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Pandemic Changes Vermont Town Hall Meetings and Voting
Due to the pandemic, town hall meetings in Vermont look different this year.
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Biden Reframes Goal on Reopening of Elementary Schools
President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office.
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Fire Destroys Town Hall in Jefferson, New Hampshire
An intense blaze burned through the Town Hall in Jefferson, New Hampshire Monday night. The flames were so hot they damaged part of exterior of the Fire Department’s building, according to a member of the town’s select board, and the building is a complete loss. No one was inside the building at the time because the select board now...
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Trump, Biden Go at It — From a Distance — in Town Halls
President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation.
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NBC Faces Backlash After Agreeing to Trump Town Hall
NBC News says it’ll host President Donald Trump for a town hall-styled event on Thursday, after the president submitted to a coronavirus test administered by the National Institutes of Health. The network’s decision received a strong backlash on social media, where a call to boycott NBC trended on Twitter.
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Trump, Biden Prepare for Dueling Town Halls Tonight
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will take part in dueling televised town halls Thursday evening, instead of a previously scheduled debate. Trump dropped out of the debate after organizers attempted to switch to a virtual format when he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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NBC News to Host Town Hall With President Trump in Miami
NBC 6’s Steve Litz has more on what to expect when the President makes another stop in South Florida with just weeks before election day.
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Biden Virtual Town Hall Marks New Normal for Campaigning
Joe Biden’s foray into virtual campaigning has gotten off to a rocky start
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Trump Defends His Rhetoric in 1st TV Town Hall of 2020
President Donald Trump defended his administration’s response to the coronavirus and his confrontational style of name-calling political opponents as he fielded questions from the public in his first TV town hall of the 2020 election cycle.
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Candidates, Students to Attend Youth Climate Town Hall
Presidential candidates and students from New Hampshire high schools, universities and graduate programs will share the stage at a Youth Climate & Clean Energy Town Hall in Concord.
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Google Fires Four Staffers After Protest, Accusing Them of Data Security Breaches
Google has terminated four employees for allegedly sharing sensitive information after weeks of internal dissent related to the mistrust of leadership. At least one of the employees was at the center of recent worker protests in San Francisco. In a memo sent to staffers on Monday, three members of Google’s Security and Investigations Team wrote that the four workers were...
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Boston Bridge Replacement to Have Significant Transportation Impact
A project to replace the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Boston this summer is expected to have significant impact to all modes of transportation in the area.
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Bernie Sanders in NH: ‘We Are Taking on the Establishment'
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared in New Hampshire Tuesday as he sought votes in the first-in-the-nation primary state. From his Town Hall at Nashua Community College, Sanders spoke with confidence.
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Pete Buttigieg Likens Trump's Tweets to ‘Grotesque Things'
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has jabbed at President Donald Trump, saying he understands why people are mesmerized by the president’s tweets because “it is the nature of grotesque things that you can’t look away.” Buttigieg spoke Sunday during a Fox News town hall. Asked about how he responds to Trump’s tweets and name-calling, Buttigieg said, “I don’t care.” He...
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Talk Politics: Field of Democrats for President Widens
A look at who will last and who won’t as a large field of Democratic candidates vie in the 2020 election.
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Elizabeth Warren Backs Congressional Plan for Reparations Study
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday embraced a congressional proposal to study a framework for reparations to African-Americans hurt by the legacy of slavery as the best way to begin a “national, full-blown conversation” on the issue. Warren first voiced support for reparations last month, becoming one of three 2020 Democratic candidates to do so. But her comments about...
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Oprah Winfrey's Stake in Weight Watchers Falls by $48 Million in Minutes After Shares Crater 30 Percent
Oprah Winfrey’s stake in Weight Watchers fell by almost $48 million, at least on paper, after the dieting company released a weak earnings results Tuesday. Shares of the company cratered 30 percent after it reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings and gave investors a weak outlook for 2019. Winfrey owns more than 5 million shares of Weight Watchers, or about 8 percent...
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Pardon by Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage Went Against Clemency Board, Details Secret
Maine officials say they can’t release information about individuals pardoned by former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who pardoned a former lawmaker against a clemency board’s recommendation. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s spokeswoman Kristen Muszynski said Thursday state law says information about a person’s pardon is confidential.
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‘He's Been Awesome': Milford Residents Supporting Police Chief Amid Contract Drama
Outside of the Town Hall in Milford, Massachusetts, neighbors were holding signs of support for the police chief. “He’s been awesome to this community and what they’re doing is very unfair,” said Maryann Nydam of Milford. Last month, Milford’s Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to not renew the contract of Chief Tom O’Loughlin. For 16 years he has been Milford’s...
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2 Years After Disastrous Flood, Florence Scares Small Town
One woman left town. Another prays her house might somehow be spared again. And one man will just wait and watch and hope the water doesn’t rise. Few places in South Carolina are more worried about the possibility of disastrous inland flooding from Hurricane Florence’s heavy rain than Nichols. When Hurricane Matthew dumped a foot (30 centimeters) of rain on...