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Mainers Debate Deeply Personal Gun Control Question

VOA News Katherine Gypson PORTLAND, ME — Judi Richardson doesn’t understand how a gun background check can be a burden to anyone. She pages through a binder stuffed with newspaper clips that tell the story of the last six years, starting with the night in 2010 when a still unidentified intruder broke into her 25-year-old daughter […]Load more...

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Raimondo, Hughes to Kick Off 10,000 Small Businesses Program

WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join CCRI College President Dr. Meghan Hughes tomorrow to kick off the orientation of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island. As part of the initiative’s first ever statewide launch, small business owners will have access to a no-cost practical business education and business […]Load more...

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World’s Seas Getting Better Protection

Steve Herman VOA News STATE DEPARTMENT — More than 120 ocean conservation projects, including nearly $2 billion in new pledges and commitments, are being announced at a major maritime conference hosted by the U.S. State Department. Officials say the measures will affect more than 2 million square kilometers in new or expanded marine protected areas around […]Load more...

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As US Presidential Debates Approach, One Candidate Pushes to Be

VOA News Wayne Lee With the November 8 U.S. presidential election fast approaching, preparations are underway for the first of three televised debates featuring Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The presidential candidates who will participate in the first debate have not yet been announced. Although Trump and Clinton are (near) certainties, […]Load more...

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Trump Foundation Investigated for Possible ‘Impropriety’

WASHINGTON — The state of New York has opened an investigation into the family foundation of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after published reports claimed that he has not donated any money to the charity since 2008 and once used the foundation’s money to buy a life-sized portrait of himself. «We have been concerned that the […]Load more...

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Clinton Back on Campaign Trail, Trump Questions Her Stamina

Ken Bredemeier VOA News WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after recuperating for three days from a bout with pneumonia, but her Republican challenger, Donald Trump, is mocking her stamina. Clinton is headed Thursday to a rally in North Carolina, the closely-contested mid-Atlantic state where both candidates have made […]Load more...

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Reed Helps Pass Water Projects Bill to Benefit RI

Reed Helps Pass Water Projects Bill to Benefit RI Sen. Reed includes key provisions in 2016 Water Resources Development Act to enhance clean water infrastructure and improve dam safety WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 95-3 to pass a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that includes key provisions authored by U.S. Senator […]Load more...

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US Sanctions 2 Men as IS Financial Facilitators

Esha Sarai VOA News The U.S. government imposed sanctions Thursday on two men identified as financial facilitators for the Islamic State group. Mohamad Alsaied Alhmidan and Hussam Jamous, both based in Turkey, have been designated by the U.S. Treasury Department. The action makes their property and interests in property subject to U.S. legal judgments, and […]Load more...