New York Mayor Bill de Blasio jumped into the crowded White House race Thursday, defying hostile media and dismal polling numbers to cast himself as the Democrats’ best chance of unseating “con artist” Donald Trump in 2020. The 23rd prospective Democratic challenger to Trump, de Blasio kicked off with a frontal attack on the Republican […]
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Vera Wang, Reem Acra: highlights from NY bridal fashion week
There was a church wedding with a Madonna soundtrack, a sit-down tea at a fancy Midtown hotel, and yards and yards of tulle and trains at April bridal fashion week in New York. Several dozen designers hosted the media and buyers for appointments or put together runway shows and presentations for the twice-yearly celebration of […]
NY museum scraps Bolsonaro event after complaints
New York’s Museum of Natural History announced Monday it had canceled a private function booked to take place there that would honor Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The leader, who has been attacked at home and abroad for policies that critics say threaten the environment and indigenous communities, was due to receive an award at the […]