“First thing in the morning, before having a coffee, I read the obits,” said Carl Reiner Tracy Smith, correspondent for “Sunday Morning” in 2015. “If I’m not there, I’ll have breakfast.” Even when talking about something gloomy (like when pretended to die in the middle of an interview, described as …
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CHICAGO (AP) – At least 13 people, including a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a teenager, were killed in Chicago over the weekend of July 4, police said. At least 59 others were shot and wounded. In a shooting just before midnight Saturday, four men opened fire on …
Read More »Kanye West 2020: Americans Threaten To Leave America If Kim Kardashian Becomes First Lady
First Ladies are among the most admired women in America. But it is true that Clinton and the current First Lady, Melania Trump, are also very polarizing (who remembers the jacket “I really don’t care”? …) And when it comes to opinion-splitting American culture figures, there’s not much more polarization …
Read More »Shattered Frederick Douglass statue in Rochester Park
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass has been ripped from its Rochester base on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches. July 6, 2020 2:02 am 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article ROCHESTER, NY – A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from …
Read More »Amid monument fury, Trump seeks ‘garden’ of American heroes
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in US history, a collection of “the best Americans that ever lived.” His idea, …
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