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‘Invisible Child’ wins $50,000 Gotham Book Prize

April 20, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Elliott's “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City,” an in-depth portrait of New York and the struggles and achievements of a Black girl from Brooklyn, has won the Gotham Book Prize for outstanding works about the city.

New literary prize is $50,000 honor for best New York story

By HILLEL ITALIEJuly 23, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honor those best at telling a New York story...

Bloomberg vows to refuse donations, presidential salary

By STEVE PEOPLESNovember 24, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg will not accept political donations if he runs for president and he will not take a salary if he wins, according to senior aides who offered new details on Saturday about the New York billionaire’s plans to navigate his wealth as he marches toward a formal 2020 announcement...

Bloomberg to pass on Iowa, NH, focus on Super Tuesday states

By JULIE PACE and THOMAS BEAUMONTNovember 9, 2019 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg plans to skip early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire if he launches a presidential bid and instead focus his efforts on the crush of states that vote on Super Tuesday and beyond...

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