Mark Abramson

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Mark Abramson

Los Angeles officials brimmed with confidence a decade ago as they urged the International Olympic Committee to make the city the first in the U.S. to host the Summer Olympics since 1996. “Follow the sun,” they said in the official bid for the Games in 2015. Los Angeles promised terrific weather, a $1 billion Olympic Village to house athletes, a state-of-the-art transit system that would allow for a car-free Olympics and a ready-to-go network of stadiums and arenas.

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Eli Tan |Kellen Browning |Mark Abramson

Before the sun could rise over Los Angeles International Airport on a recent Tuesday, hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers had formed a queue nearby, stretching around the block. It was 5 a.m., and the waiting game was about to begin. In a few minutes, the line of cars would file into a fenced-off parking lot, a mile from the arrival terminals.

3 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Mark Abramson

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2 months ago | nytimes.com | Kellen Browning |Mark Abramson

Mr. DuRousseau said his rapid embrace of conservative politics back in 2020 caused tension with members of his family, who are mostly liberal. He said he and his father stopped speaking for several years and their relationship had only recently begun to thaw; it was a similar story with his eldest brother, he said. Mr. DuRousseau's father and brother did not respond to requests for comment. His mother, Venus DuRousseau, sent a message via text.