Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Islanders and Brooklyn. Long Island’s hockey team is expected to announce today it’s moving closer to the city — to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the new home of the NBA’s Nets, according to the Associated Press. An official announcement is… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Russell Means. The Native American activist and actor from South Dakota died this morning of throat cancer. He was 72. R.I.P. to American Indian Icon Russell Means ow.ly/eFvoe via @nytimes #SiouxNation— Led Black (@Led_Black) October 22, 2012 SD has… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 6 ballot. Voters may watch live online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature during the interviews. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: — Tuesday, 1 p.m. U.S. House of… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Al Smith. Mitt Romney and President Obama told jokes Thursday night at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, or Al Smith Dinner, an annual New York City fundraiser run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Cardinal… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: #Newsweek, After 80 and Dec. 31. Tina Brown, editor of the 80-year-old news magazine, announced this morning that it’ll publish its last print edition Dec. 31 and go all-digital. .@newsweek takes a leap into the future and goes all-digital… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Lance Armstrong, Livestrong and Nike. Armstrong resigned today as chairman of his charity, and Nike canceled his contract. Even though #Nike dropped Lance Armstrong they need to continue the Live Strong movement. The cause its represent is far more… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Citigroup and Pandit. Vikram Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup, resigned effective immediately today. Shocker at Citigroup as CEO Vikram Pandit Abruptly Resigns finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout… via @yahoofinance— Gregg Weiss (@greggweiss) October 16, 2012 Citigroup CEO suddenly steps down after decent earnings… Read More →
Watch the second presidential debate live on LoHud.com beginning at 9 tonight. President Obama and Mitt Romney meet at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Topics: Domestic and foreign policy. Format: Town hall-style session with questions from a group of undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization. Moderator: Candy Crowley, CNN…. Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 6 ballot. Voters may watch live online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature during the interviews. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: — Tuesday, 1 p.m. New York State… Read More →
Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian who broke three records Sunday when he jumped from a capsule more than 24 miles above the Earth’s surface: both the highest and fastest jump in history, and the largest number of concurrent live streams… Read More →