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Exclusive: Virginia’s Republican lieutenant governor, Winsome Sears, could make history next year by becoming the nation’s first black woman to win the gubernatorial election.She will also make history as Virginia’s first female governor.But Sears said in an exclusive national interview with FOX News Digital: “I’m not running to make history. Like I said before, I’m going to leave it better than I found it. “And I am,” he said emphatically. I want everyone to have the same opportunities that I had. ”Mr. Sears was born in the Caribbean island of Jamaica and immigrated to the United States at the age…

Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 year-end fundraising campaign to ensure we can continue our top-notch reporting next year. Much is at stake, with a long Congress ahead in 2025. We rely entirely on tax-deductible donations. please contribute to us If possible. As he prepares to retire from Congress after a 50-year career in politics, Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer is confident he made the right choice. The 76-year-old Portlander is known in his home state and Washington, D.C., for his uniform of bow ties and brightly colored biker pins, and for his focus on livability issues, but…

One person was killed and 10 others were injured in four districts due to debris from Russian missiles, Kiev’s military government said in a statement. A Russian hacker group also attacked Ukraine’s critical digital infrastructure on Thursday, as Russian ruler Vladimir Putin’s all-out offensive shows no signs of slowing down. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Wednesday that the attack on Kiev was a “reaction” to a Ukrainian missile attack on a factory producing fuel for Russia’s Iskander missile in the Rostov region. The latest Russian attack also damaged the embassies of Albania, Argentina, Palestine, Macedonia, Portugal and Montenegro, which were…

Bloomingdale’s announced that it will close its flagship store in San Francisco Center, San Francisco’s largest shopping mall, in April. The 330,000-square-foot store, owned by Macy’s Inc., occupies five floors in the mall, but has remained largely vacant since the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomingdale’s will join Nordstrom, which will close its mall flagship after 35 years in 2023. Managed by a trustee after previous owners Unibail-Rodamco Westfield and Brookfield Properties exited in 2023, San Francisco Center was set up for public auction last year, but has been sold twice. It has been postponed. Bloomingdale’s lease extends through 2046, but it remains…

The Class 6A level of Texas high school football is the Lone Star State’s largest and consistently the most competitive. Teams with Division I talent are the norm, with some rosters loaded with talented recruits.So when Southlake Carroll High School outside Dallas-Fort Worth faced Westlake High School outside Austin in the 2020 6A Division I state championship game on January 16, 2021, it was a big deal. And not just because it was a clash of two-decker, powerful programs. There was a family tie to this game, with a father (Westlake’s Todd Dodge) coaching a son (Carroll’s Riley Dodge). They…

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike on Friday to protest the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.The strike by baristas and other workers is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Starbucks Workers United, the union that organizes Starbucks baristas, said at least 10 stores had closed as of noon Friday.In Los Angeles, striking Starbucks barista Kathy Pritchard told CBS News Friday that workers are demanding “a livable, fair wage…they should be able to afford rent, food and health…

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trip The destination is “Maine’s best small town.” Bar Harbor was named America’s Best Small Town to Visit in 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Bar Harbor, Maine has been named America’s Best Small Town for the third year in a row. According to the New York Times, these New England restaurants serve four of the best dishes in the United States The publication recently named Bar Harbor the best small town to visit in the United States in 2025 in its 2025 Best Vacations ranking. The town of Mount Desert Island has topped…

The previously announced sale to Nexus Capital Management is no longer expected to be completed. Continue as a going concern In parallel with these efforts, we are also preparing to begin going-out-of-business sales at our remaining stores. columbus ohio, December 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Big Lots, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that its previously announced asset purchase agreement with Nexus Capital Management continues to work to complete an alternative going concern transaction with Nexus Capital Management. announced that it is not expected to be completed. Another party. The company’s goal is to complete the sale by early January. In parallel…

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has suggested that Iran reconsider its foreign policy and focus on its economy following apparent setbacks this year. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, said Israel succeeded in damaging Tehran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as Iran’s own military forces, with direct attacks in October. Ta. “There is no question that this has not been a good year for Iran, and we are watching it unfold every day,” Blinken said. He added that Iran now faces a “fundamental” choice. “One of the choices that…