Julie Su for Labor secretary post

Biden to nominate Julie Su for Labor secretary post President Biden on Tuesday nominated Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to be his next secretary of Labor, potentially making her the first Asian American member of his Cabinet. Su would replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who left the administration to lead the National Hockey League Players’…

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#Jim Sheridan Messaged Martin McDonagh After ‘Banshees’ Took Irish Oscar Record from ‘In the Name of the Father’

#Jim Sheridan Messaged Martin McDonagh After ‘Banshees’ Took Irish Oscar Record from ‘In the Name of the Father’

Jim Sheridan Messaged Martin McDonagh After ‘Banshees’ Took Irish Oscar Record from ‘In the Name of the Father’ Hollywood directors — specifically Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and James Cameron — have a long tradition of taking out full-page adverts congratulating each other when one of their films beats the other’s to take the box office crown. In…

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#Buttigieg gets hit from right, left in East Palestine crisis 

#Buttigieg gets hit from right, left in East Palestine crisis 

Buttigieg gets hit from right, left in East Palestine crisis  Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg is facing his hardest test in the Biden administration yet with the response to the East Palestine train derailment.   Buttigieg has already had a tough 2023 dealing with airline meltdowns and problems with the FAA.   Now he’s the political figure under…

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