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China claims gold in pairs at world figure skating

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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China won the free skate to claim the gold medal in pairs at the figure skating world championships on Thursday. Skating to “Rain in Your Black Eyes” by Ezio Bosso, Wenjing and Cong produced a near-flawless free skate and received 155.60 points for a total of 234.84. Russian skaters Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov took the silver with 228.47 points followed by compatriots Alexander Enbert and Natalia Zabiiako with 217.98. China’s Peng Cheng and Jin Yang came fourth in 215.84.…

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Flyers, Blackhawks, Sabres and Lightning to Europe in ’19-20

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Jakub Voracek was psyched at the mere suggestion the Philadelphia Flyers might play an NHL game in his native Czech Republic. “I’m not going to lie to you, it would be great,” Voracek said with a smile. “Obviously to play an NHL game in your home country, it’d be awesome.” Voracek will get that chance next season when the Flyers open the regular season against the Chicago Blackhawks in Prague on Oct. 4. The NHL on Thursday announced that matchup and two games between the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay…

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Ichiro gets the start in what could be his last MLB game

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TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki started for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in what the Japanese news agency Kyodo is reporting will be his final major league game. The 45-year-old Ichiro fouled out his first time up and grounded out in his next at-bat against Oakland. Each time the crowd chanted “Ichiro, Ichiro” as camera flashes and iPhone flashes lit up the 45,000 sellout at the Tokyo Dome. Kyodo didn’t cite the source of its report. Seattle manager Scott Servais had hinted that, after Ichiro started in a season-opening victory…

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John Hickenlooper: ‘Diversity’ Is America’s ‘Greatest Strength’

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIO2020 Democratic Presidential Primary, CNN, diversity, John Hickenlooper, Politics0 comment

Speaking Wednesday evening during a CNN town hall in Atlanta, 2020 Democrat presidential candidate and former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper said that diversity is likely the United States’ “greatest strength.” [embedded content] A partial transcript is as follows: QUESTIONER: We are at a critical time in history that asks those of us who are white or male to hold the door open for women, people of color, people in the LGBTQ community, and other minorities. We have good, qualified Democrats running who fit these descriptions. Why would someone vote for you over a woman or minority…

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New Zealand Bans ‘Military-Style’ Semiautomatics, ‘High-Capacity’ Mags

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIO'High Capacity' Magazine Ban, "High Capacity" Magazines, 2nd Amendment, Assault Weapons Ban, Christchurch, gun control, Jacinda Ardern, Military Style Semiautomatic Rifles, New Zealand, Politics, Pre-Viral0 comment

Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that New Zealand has officially banned “military-style” semiautomatic rifles and “high-capacity” magazines. The Daily Mail quoted Ardern saying, “On March 15 our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place.” She added, “Now, six days after this attack, we are announcing a ban on all military style semi-automatics and assault rifles in New Zealand.” Ardern noted that “related parts used to convert…

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Freshman Dem Rep. ‘Horrified’ by Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic Comments

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIOanti-semitism, antisemitism, Ilhan Omar, Israel, Max Rose, Politics0 comment

Freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) on Tuesday apologized to his constituents at a town hall who were offended by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) latest antisemitic outburst, saying he was “horrified” by his colleague’s controversial remarks. “As a young congressman, I’ve got to tell you I’m sorry,” Rose, who is Jewish, said during the event organized by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island, reported Jewish Insider. “You sent me to Congress to take responsibility. You sent me to Congress to have your back,” the lawmaker continued. “And I failed you. Because…

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Pollak: Donna Brazile Trashed John McCain While He Was Alive; Now She’s His Biggest Fan

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIO2000 presidential election, 2008 presidential election, 2016 presidential election, Bowe Bergdahl, Bret Baier, Donna Brazile, FOX NEWS, Hypocrisy, John McCain, media, Politics, Russia dossier0 comment

Former interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile was full of posthumous praise for the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Wednesday’s edition of Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. The context was President Trump’s renewed criticism of McCain after a newly-released deposition showed how deeply McCain was involved in the fraudulent “Russia dossier” that has been used to attack the administration and divide the nation. Brazile, who Fox News recently hired as a contributor, began by criticizing the president for speaking ill of the dead. She then continued: “John McCain…

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Colorado AG: Sheriffs Who Will Not Enforce Gun Confiscation ‘Should Resign’

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIO2nd Amendment, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Democrat Gun Control, Gun Confiscation, Politics, Red Flag Law, Second Amendment, Sheriffs0 comment

Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser (D) said sheriffs who refuse to enforce gun confiscation laws “should resign” their posts. Democrat lawmakers are pushing a red flag law that will allow a court to issue confiscatory order empowering police to go to a gun owner’s home and take away his firearms. As of March 12, 2019, ten Colorado counties had declared themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” to signal that they would support their sheriffs in refusing to enforce the confiscation law. Numerous sheriffs have subsequently taken a stand against the red…

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Sharpton: Trump Kowtowing to ‘Core White Constituents’ — Will Not Call Out Racists and Bigots

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIOAl Sharpton, Clips, Donald Trump, media, Politics0 comment

Wednesday on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” MSNBC host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump only cared about “his core white constituents,” and therefore he will not attack racists and bigots. Sharpton said, “As we look at what has been transpiring around the whole question of 50 people being killed in New Zealand, now we have been dealing with this for over a week, and we have not yet heard this president reach out to the Muslim community in this country. And by name deal with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration spirit that…

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Beto O’Rourke Predicts He Could Win Texas in 2020

March 21, 2019 MICHAELANTONIO2020, Bernia Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Electoral College, Green New Deal, Politics, Red State, Texas0 comment

Democrat 2020 contender Robert “Beto” O’Rourke predicted during a New Hampshire campaign stop that he could win red state Texas as the Democrat presidential nominee. “Yes I think we can win Texas,” presidential candidate O’Rourke told reporters Tuesday. “I think we’ve proven that we know how to campaign. We’ve been to each one of those 254 counties. We’ve listened to the stories our fellow Texans have told us and we’ve incorporated it in the way that we campaign and in the way I wish to serve.” 2020 Watch-NEW: @BetoORourke -in…