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Trump Impeachment Trial Could End Friday

VOA News A U.S. Republican senator says there is no need to call witnesses to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial because Democrats have already shown Trump’s actions are «inappropriate» but not impeachable. Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said in a statement Thursday, «There is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already […]readmore

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Raimondo Celebrates Dr. King’s Legacy, Announces New Criminal Justice Reforms

PROVIDENCE, RI – In her annual address at the Minister’s Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced new criminal justice reforms. Through a series of proposals in her FY21 budget and administrative actions, the Governor plans to implement recommendations from her Criminal & Juvenile Justice Working Group. «Every citizen […]readmore

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ACLU TAKES LEGAL ACTION OVER UNLAWFUL ARREST OF 13-YEAR-OLD HONORS

A legal claim for damages has been sent today to the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) gratuitous and unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old African-American middle school honors student. The damages claim was submitted by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney Shannah Kurland as a required legal prerequisite to the […]readmore

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Puerto Rico emergency director fired after residents discover warehouse full

CNN News By Nicole Chavez and Rafy Rivera, CNN Ponce, Puerto Rico (CNN)Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island’s emergency manager, hours after a warehouse filled with supplies was discovered.The emergency aid is believed to be from when Hurricane Maria hit the island two years ago, the governor said. A warehouse filled with bottled water and emergency supplies […]readmore

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Justices Taking up Bans on State Money to Religious Schools

VOA News By AP WASHINGTON – A Supreme Court that seems more favorable to religion-based discrimination claims is set to hear a case that could make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states. The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a dispute over a Montana scholarship program for […]readmore

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Puerto Rico: Cesan a jefe de emergencias por suministros

Photo: La escuela pública Agripina Seda se ve parcialmente derruida tras un terremoto en Guánica, Puerto Rico, el 7 de enero de 2020. (AP Foto/Carlos Giusti) VOA News By AP SAN JUAN — La gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, despidió el sábado al comisionado del Negociado para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres […]readmore