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    Subpoenas being sent to Trenton workers who donated money to sculpture of Obama

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    Mayoral aide Anthony Roberts and several other city employees are expected to be served with subpoenas this week as several city council members continue to demand answers about the donations and city dollars that funded a $4,000 sculpture of President Obama. Council President Phyllis Holly…


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    Matthew Chapman
    April 17, 2021

    On Saturday, The Daily Beast reported that a Todd Raybuck, a police chief for the island of Kauai, Hawaii, has been suspended after repeatedly making fun of Asian people — but the suspension is for less than a week.

    "The AP reports that Raybuck was accused of parodying an Asian person's speech and mannerisms, describing an employee's hairstyle as a Kung Fu look, and squinting and bowing his head while discussing why he didn't promote someone of Japanese heritage," reported executive editor Tracy Connor.

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    April 17, 2021

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    At the top of the year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, (D) was hit with a litany of sexual harassment allegations that have deeply blemished his previously vaunted handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several women have leveled accusations against him for allegedly inappropriate behavior over the last decade.

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    April 17, 2021

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