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Top Democrats in Congress unanimously praised President Biden for abandoning his 2024 re-election campaign — but stopped short of endorsing his running-mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, to replace him as their party’s leader. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had pressured Biden, … Read more

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was recorded Sunday at 3:09 p.m. (Quakebot) A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 3:09 p.m. Sunday off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was about three miles from Palos Verdes Estates, according to the USGS, and four miles from Rancho Palos Verdes and Torrance … Read more

The thronged Bryant Park area will soon be even more thronged. Salesforce, the powerhouse software company that’s the largest tenant at 1095 Sixth Ave. at West 42nd Street, is poised to bring most of its employees back to their offices. An internal Salesforce memo advised staff that most employees must return to their desks by Oct. … Read more

President Biden speaks at the 2024 Prosperity Summit on Tuesday in North Las Vegas, Nev. (Ronda Churchill / Associated Press) President Biden was heralded as a selfless hero by top Democrats on Sunday after stepping down from the 2024 race against former President Trump amid concerns about his age and capacity to run the nation. … Read more

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in May. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The Democratic Party is about to find out what it’s like to compete in a snap election, like the ones in Great Britain, France and other parliamentary systems that hold quick elections with little notice. Only in … Read more

Paul Watson, a Canadian American anti-whaling campaigner shown at a 2012 protest, is accused by Japan of endangering whalers’ lives during operations in the Antarctic Ocean. (Markus Schreiber / Associated Press) Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Paul Watson … Read more

She attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981, with classmates describing her as extremely bright with a promising future. A copy of Kamala Harris, right, from the Westmount High School class of ’81 yearbook taken in Montreal on Feb. 5, 2019. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette U.S. President Joe Biden is stepping aside … Read more

Jenny from the block is celebrating another year around the sun. The “Selena” star continued her 55th birthday celebrations in the Hamptons with family and friends on Sunday by hosting a lunch at Arthur & Sons. A source told Page Six she got emotional at the table while telling stories about her past. Lopez was … Read more

Kamala Harris has risen through the ranks of the Democrats and she could even become the next President (Picture: AP) Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to become the next Presidential candidate for the Democrats after Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from running for re-election. Harris has been a firm supporter of Biden … Read more

All eyes are on Vice President Kamala Harris after President Biden’s Beltway-shaking decision to drop out of the 2024 race — as speculation runs wild over whom she would tap as a running mate if she snags the nomination. Harris quickly emerged as the front-runner to replace Biden as the Democratic Party’s standard bearer but … Read more