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On April 3, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney leave a news conference that announced a multistate lawsuit to block President Trump’s administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census form. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) NEW YORK — Suraj Patel, a 34-year-old Barack Obama campaign veteran and hospitality company executive, has raised nearly $1.1 million to compete for one of New York City’s congressional seats. His campaign has 45 interns fanning across the 12th District, registering voters, spreading his message  and planting his signs in bodega windows. There’s just one wrinkle: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) already represents the district, and she wants another term. Democrats have lined up to endorse the 72-year-old incumbent, from Mayor Bill de Blasio to the most liberal members of the state’s congressional delegation. But Patel, like dozens of first-time 2018 candidates in deep … [Read more...] about New York Democrat raises $1.1 million to challenge Rep. Carolyn Maloney

BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup World By Pritha Paul @ZiggyZina143 04/20/18 AT 5:25 AM After the Ice Bucket Challenge and the Invisible Box Challenge, the latest trend to grip social media is the Lemon Face Challenge.While the Ice Bucket Challenge — in which participants dumped buckets filled with ice and water over their heads — was used to encourage people to raise awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and donate to the cause, the Lemon Face Challenge is a fun and engaging way to draw everyone’s attention to the incurable Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG), a terminal form of brain tumor that most commonly affects children between five and nine years of age.According to the Brain Tumor Charity, “DIPG is a type of high grade brain tumor. High grade brain tumors tend to grow quickly and are more likely to spread to other parts of the brain or spinal cord. They … [Read more...] about Lemon Face Challenge, The Latest Internet Trend For A Good Cause

BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup National By Shreesha Ghosh @Shreesha_94 12/05/17 AT 2:03 AM A cheerleader at Manvel High School in Texas “walked on air” in a video that appeared to show her defying gravity by stepping on an “invisible box,” about a foot off the ground. The video went viral since it was posted Saturday by the cheerleader on her Twitter account.Ariel Olivar accomplished her gravity defying moment and captured it on camera during Friday's football game against Cedar Park. Her video on Twitter garnered over 250,000 likes and more than 125,000 retweets and is being shared by people around the world at the time of publishing this story.“The video was my third time trying it. It’s hard to explain, I just keep the leg in the same exact spot,” Olivar said. “It is actually kind of challenging keeping it there.”“Challenge … [Read more...] about What Is ‘Invisible Box’ Challenge? Viral Video Shows Cheerleader Defying Gravity

BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup National By Shreesha Ghosh @Shreesha_94 11/30/17 AT 2:38 AM Anthony Senerchia Jr., whose struggle with motor disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was an inspiration for the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died Saturday at the age of 46, after a 14-year long battle with the illness, reports confirmed Wednesday.“He worked tirelessly to raise awareness for ALS and was directly responsible for the world-renowned Ice bucket challenge,” his obituary on New York's Pelham Funeral Home website read, calling him “a fireball who tried everything in life.”Senerchia was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2003, shortly after he got married to his wife Jeanette Hane."It’s a difficult disease and tough when you’re losing," Hane told the Journal News Media Group. "Your body is failing … [Read more...] about What Is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Man Behind ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dead

World Russia Russian military Sergei Shoigu China Chinese Military Syria Iran ISIS Russia and China have pledged to strengthen their bilateral military and political ties as part of a strategic cooperation that challenges U.S. interests, especially to Washington's stance on Middle East allies Syria and Iran. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu met Tuesday with Air Force General Xu Qiliang, deputy vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, and other regional military officials as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the eastern city of Qingdao. As increasingly powerful Russia and China built up their clout on the world stage, they sought a more united front against the U.S., which frequently challenged their rise. "Time changes everything," Shoigu said, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. "But, fortunately, it does not change our relations both personally between us and between our states, and the very close, … [Read more...] about Russia and China Militaries Reach ‘New Heights’ Together, Agree to Challenge U.S. in Middle East