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Platner not Dems’ only problem

The troubles Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing (he may have withdrawn by the time you read this) are only a small part of his party’s larger problem. A week before the deadline to withdraw from the Maine race, a woman has come forward to accuse Platner of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Platner has said any sex he had was “consensual” and denies her charges. This comes on top of his Nazi tattoo and revelations that he sexted women after he was married and apparently has — or had according to him — a drinking problem. Democrats are so desperate to ...

Namdar record not reassuring for Gateway

In 2024, mortgage foreclosure proceedings began for Gateway Center, the 1.5 million-square-foot office complex in Downtown Pittsburgh. Wells Fargo Bank said in court documents that Hertz Gateway Center LP had neglected its duty to keep the property in “good and safe condition and repair.” The company also hadn’t paid the bills necessary to keep things running, with about 35 creditors on a list of shutoff notices. The high-profile property needed a white knight. On Tuesday, property manager CBRE confirmed someone had stepped in, purchasing the note for the $84 million ...

Mamdani’s twisted view of America

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a Fourth of July message that sounded like America is on its death bed. Immigrant citizens standing on each side of him as he sat at a desk used by George Washington, were even more stoic. July Fourth is supposed to be a celebratory time. Not for Mamdani who looked as if he had lost his best friend. After some obligatory praise for the nation to which he immigrated, Mamdani said that for “the powerful, America is an arena of supremacy, where only a select few are allowed freedom, where not all are created equal. America, if you ask them, ...

Volunteers in Nashville relay info during storms

Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers. That may be a TV exaggeration, but tornadoes and other dangerous storms do hit the city regularly. When they do, many people here turn to Nashville Severe Weather. This group of dedicated volunteers can be found on social media, calmly explaining the storm movement, advising when to take cover and giving the “all clear.” The coverage by ...

Calls mount for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic nominee Graham Platner hasn’t resigned from the Maine U.S. Senate race following an allegation of sexual assault. But the succession battle to take his place was already underway Tuesday. The allegation reported Monday prompted a chorus of calls for Platner to depart the high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, which could decide party control of the Senate. Platner’s long-time backer, Sen. Bernie Sanders, “recommended that he step aside.” Then, Tuesday evening, The Washington Post reported that an ex-girlfriend of Platner’s had ...

NYC high-rise to be stabilized

NEW YORK — Workers were expected to begin stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise Tuesday evening after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings — including a school, diplomatic offices and several hotels — in the busy corridor of midtown had been rushed out after firefighters were called there around 8 a.m. and found the precarious conditions. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said early Tuesday afternoon that the building remained unstable and was “an extremely serious ...