Ideal conditions likely on horizon for surfers at Paris Olympics, International Surfing Association says
The highly anticipated opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled for Friday. Meanwhile, across Tahiti, French Polynesia, surfers, residents and Olympic officials are preparing for the Paris Olympics and the start of the surfing events. An International Surfing Association official said competitors could expect good waves at the reef break at Tchaiupoo starting […]
‘False charge’: WH press association president denies the group submits questions to Biden in advance
NBC News White House reporter Kelly O’Donnell, who serves as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, denied that reporters would submit questions to President Biden’s White House before attending a press conference. The accusations came to a head during President Biden’s key solo press conference at the end of a NATO meeting in Washington […]
Matthew McConaughey Tells National Governors Association He’s Still Mulling Run for Political Office
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to hint at a possible political run before a roomful of governors on Friday, joking that he’d drank his own brand of tequila with at least one of them the night before and that another had advised him to be himself if he did run. It’s […]
Former Brazilian President Indicted In Connection To Money Laundering, Criminal Association Case
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted by the country’s federal police on Thursday on suspicion of money laundering and criminal enterprise links in connection to a case involving undeclared diamonds. According to multiple sources Confirmed According to the Associated Press, authorities have indicted Bolsonaro in a case related to undeclared diamonds he allegedly received […]
WH Correspondents’ Association Rips CNN for Hiding Debate Studio from Press Pool
Mainstream media outlets are attacking each other as the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) slams CNN for hiding its debate studio from reporters, a criticism that comes as the Biden campaign appears to be manipulating the rules of negotiation for the highly-anticipated presidential debates. In the letter, the WHCA detailed its concerns, noting that it […]
US Tennis Association can do more to stop sexual abuse
An outside investigation into the United States Tennis Association’s safeguards system made 19 specific recommendations about what the body that governs tennis in the country and runs the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournaments can do to protect players from sexual misconduct and other abuse. 62-page report The report, written by two attorneys, Mary Beth Hogan […]
Lobbying World: Motion Picture Association adds FBI alum as content protection chief
of Film Association (MPA) has hired Larissa Knapp Prior to joining MPA as Executive Vice President and Chief Content Protection Officer, Knapp served at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 27 years, most recently leading the National Security Division as the bureau’s fourth-highest ranking official. Janeth Simla Head of National Security Government Relations ImmutableSimler joins […]
National Association of Broadcasters Strips Robert De Niro of Award After Trump Rant
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has decided to cancel an award that was due to be given to actor Robert De Niro after he made a blistering criticism of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, De Niro attended a press conference held by the Biden campaign outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where Trump’s […]
Lobbying World: Fintech trade association snags bank group lobbyist
Sarah Mamra I am joining Financial Technology Association As head of government relations: Mamula joins the fintech trade group from the Banking Policy Institute, where he was vice president of government relations. City Tapped Rachel Goldberg As head of the U.S. Government Relations Team Rob Runyan As head of third-party public policy engagement. Goldberg comes […]
Broadcasters association revokes service award for De Niro over his remarks slamming Trump
A broadcasting industry group has canceled a philanthropic award it was planning to give to actor Robert De Niro after he criticized former President Donald Trump on behalf of the Biden campaign earlier this week. The National Association of Broadcasters has rescinded De Niro’s invitation to attend an awards ceremony honoring him for service to […]