FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆
New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
Jersey City: thrilled about direct weekend PATH service and no more stops in Hoboken 🎉
Hoboken: also thrilled about direct weekend PATH service and no more JC riders crowding up their trains 🎉
Harry Truman, visibly unhappy, and his mother-in-law (far left) at breakfast table in White House. Even when he was President, she thought he was not good enough for her daughter and asked how he could be so unkind to "that nice man" Thomas Dewey.
Very sad to hear of the passing of John Sterling, the voice of the Yankees from the late 80s, the 90s dynasty, all the way through 2024.
He was the voice of summer for millions of Yankees fans. May John's memory be a blessing.
A rare London Cartier Crash set a new auction record for the most valuable Cartier wristwatch ever sold in yesterday’s Important Watches sale at #SothebysHongKong. Believed to be one of only three examples made in 1987, watch as Sotheby’s Sam Hines brings the hammer down at a final price of $15,616,000 million HKD.
Luxury week heads to #SothebysGeneva next on 10 May >> https://t.co/6X7OnEaAWT
Luxury Week is presented by @stancharthk.
Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important.
#Shakespeare#ianmckellen#stevencolbert
Lee Hamilton was my first boss in DC and as good a man as you will meet in politics or life. A national treasure who should be remembered for his decency, pragmatism, wisdom, and sincere patriotism. https://t.co/8jKXjf2mJ3
Breaking barriers at every level, Elston Howard was the first Black player in Yankees history, the first Black American League MVP, and the first Black coach in the American League.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Celebrating Gene Hackman, born 1/30/1930. Now does one pick a single "best " clip from his long and varied career?
My choice is an uncredited role -with a final ad-libbed line that rendered the crew -and us, the audience, with the gift of laughter. Remember the film?
Congratulations to Indiana University and Coach Cignetti on winning their first College Football Playoff National Championship. One of the greatest turnarounds of all time.
Just putting this here for anyone who might like to hear Bobby Kennedy's remarks to a predominantly black audience in Indianapolis on the evening of April 4, 1968, after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
https://t.co/8CF0qKuqEE
In the #SothebysParis sale room just now, Jane Birkin’s Original Hermès Birkin sold for €8.6 million / $10.1 million after more than 10 minutes of heated bidding, making it the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction.
The World Bank nearly halved its forecast for US GDP growth in 2025, while Europe saw a smaller slowdown and China may see no effect at all.
My @Morning_Joe Chart
.@TheDemocrats should consider this: instead of conjuring up a new Joe Rogan, ask yourself why you lost the old one, because he used to be on your side.
“Sinners” scored a massive $45 million in its second weekend of release, the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut. So far, Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller has grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million globally. https://t.co/zZlQE5SdEY
Courts are a key part of the separation of powers. They protect us from illegal abuse of executive power. Judges have been pausing Trump orders where challengers have shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits and risk of irreparable harm.