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Democrats Parker, Innamorato elected first women to lead Philadelphia, Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

Voters elected women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city and Sara Innamorato as executive of the county that includes Pittsburgh.Parker, 51, who has held office at the state and local level after first becoming involved in politics as a teenager, emerged from a crowded field of Democrats in the May primary as the only leading Black candidate and was heavily favored over Republican David Oh in the Democratic stronghold. She will replace Democrat Jim Kenney, who was ineligible for reelection due to term limits.Across the state in Allegheny County, Innamorato, 37, defeated Republican Joe Rockey, a political newcomer. The former state legislator who campaigned on progressive models to modernize county government will replace Democrat Rich Fitzgerald, who has served in the role since 2012 and was ineligible for reelection due to term limits.The races will set the electo...

House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her rhetoric about Israel, rebuking the only Palestinian American in Congress

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her rhetoric about Israel, rebuking the only Palestinian American in Congress.Source

Trocheck scores twice as Rangers down Red Wings 5-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored twice, Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist each and the New York Rangers downed the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Tuesday night.Defenseman Erik Gustafsson had two assists and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves for the Rangers (9-2-1).The Rangers swarmed the Red Wings (7-5-1) through the first two periods as New York returned home after their six-game winning streak was snapped Saturday with a shootout loss in Minnesota. The Rangers, who have an eight-game point streak, led 5-0 after two periods before Detroit scored three times in the third.Michael Rasmussen ruined Quick’s shutout bid at 7:55. Klim Kostin scored his first goal as a Red Wing 20 seconds later. Former Ranger Andrew Copp then scored his fifth at 13:49 to narrow the defecit to 5-3.New York improved to 7-1-2 in its last 10 games against the Red Wings with a 11-2-5 overall record since January 2017. The Rangers are 5-0-3 in their last eight home games against Detroit.Troch...

City of Miami commissioner race heads for runoff election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

It was election night throughout Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami’s commissioner race is heading for a runoff. In District 1, incumbent Alex Diaz de la Portilla, made the cut with 37% of the vote. That’s despite recent money laundering and bribery charges and his subsequent suspension by Gov. DeSantis.He’ll face businessman Miguel Gabela, who earned 29%.Diaz de la Portilla has denied wrongdoing and vows to fight the charges.If he wins, it’s possible that DeSantis will suspend him again.There were other commission races in Miami, Hialeah and Homestead as well.

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over comments about Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war.The 234-188 tally came after enough Democrats joined with Republicans to censure Tlaib, a punishment one step below expulsion from the House. The three-term congresswoman has long been a target of criticism for her views on the decades-long conflict in the Middle East.The debate on the censure resolution on Tuesday afternoon was emotional and intense. Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia pushed the measure in response to what he called Tlaib’s promotion of antisemitic rhetoric. He said she has “levied unbelievable falsehoods about our greatest ally, Israel, and the attack on October 7.”With other Democrats standing by her side, Tlaib defended her stance, saying she “will not be silenced and I will not let you distort my words.” She added that her critici...

‘I felt like we left wins on the table’: Why Jed Hoyer seized the opportunity to hire Craig Counsell to manage the Chicago Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer had said all the right things for months in support of David Ross.Even when scrutiny on Ross’ performance became heightened in June when the Cubs slipped 10 games below .500, Hoyer continued to believe in him. At the end of the season, after a three-week September collapse dropped them out of playoff position, he backed his hand-picked manager. Hoyer, though, has shown a willingness to make tough decisions when he believes it benefits the organization.A covert recruitment of managerial free agent Craig Counsell was the latest shrewd maneuver by Hoyer that landed the Cubs one of the best in the game for a record contract at the expense of parting ways with Ross. But that was a price Hoyer was willing to pay. The Cubs want to harness the way Counsell and the Brewers consistently outperformed expectations during his nine seasons at the helm.Counsell always seemed to get the best out of his roster.“My job is to figure o...

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu wins clean liberal sweep in low turnout Boston election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

It wasn’t a referendum on Mayor Michelle Wu but Boston’s City Council election showed how tough it will be to knock off Wu in a low turnout race dominated by activists and liberals.All four of Wu’s endorsed candidates – Benjamin Weber, Enrique Pepen, Sharon Durkan and Henry Santana – cruised to victory on Tuesday night and it wasn’t even that close, according to unofficial returns.That means that four of the 13 councilors – nearly 25% – will be in debt to Wu and under her control.Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune – generally a Wu supporter – was battling with Erin Murphy to top the ticket in the at-large race, according to late returns.Louijeune will be the favorite to be elected the next council president, who is in line to be acting mayor should Wu take another job.If Louijeune wants the job as president, Wu could pressure her endorsed council members to back her, nearly ensuring she’ll get it. That way, Wu can control the council’s agenda and tamp down any dissent.Tuesday’s elect...

Pepen, Weber, Santana, Durkan declare victory for Boston City Council in progressive sweep for Mayor Wu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

Three progressive Wu-backed candidates in the closely-watched at-large, District 5 and 6 races were elected Tuesday night, with Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén and Benjamin Weber declaring victory in their respective races by 10:30 p.m.A fourth candidate endorsed by the mayor, Sharon Durkan, was able to solidify her July special election win and more permanently claim her District 8 seat by defeating Montez Haywood, a longtime prosecutor with the Suffolk DA’s office.Santana, Wu’s former director of civic organizing for the city, defeated the self-described “right-of-center” Bridget Nee-Walsh, a union ironworker who pitched herself as a blue-collar candidate.Both were seen as the top contenders for the fourth open seat currently held by longtime Councilor Michael Flaherty, who opted not to run for re-election, a prediction that ultimately came to pass.“Boston tonight has made a decision tonight and we have moved forward in electing a progressive leader who is going to be a hard fi...

Results: Nov. 7 Special Election

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

Montgomery Steppe takes early lead in District 4 Supervisor race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:11:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Monica Montgomery Steppe was leading over Amy Reichert in early results in the special election for the District 4 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.Tuesday's election between San Diego City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe and founder of “Reopen San Diego” Amy Reichert was held to fill the spot that was vacated by former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher after he was accused of sexual misconduct in his role as chairman of the MTS board in a lawsuit.In August, District 4 voters took to the ballot box to select between four candidates in a primary election. However, none received more than the 50% majority that was needed to win outright, prompting the special election to move to a runoff between the top two vote-getters.Montgomery Steppe, a Democrat, earned 41.70% of the vote in the Aug. 17 primary. Meanwhile, Reichert, a Republican, garnered 28.84% of the vote.Whoever wins in the Nov. 7 runoff will serve out the remainder of Fletcher’s ter...