Some news items for you as we head into the weekend:
• Axios: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says Dems would vote to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring ACA tax credits.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ publications including the ‘Foodie Edition’ of HotSpots! Magazine.
• OUT: 5 highlights from last night’s NBC special Wicked: One Wonderful Night previewing the upcoming sequel Wicked: For Good.
• Grammy Awards: Barbra Streisand, Cynthia Erivo, Lady Gaga, and more have been nominated for 2026 Grammy Awards. Kendrick Lamar scored 9 nods. Competing for Best Musical Theatre Album are Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Gypsy, Just in Time, and Maybe Happy Ending.
Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations — see the complete list www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n…
— MonsterKing (@cerromerussell.blacksky.app) November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
• Local10: Daniel James Curran, 34, described as the “domestic partner” of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, is facing charges of violating a domestic violence injunction and battery on a person 65 or older after an altercation where he allegedly shoved the mayor and dragged him 15 feet across a road.
• New Music: Lily Lane’s new single, “Higher!,” is a soulful, cheeky anthem about finding calm in the chaos and rising above the noise. Blending soul-soaked vocals with pop sparkle, the East Coast artist has carved out her own space as a performer and unapologetic advocate for body positivity, women, and LGBTQ rights.
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