Times Square ball takes final test for New Year’s Eve

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 31, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New York City officials laid out their plans for the iconic New Year’s Eve event. Officials flipped a switch to light up the dazzling geodesic sphere — weighing almost 6 tons and featuring 2,688 crystal triangles — which then successfully ran up and down a 139-foot pole atop the One Times Square skyscraper. New Year’s Eve preparations are underway in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted...

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 28, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, Sports.

NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.“He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice will never be forgotten,” his wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel said in a statement.In March, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio <a...

Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 28, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, Sports.

NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. “He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice will never be forgotten,” his wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel said in a statement. In March, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio host for CBS since returning to the network from NBC...

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 28, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits...

Trump picks a Miami-Dade commissioner as ambassador to Panama amid canal controversy

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 26, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

President-elect Donald Trump wants a Miami-Dade County commissioner to serve as ambassador to Panama. The nomination comes as Trump is threatening to retake control of the Panama Canal over fees charged U.S. ships in the waterway. Commissioner Kevin Cabrera, a Republican who won his county election two years ago after an endorsement by Trump, got the ambassador nod on Christmas Day through a social media post by the president-elect. The nomination comes days after he met with Trump at his Palm Beach private club, Mar-a-Lago.. “I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as...

Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 25, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. Related Articles National News | Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano National News | New shoplifting data explains why they’re locking up the toothpaste National News | Nicotine pouches are selling fast — and falling into minors’ hands National News |...

Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 25, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. Related Articles National News | Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US National News | New shoplifting data explains why they’re locking up the toothpaste National News | Nicotine pouches are selling fast — and falling into minors’ hands National News | NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of...

Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 24, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By MORGAN LEE SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday. Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to dismiss the charge against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on set for the movie “Rust” outside Santa Fe in October 2021. “Today’s decision to dismiss the appeal is...

Two men face charges in fatal shooting of mother, baby on Florida’s Turnpike

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 21, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Two men are now facing charges in connection with a shooting on Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County this June that killed a mother and her 4-year-old daughter, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Friday night. Antoine Harris, 28, and Jaquan Thomas, 29, are each facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Beatrice Saintvil, and her daughter, Janelle Souffrant. Detectives received warrants for their arrest Wednesday. After authorities received reports of a shooting shortly before midnight on June 7, Saintvil and her daughter were found by Florida Highway Patrol troopers inside of...

Judge rejects Broward teen’s challenge to Florida’s trans athlete law

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 21, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A federal judge has dismissed a Broward County teen’s challenge to the constitutionality of a 2021 Florida law that bars transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman on Thursday issued a 32-page decision rejecting arguments that the law violated the equal-protection rights of the student, identified by the initials D.N. Altman said the student needed to show the Legislature had a discriminatory purpose in passing the law (SB 1028). The lawsuit, in part, cited statements made by legislators that it said showed such...

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