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NEW YORK (AP) — After a year of political and cultural upheaval, Super Bowl advertisers appear to be pulling back from themes of unity in favor of in-game stunts and ads that aim for the heart — and in some cases even lower.
The stakes are high since a 30-second spot costs more than $5 million for airtime alone. The goal is to capture the attention of the more than 110 million viewers expected to tune in to the big game on Feb. 4 — ideally by striking an emotional chord with the game audience that will rub off on brands.
By MESFIN FEKADU
NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg will be celebrating Super Bowl week with two of his favorite things: worship and women, headlining BET’s annual pre-Super Bowl gospel concert and the Playboy party.
The busy week also features performances by Jennifer Lopez, Pink, Cardi B and the Chainsmokers. Super Bowl 52 will take place Sunday at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota, where the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New England Patriots.
The biggest of the stars, though, is Justin Timberlake: Before he headlines the halftime show, he will hold a listening party Thursday at Paisley Park for his new album, “Man of the Woods,” to be released Friday.
Pink will also play double duty: She will sing the National Anthem before the Big Game, and will perform a concert Friday night at Nomadic Live! at The Armory.
Friday’s events include a Rolling Stone magazine party with Migos, 21 Savage and T-Pain; Ellie Goulding and Kygo at Mystic Lake; and Golden Globe-nominated “Insecure” actress Issa Rae speaking at the NFL’s third “In the Huddle” Women’s Summit For Young Women.
Rae’s “Insecure” co-star, Yvonne Orji, will co-host BET’s gospel concert with Pastor John Gray on Thursday, where performers include Faith Evans, Sheila E., Donnie McClurkin, Erica Campbell and Tye Tribbett. Thursday will also include the EA Sports Bowl with Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly and Mura Masa at The Armory, while The Chainsmokers will perform at Mystic Lake.
Lopez will headline the DirecTV Super Saturday Night concert — a show Taylor Swift performed at last year. Maxim will hold a party Saturday with Cardi B and Post Malone, while Dave Matthews Band and Florida Georgia Line will also hold concerts that night. It’s the same day Snoop Dogg will DJ Playboy’s Big Game Weekend Party (he will also hold a screening Friday for his new Netflix show, “Coach Snoop.“)
Kelly Clarkson and Sheila E. will perform concerts ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, while Diddy, DJ Khaled, French Montana, Cardi B, G-Eazy and Busta Rhymes will perform at the first annual Players Ball Extravaganza after the game.
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Plenty of fire and fury at 60th annual Grammy Awards
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP
Just as the Hollywood award shows this year have been dominated by the Time’s Up movement, the 60th annual Grammy Awards became a platform for artists to address sexual harassment and abuse, but also President Donald Trump, immigration and gun violence.
Artists arrived on the red carpet with white roses to show support for female equality, but others skewered Trump or criticized his administration’s treatment of immigrants with the Statue of Liberty serving as a backdrop. Kendrick Lamar opened the show with a gun-rattling performance while country stars mourned victims of the country’s largest mass shooting.
These are the top moments of Sunday’s Grammy Awards:
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FIRE AND FURY
The Grammy Awards didn’t hold back in a pre-recorded skit aimed at President Trump, which featured a surprise appearance by Hillary Clinton and others reading embarrassing passages from the Trump tell-all “Fire And Fury.”
The skit featured musicians such as John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg and DJ Khaled reading portions of the book as an audition for the audio book. Rapper Cardi B added her own opinion after reading about Trump’s regular routines, saying “This is how he lives his life?” But it was Clinton’s appearance that gathered the loudest applause from the crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Predictably it was a hot topic on Twitter soon after, prompting United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to post that the segment was “trash.”
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NOT JUST HOLLYWOOD
Janelle Monae pointed her finger at the music industry’s role and responsibility following a wave of sexual harassment and abuse scandals that have rocked Hollywood.
“It’s not just going in Hollywood,” Monae announced during the show. “It’s not just going on in Washington. It’s right here in our industry as well.”
Kesha delivered the most powerful performance of her career as she sang “Praying,” backed by a chorus of women in white, with her emotions raw on her face and in her voice.
The pop singer, who has accused her former producer Dr. Luke of raping and drugging her, sang directly to overcoming an abusive relationship and finding forgiveness. (Dr. Luke has denied her accusations.) At the end, the women embraced Kesha in a group hug.
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ACTS OF VIOLENCE
The Grammys opened the show with a mix of rap, rock and comedy featuring Kendrick Lamar, U2 and Dave Chappelle. Lamar has a history at the Grammys of combining performance art and music, which he did again with an army of marching camouflaged dancers in front of the images of the American flag.
Lamar performed “XXX” with Bono and The Edge, with Chappelle adding moments of levity, while the screen declared “This is a satire by Kendrick Lamar.” But he ended the performance as the sound of gun shots filled the air behind his rapid fire rapping and his backup dancers fell to the floor one by one.
Later on in the Grammy show, three country artists gathered in a solemn tribute to victims of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival and a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in England.
Seated in front of names of victims, the stoic Eric Church seemed to struggle behind his sunglasses to get through a performance of Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven,” along with Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne.
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A COUNTRY OF DREAMERS
Singer Camila Cabello, a Cuban-Mexican immigrant brought to the United States as a child, spoke about the American dream in a thinly veiled reference to the Trump administration’s policies on immigration.
“This country was built by dreamers for dreamers,” said Cabello, a likely reference to the group of young immigrants protected under the Obama-era program that was canceled by Trump last year.
After a reading of the poem that is etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty, Irish rock band U2 used the iconic image as a backdrop for a pre-recorded performance of “Get Out of Your Own Way” from a barge in the Hudson River.
Even Sting’s performance of his 1987 song “Englishman in New York,” seemed a bit more on the nose as the country deals with reforming immigration laws.
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DANCER DUET
Elton John and Miley Cyrus had one of the most talked-about moments at the 2018 Grammy awards with a powerhouse rendition of John’s ballad “Tiny Dancer.”
John’s 1972 single never won a Grammy, but is now considered a classic.
John began the song, sitting a piano topped with a white rose, symbol of the “Time’s Up” movement. Cyrus, in a flowing red Zac Posen gown, joined in to give the song a country tinge.
The duet drew praise on social media, with former “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek Tweeting “bravo” to Cyrus.
Last week, 70-year-old John announced details of a three-year world tour that he says will be his last.
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MUSICAL REWIND
It may have been the 60th anniversary of the Grammy Awards, but Bruno Mars brought the show back to the ’90s with a colorful performance of his song “Finesse.”
Mars was the big winner of the night with six awards and beating out leading nominee Jay-Z. Together with rapper Cardi B, the performance was musical and cultural homage to new jack swing, “In Living Color” and Mars’ brand of funk and R&B.
Cardi B kept up with Mars and his band’s killer dance moves, while showing off her own flamboyant skills on the mic.
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BACK TO BROADWAY
The Grammy Awards returned to New York City for the first time in more than a decade with a nod to the city’s rich history of musical theater.
Tony Award winners Ben Platt and Patti LuPone delivered impressive tributes to composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.
LuPone returned to her iconic performance from “Evita” with a symphony backing her on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” proving she is among Broadway’s greatest singers.
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At 8:54 PM, Officers were dispatched to Yale New Haven Hospital’s Emergency Department after staff reported a stabbing victim to police.
Forty-one year old Milton Menafee, of New Haven, told Detectives he’d been walking on Baldwin Street. He said he’d been confronted by a black man and a Hispanic man (possibly a black man with a lighter complexion). One of the men began fighting with Menafee, who’d thought he was the target of a robbery attempt.
His assailant cut him several times before he and his accomplice fled. Menafee, bleeding from wounds to his temple and defensive wounds to his hands, walked to the nearby hospital for treatment. He hadn’t been robbed.
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NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says outspoken “Sportscenter” anchor Jemele Hill is leaving that role to write for a company website and do occasional on-air commentary.
Hill attracted attention last year and was briefly suspended for opinionated messages on social media, including a reference to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.”
Hill says Friday she asked to be taken off the 6 p.m. weekday edition of ESPN’s sports news show because of a “strong desire to return to reporting, writing and commentary.”
She is going to work for The Undefeated, ESPN’s website that concentrates on issues of sports, race and culture. She also says she will be involved in some things that she can’t announce at this point.
ESPN says her “Sportscenter” co-anchor, Michael Smith, will continue as a solo host.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have released two Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight a day after they were arrested.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Matthew Fletcher and Thaddeus Culpepper were let out of jail Friday night because their “complex” case requires further review by prosecutors before they can be charged.
Both men were arrested Thursday on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony, authorities said, without disclosing what the felony was or what they are believed to have done.
Messages to the district attorney’s office and the two attorneys were not immediately returned.
The attorneys are among several who have represented Knight, the Death Row Records co-founder who was charged with murder and attempted murder in 2015. Knight has pleaded not guilty.
Households Which Earned $54,000 or Less in 2017 Can File State and Federal Taxes for FREE
WHAT: The Mayor’s office will join members of the Greater New Haven Family
Economic Security Coalition, coordinated by the Connecticut Association for Human
Services (CAHS) to kick-off the start of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
season with a press event. Speakers include: Sheila Carmon, Interim Community
Service Administrator; Jim Horan, Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Association for
Human Services; Amy Casavina Hall, Chief Impact Officer, United Way of Greater New
Haven; Alisa Lebovitz, IRS Taxpayer Advocate; Janice Vargas, VITA Client
WHEN: Thursday, January 25, at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Financial Empowerment Center, 316 Dixwell Ave., New Haven, CT
BACKGROUND: VITA is a program sponsored by the IRS, where trained volunteers
prepare and file state and federal returns for low-moderate income families for free.
Families who had an income of $54,000 or less in 2017 may qualify for free tax
preparation services.
Last year, trained VITA volunteers in New Haven prepared almost 4,500 tax returns,
returning $7.1 million in state and federal refunds to local families including $2.4 million
in federal Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) which may have otherwise gone
unclaimed. The Connecticut EITC provides an additional credit for working families
which is 23% of the federal EITC. This tax credit helps low-income working families with
children have more money for monthly bills, pay off debt and to save for emergencies.
The IRS wants to remind taxpayers that the PATH Act law requires the IRS to hold
refunds claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax
Credit (ACTC) until February 15. In addition, the IRS wants taxpayers to be aware it will
take several days for these refunds to be released and processed through financial
institutions. Factoring in weekends and the President’s Day holiday, the IRS cautions. that many affected taxpayers may not have access to their refunds until the week of
February 27.
“We are pleased to be able to offer families and individuals who qualify, free tax
preparation and filing.” said Jim Horan, Chief Executive Officer of CAHS, an
organization that helps to coordinate the VITA campaign across the state. “This is an
important service and offers a significant savings to those who are challenged by the
extra expense of tax season. In addition to free tax services, CAHS also offers
educational programs that help build long-lasting financial stability.”
“VITA provides much needed free tax advice and guidance to people who cannot afford
tax accountants or are confused by our complex tax rules. Too many people fail to
receive refunds or the earned income tax credit that are owed to them- leaving on the
table billions of often critical hard earned dollars.” stated U.S. Senator, Richard
Blumenthal.
Residents can call 2-1-1 or visit www.211ct.org, the United Way’s free information
hotline to find out more information or to locate the closest location. For more
information about federal or state EITC eligibility, residents can visit www.irs.gov or
www.ct.gov/drs/eitc.
This year’s VITA campaign is made possible through the generous support of the
following funders: United Way of Greater New Haven, Wells Fargo, Citi Community
Development, and People’s Bank Foundation.
About the Connecticut Association for Human Services
The Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit
organization, uniquely combines outreach into working poor communities at the
neighborhood level with broad-based policy work at the state and federal level.
Founded in 1910, CAHS is focused on helping families and children build the skills and
assets they need for lasting economic success, strengthening Connecticut’s economy,
and improving its workforce. In addition to advocacy and outreach, CAHS publishes
consumer guides, policy briefs, and KIDS COUNT, a highly-regarded data and policy
book supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. For more about CAHS, please visit
www.cahs.org.
List of 2018 VITA tax sites in Greater
New Haven: New Financial Life @ Clemente School, @ Columbus Family Academy, @
Gateway Community College, @ Yale New Haven Hospital, Brookside Estates, Christian
Community Action/ARISE Center, Community Action Agency of New Haven, Emanuel Lutheran
Church, New Haven Library’s Downtown and Wilson branches, New Haven Opportunity Center,
Southern Connecticut State University School of Business, Evergreen AAA VITA, Yale New
Haven Hospital Pediatrics
East Haven: East Haven Adult Learning Ctr., Hamden: M.L. Keefe Center, Hamden High
School
Woodbridge: Woodbridge Senior Center
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Photo courtesy of Will Paul
NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS junior middleweight Ray Oliveira Jr., right, returns to Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., on Friday, Feb. 23rd, 2018 as the main event for the first time in his career when he battles Connecticut rival Edwin Soto in the eight-round headline of CES Boxing's 2018 season opener. Soto returns to Rhode Island for the first time since 2010. The Feb. 23rd card also features a rematch between female welterweights Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes and Natasha Spence, who fought to a draw in December. The main card streams live on Facebook via FIGHTNIGHT LIVE beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 24th, 2018) -- Following a season-long celebration of its 25thanniversary in combat sports, CES Boxing begins the first of its next 25 years in February with a major-league doubleheader at Twin River Casino featuring the region's top prospects.
CES Boxing kicks off the 2018 Twin River Casino Fight Series on Friday, Feb. 23rd, 2018at the Event Center with Fall River, Mass., junior middleweight Ray Oliveira Jr. (9-1, 1 KO) headlining for the first time in his career in an eight-round showdown against New Haven, Conn., veteran Edwin Soto (11-2-2, 4 KOs), plus an eight-round co-main event rematch between female welterweights Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO) of Marshfield, Mass., andNatasha Spence (8-3-2, 6 KOs) of Ontario, Canada, who fought to a draw in December.
Tickets are priced at $47.00, $102.00, $127.00 (VIP) and $152.00 (VIP) and can be purchased online at www.cesboxing.com,www.twinriver.com or www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 401-724-2253/2254 or at the Twin River Casino Players Club. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Doors open at 6 p.m. ET with the preliminary card beginning at 7 followed by the main card live on Facebook via FIGHTNIGHT LIVE beginning at 8. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE is available online at www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/.
The main event features two 27-year-old regional standouts who've taken different paths on their inevitable collision course.
The son of the legendary "Sucra" Ray Oliveira, who will work his corner again on Feb. 23rd, Oliveira Jr. made his professional debut the day after his 24th birthday with a knockout win over Angel Valdez.
Following in the footsteps of his father, a marquee fighter who in his prime headlined a number of events for CES Boxing -- including the promotion's inaugural show in 1992 -- Oliveira Jr. finally gets his chance to star in a main event following a narrow win over Connecticut's David Wilson in his last bout on Sept. 16th.
Soto's been a fixture on the regional circuit for nearly a decade under the tutelage of Luis Rosa Sr., and his wife Marilyn Rosa, who own Boxing In Faith Gym in New Haven. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Soto debuted at the age of 19 and spent the next two years campaigning as a junior welterweight under the guidance of CES Boxing, winning six of eight fights.
He fought for the first and only time at Twin River in 2010, beating crosstown rivalCarlos Hernandez, and makes his 10th appearance with the promotion and first since October of 2013 when he faces Oliveira Jr. next month. Soto's most notable fights came in late 2013 and early 2014 when he faced unbeaten regional rivalsZach Ramsey and Nick DeLomba before a brief two-year hiatus. He returned in October with a win over Lawrence, Mass., junior middleweight Anthony Everett.
Lopes and Spence are no strangers to the Twin River spotlight. The two fought tooth and nail in December, with Spence winning by two rounds on judge Peter Hary's scorecard, but Wayne Lima and Eddie Scuncio scored it a draw, setting the stage for next month's rematch to settle the score.
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The Feb. 23rd also features the return of longtime fan-favorite "Mr. Providence"Vladine Biosse (15-7-3, 7 KOs), who fights for the first time in a year and a half when he faces Atlantic City, N.J., super middleweight Antowyan Aikens (11-4-1, 1 KO) in a six-round special attraction.
A former standout defensive back for the University of Rhode Island football team, Biosse last fought in May of 2016 when he battled Rhode Island icon Peter Manfredo Jr. to a draw. Feb. 23rd will be his unprecedented 16th appearance at Twin River.
Hard-hitting Sicilian heavyweight Juiseppe Cusumano (13-1, 11 KOs) also returns to action in his toughest test to date in a six-round bout against battle-tested Pittsburgh, Pa., native Fred Latham (9-1-2, 5 KOs), while undefeated prospectJamaine Ortiz (7-0, 4 KOs) of Worcester, Mass., faces Laredo, Tex., veteranVictor Rosas (9-7, 3 KOs) in a six-round lightweight bout. Junior welterweightAnthony Marsella Jr. (7-0, 4 KOs) of Providence returns for his seventh consecutive fight at Twin River dating back to October of 2016 in a separate six-round bout.
Regional rivalries highlight the preliminary card, starting with Johnston, R.I., junior welterweight Nicky DeQuattro (2-0, 1 KO) making his Twin River debut in a four-round bout against Carlos Galindo (0-0) of Lima, Peru. Providence lightweightMichael Valentin (3-0, 1 KO) puts his unbeaten record on the line against veteranLuis Rivera (3-3) of Boston and Springfield, Mass., welterweight Miguel Ortiz (2-1, 1 KO) faces pro debut Wilson Mascarenhas of New Bedford, both in four-round bouts. Providence featherweight Ricky Delossantos (3-0) aims for his fourth consecutive win in a four-round bout against New Bedford's Efren Nunez (0-1).
The entire fight card is dedicated to the memory of super bantamweight Luis Rosa Jr. of New Haven, the son of Luis and Marilyn Rosa, who passed away tragically on Jan. 14th. Rosa Jr. will be inducted into the CES Ring of Honor.
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24 January, 2018 – FATAL FALL
Happening Now – NHPD, Yale University PD and YNHH Protective Services are investigating a fatal fall from the Air Rights Garage at 88 York Street. The deceased is a twenty-eight year old woman.
Traffic in the area of N. Frontage Road Street between College and York Streets has been greatly impacted. That portion of N. Frontage Road is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. This portion of North Frontage Road is expected to remain closed to facilitate the investigation.
I'm announcing my support for Shawn Wooden for State Treasurer of Connecticut. I've known Shawn for many years and can unequivocally say he has a deep commitment to public service and a proven record of accomplishment.
Throughout his career Shawn has always shown honesty and integrity. It's evident both during his tenure on the Citizens Ethics Advisory Board, which oversees the State’s Ethics Office, and in his former role as President of the Hartford City Council.
Shawn is a nationally recognized public pension plan investment lawyer with an extensive record of fighting on the side of working families. His passion for fairness was on display while he worked at the AFL-CIO’s Office of Investment, throughout his 20 years as a lawyer, and as a public servant. I believe Shawn is the most qualified candidate to seek the office of Treasurer and that he'll serve the state with distinction.
New Haven, like the rest of Connecticut, has a great deal at stake in this year's election. That's why we need to support candidates with real experience and a proven history of helping working people. There's no doubt in my mind Shawn meets this standard - that's why he's my endorsed candidate for State Treasurer.
I'll be supporting Shawn in any way I can and I hope you'll join me. Please click on his website (www.shawnwooden.com) to learn more about Shawn and make a contribution today.
Thank you very much.
Toni
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President Donald J. Trump signs H.R. 195 – Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017, including Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 | January 22, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
Open for business
President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 195 in the White House Treaty Room last night, which included an extension of continuing appropriations that officially ended the Senate Democrats’ 3-day shutdown of the federal government.
The President expressed satisfaction that congressional Democrats signed onto a deal to fund the military, first responders, and health insurance for vulnerable children. “As I have always said, once the Government is funded, my Administration will work toward solving the problem of very unfair illegal immigration,” President Trump said.
“We will make a long-term deal on immigration if, and only if, it is good for our country.”
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders answered questions yesterday about the next steps toward striking such a deal. “We certainly want to negotiate,” she said, adding that the Administration’s priorities haven’t changed: “a solution on DACA, end to chain migration, end to the visa lottery system, and funding for border security—and that would certainly include the wall.”
My speech from today service ..
Greetings , i like to give
My condolence to the Scott family
Mr. Juan Scott was a Great Mentor and Friend
He encouraged young people like myself to get involved in learning about our city government and small minority business
I first met Mr.Scott on the community network facebook..He use to follow my Facebook post about New Haven . It was a news story that I posted about the small minority business academy on dixwell and how this was going to be a lost to the community. He contacted me via my Facebook messenger.
He told me change is coming and he would like me to Share the news on my Facebook page about the events he was planning on having there. So I agreed . He then introduced me to his beautiful wife Mrs.Andrea Scott who is very sweet and nice to me. She told me if I ever need something contact her .. Something was coming up I wanted to do.
My 30th Class reunion was coming up soon. So I wanted to do something special for my class by making history by doing something no New Haven High school class have ever done before by having Mayor Toni Harp come speak at our 30th reunion in 2015. The Catch was in 2005 we had the first African-American Mayor John Daniels come and speak at our 20th class reunion . So why not Have the first African-American female Mayor to come speak at the 30th reunion. This will be History for James Hillhouse class of 1985 by having both African American Mayors come to a class reunion, so I contact Andrea she made it happen . Then she mention to me her son Maurice L. Douglas graduated in 1985 from James hillhouse .Mayor Harp and Mrs Andrea Scott showed up to our 30th class reunion.
My Mother baby sister Bonnie Thompson graduated with Mr.Scott from Wilbur cross high school.
Also my Aunt had a chance to meet her classmate that she didn't see in years. this summer on the green . I wanted to introduce her to The Scott family. She looked Up and said Juan!! He smiled and Said Bonnie !! They Embrace and took a photo together and started talking about their old high school days.
That the magic of Juan and the Scott family they pull people together.
I’m sad to see that he has been called home but I am grateful for the time I had with him.
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Clock ticking toward shutdown as Congress returns to one big spending mess
Hawaii Governor David Ige is promising change, after a false missile alert was sent to cell phones on Saturday, The blunder caused more than a million people in Hawaii to fear that they were about to be struck by a nuclear missile
