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Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say

By Associated Press (CNN) — The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials have issued subpoenas and at least one

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Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Black River

‘Hell on Earth’: Ravaged by Hurricane Melissa, this once-vibrant Jamaican town is now in desperate need of help

By Derek Van Dam, Devon Sayers, Michael Rios, CNN Black River, Jamaica (CNN) — Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. Many of the town’s colorful homes, historical buildings and lush greenery have been reduced

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Steve Sanchez, La Quinta Councilmember, to run for 4th District RivCo Board of Supervisors seat

LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) — La Quinta City Councilman Steve Sanchez is running to represent the Fourth District of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Sanchez made the campaign announcement first with News Channel 3’s Athena Jreij, announcing he plans to unseat Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, who was elected Supervisor in 2018. The fourth district

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Coachella’s first approved healthy food truck to appear at Blue Zones event

COACHELLA (CNS) –  Blue Zones Project Coachella and Coachella officials will celebrate the city’s first approved healthy food truck next month at Veterans’ Memorial Park during their Fiestas Azules event. The free celebration will be held at 10:00 a.m. on November 15th at 1500-1598 Fourth Street. Fat Boys Tacos and Catering will provide healthy meals that

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Sen. John Fetterman is seen with reporters and an aide as he sits on a bench near the Senate chamber at the US Capitol on Thursday

Fetterman rails on his colleagues for not getting their ‘sh*t together’ with SNAP on the line amid the shutdown

By Alison Main, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Fetterman was exasperated with his colleagues Thursday, as the Senate heads home in the stalemate’s fifth week and millions of Americans are due to lose federal food assistance this weekend. “It’s an absolute failure what occurred here for the last month, and now things are

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Vance and Duffy warn Thanksgiving travel ‘could be a disaster’ if shutdown barrels on

By Alayna Treene, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that Americans could face a travel “disaster” as Thanksgiving approaches next month without an end in sight to the government shutdown. Their comments came after Vance hosted a roundtable of aviation, travel and union leaders

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