For those not in the know, King Cake is a ring-shaped doughy cake that's commonly associated with Mardi Gras. The baker hides a plastic baby inside the cake and whoever finds it in their slice either receives good luck, gets pregnant or has to bake next year's cake, depending on how you opt to interpret the process. I'm not sure what the rule is for finding King Cake Baby at a Pelicans game....
In January, Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to prevent the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. Many Democratic lawmakers placed the blame on Trump’s baseless claims that he lost the election because of widespread voter fraud. After continuing to support Trump’s claims, some Republican members of Congress were considered complicit in the creation of the riot by Democrats. Wednesday’s ad from the RAP implies that the actions and statements of some GOP members have placed the “soul” of the Republican party is in danger....
The latest survey, which was conducted by Boston’s NPR radio station WBUR and MassINC Polling Group, showed Buttigieg—the mayor of South Bend, Indiana—with 18 percent support, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 17 percent, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 15 percent and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts with 12 percent. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and entrepreneur Andrew Yang tied for fifth place, each with 5 percent....
“I always had a dream to play in the Premier League, and Brighton was one of the first teams to show an interest in me," Balogun told club website. “I’ve been following English football as much as I can in Germany, and I saw how they got promoted from the Championship. “I liked the way they played last season in the Premier League too and how they were able to maintain their status....
The move takes place just a few weeks before Garcia squares off against Emmanuel Tagoe inside The Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. “I’m excited to announce that I will now be working with Hall of Fame trainer Joe Goossen, in addition to my father, Henry Garcia,” Garcia stated in a release. “Joe’s legendary career spans several decades working with championship fighters. I worked with Joe when I was growing up, and the two of us have maintained a great relationship over the years....
Things couldn’t be more different today. In a last-ditch rescue effort, Martinez’s father sent him to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts two years ago to take part in an experimental-treatment program. This time, Martinez didn’t return to his old haunts as soon as his urine was clean. He moved to Florida to join a community of other recovering addicts. And with that support in place he has managed, for the first time since the age of 12, to stay free of drugs....
In Kentucky, where both Republicans and Democrats had vied to unseat House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, voters faced long lines largely due to limited in-person polling locations as a result of coronavirus safety measures, despite bipartisan efforts to expand access. In Louisville, some voters claimed to have missed the 6 p.m. deadline to cast their ballots due to long waiting times to park their cars outside the Kentucky Exposition Center, the only polling station open in Louisville and Jefferson County due to coronavirus safety measures....
Okoli, 23, was named the USL MVP in 2016 after a Golden Boot-winning season in which he scored 16 goals in 29 games. “I’m really happy to welcome Sean to this club as he is a talented striker who we believe has an exciting future in the game," NYCFC coach Patrick Vieira told the club’s website. “To win the Golden Boot and to be named as MVP in USL at his age are great achievements and so I’m looking forward to working with him in preseason and throughout next year....
Rat Trap Inc., a New York based-rodent trap business, estimates that for every four humans in New York City, there’s a rat. Those numbers equate to 2 million rats scurrying around the city. For New York City officials, it’s too many. The city recently posted a job listing seeking a director of rodent mitigation to combat the infestation. Whoever is hired for the position could earn up to $170,000 a year, however one local rodent expert is warning the potential employee that the city will ultimately lose the war against the rodents....
Approval was given to Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, Fanduel and Rush Street Interactive, while another five betting marketplaces are still working to meet statutory and regulatory requirements and will be approved as soon as those are met, the New York State Gaming Commission announced. In-person sports betting was allowed in several casinos in the state in 2019 following the 2018 Supreme Court decision that removed a 1990s federal law against sports betting, and the massive market for mobile betting has been in the works since....
The decision comes a few weeks after the school drew some controversy over its name. A pair of high schools in New York cancelled their lacrosse games against Lancaster because of the school’s nickname. These two schools reportedly have large Native American student populations. MORE: Documentary on Daniel Snyder | California congressman goes after name On Monday, school board members gathered to discuss the issue and eventually came to the decision to change the name....
On Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo officially took the law off the books, calling it “an archaic and meaningless” piece of legislation “that makes little to no sense in the 21st century.” While he noted that the law was rarely enforced anymore, he said that he was “more than happy to sign this repeal into law and allow these businesses to determine what days they choose to operate,” according to a press release....
Bloomberg, a former Republican, launched an unconventional Democratic presidential campaign in late November. Instead of campaigning in early voting states, Bloomberg has spent more than $400 million of his $60 billion fortune on television ads nationwide, specifically targeting Super Tuesday voting states, where his campaign hopes to get a significant boost next month. As Bloomberg has surged to third or fourth place nationwide in several recent polls, the former New York city mayor has faced significant criticism from fellow candidates....
General Manager Masai Ujiri dropped an 'F-Bomb" at a pep rally in downtown Toronto. Drake dissed former Nets owner Jay Z and the Toronto Sun called the matchup "Raptors vs. Dinosaurs." MORE: Playoff schedule | East preview Well, Toronto couldn't back up their talk with play, falling 94-87 in Game 1, and on Sunday morning the New York Daily News took a well-deserved shot back at Toronto. Playoff basketball is the best....
Ivy Lappin, co-owner of the Lappin-Paoli hairdressing salon just a couple of blocks north of the militarily “frozen” disaster zone, says, “Some woman came in the day that it happened, when the first building was burning and everybody was hysterical, and said, ‘Can I still get a trim?’ We told her, ‘I don’t think so’.” And NEWSWEEK’s art critic received a letter, dated Sept. 14, from an artist who saw the disaster out her studio window, requesting he visit her to see a new series of paintings in progress, begun as a “response to this tragedy....
The state has recently surpassed the point of a doubling death rate every day, according to Financial Times’ analysis of available data sources by John Burn-Murdoch. Italy has the highest death count in the world, with at least 17,699 casualties, as of Thursday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The Lombardy region has reported 9,722 deaths according to the Wednesday report from Italy’s Ministry of Health....
The new Bag Waste Reduction Law took effect in New York State on March 1, 2020, but has not been enforced due to a lawsuit brought by plastics manufacturer Poly-Pak Industries in the New York State Supreme Court. Following the court’s decision to back the new legislation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) can begin enforcing it from today. The ban means that anyone required to collect New York State sales tax will be banned from distributing plastic bags in most scenarios, even if the sale is exempt from tax....
The New York Times’ Sunday May 24th print edition describes the people in a preface by saying: “They Were Not Simply Names on a List, They Were Us.” The newspaper penned a brief introduction to the names of the deceased before listing their names, age, place of residence and a succinct one-line description about their lives: “Numbers alone cannot possibly measure the impact of the coronavirus on America, whether it is the number of patients treated, jobs interrupted or lives cut short....
The New York Police Department told Newsweek that at 1:17 p.m. police officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress in front of the food stamp office in the neighborhood of Boerum Hill near downtown Brooklyn. An unidentified 35-year-old male man told police that he was pepper-sprayed in the face by a female while waiting in line with hundreds of people outside of the office. The fight reportedly began when one of them refused to observe the six-foot social distancing rule....
Premier League champions Kuala Lumpur will have the service of their goal machine Guilherme de Paula for the 2018 season. Met by Goal during the trophy presentation ceremony in Putrajaya on Tuesday, the Brazilian confirmed that his contract has been extended for another season. “Yes I’ve already signed a new agreement for one more season, so I’m very happy. “We’re like a family here. The coach [Fábio Magrão] knows how to boost our confidence, he rotates the squad well and doesn’t just rely on the same five, six players....
