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10 Ads to Watch for on Super Bowl Sunday

VOA News By Associated Press NEW YORK – This year’s Super Bowl won’t be a politics-free zone, as both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will air campaign ads during the game. But most other advertisers will offer escape  from impeachment and the upcoming presidential election by stuffing multiple celebrities in their ads, […]Load more...

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Super Bowl Matches San Francisco Against Kansas City

VOA News By David Byrd American football teams the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Miami Sunday in the National Football League’s championship game – the Super Bowl. The Chiefs (12-4 in the regular season) are making their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1970 — 26 years before […]Load more...

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Punxsutawney Phil Declares Early Spring

By VOA News Punxsutawney Phil, the American groundhog famous for predicting the end of winter in the United States, did not see his shadow Sunday morning, indicating that spring will come early this year. «Hear ye, hear ye!» a member of Phil’s «inner circle» yelled to cheering crowds after presenting the furry rodent. «There is no […]Load more...

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Woman Charged in Mar-a-Lago Chase Refuses to Appear in Court

VOA News By Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – A Connecticut opera singer charged with using an SUV to blast through barricades outside President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, drawing law enforcement gunfire, refused to appear in court Saturday, delaying her initial appearance.  Palm Beach County Judge Ted Booras said Hannah Roemhild’s first hearing would be […]Load more...

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Emails Show Fallout From Trump’s Claims About Dorian

VOA News By Associated Press WASHINGTON – A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrates the consternation and outright alarm caused by President Donald Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama.  A top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official even called the president’s behavior […]Load more...

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Pompeo Pledges Ongoing Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Visit

KYIV – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Friday that the Trump administration would not waver in its support for Ukraine and denied charges at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Pompeo met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday and denied allegations that vital military aid and a White House visit were […]Load more...

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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 […]Load more...

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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 […]Load more...

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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 […]Load more...

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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 […]Load more...