Vanessa Romo

Vanessa Romo appears in the following:

World Cup Host City Jokes That To Save Water, People Should Shower In Pairs

Thursday, July 05, 2018

As the tournament and the weather heat up, the city of Samara wants locals to remember to conserve water. Their suggestion: Shower together!

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At Least 24 Dead In Fireworks Workshop Explosion In Mexico

Thursday, July 05, 2018

Officials said paramedics and other emergency responders were at the scene of the first explosion caused by an ignited powder keg on Thursday, when a second blast went off.

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Rep. Jim Jordan Denies He Knew Of Decades-Long Sexual Abuse At Ohio State

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

A spokesman for the Republican congressman says he "never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him" when he was an assistant coach of the wrestling team.

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Poland's Government Forcing Supreme Court Justices To Step Down

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

Justices, including the highest-ranking member of the court, have united in defiance of a new law that would force nearly 40 percent of the court's judges into early retirement.

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A Compromise On Migration Keeps German Chancellor Angela Merkel In Power

Monday, July 02, 2018

Under the deal, migrants registered in other European Union countries will be held in transit centers as Germany negotiates their return, ending a threat to Merkel's 12-year ruling coalition.

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Missing Thai Boys Found Alive In Cave

Monday, July 02, 2018

Twelve members of a boys soccer team and their coach were trapped in the cave by rising floodwaters more than a week ago. "We found them safe," Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osotthanakorn says.

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African-American Senators Introduce Anti-Lynching Bill

Friday, June 29, 2018

After 100 years of unsuccessful legislative efforts Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Tim Scott hope to finally make lynching a federal crime.

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Maryland Newsroom Shooting That Left 5 Dead Was 'Targeted Attack'

Thursday, June 28, 2018

The suspect, identified as Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, reportedly has had a long-standing feud with The Capital newspaper for its coverage of a 2011 criminal harassment complaint against him.

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Oscar's Academy Invites 928 New Members, Getting Closer To Diversity Goals

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

After two years of #OscarsSoWhite hashtags, the Academy vowed to double the number of women and people of color by 2020. While it's close to achieving that, overall membership remains far from equal.

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World Cup: 3rd Female Journalist Sexually Harassed On Camera

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

"Don't do this! Never do this again," Julia Guimarães told the man, who found it appropriate to try to kiss her on the cheek as she was about to broadcast live.

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Violent Clash Between Farmers And Herders Leaves At Least 86 Dead In Nigeria

Monday, June 25, 2018

The Sunday morning clash between Christian farmers and Muslim herders is the latest in an escalating conflict that has become as violent as the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.

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Turkey Elections: Erdogan Wins 2nd Term

Monday, June 25, 2018

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory ushers in a powerful new executive presidency eliminating the prime minister's role and granting the leader the ability to rule by decree and dissolve parliament.

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Officials Say Illegal Pesticide Caused Deaths Of 13 Bald Eagles In Maryland

Friday, June 22, 2018

Authorities said there is an "epidemic on the Eastern Shore" of wildlife-poisoning crimes because it's "cheaper and easier" than trapping a nuisance animals or building a fence.

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Protests Erupt In Spain As Men Held In 'Wolf Pack' Sex Assault Get Bail

Friday, June 22, 2018

Judges freed five men convicted of sexual abuse of an 18-year-old woman during Running of the Bulls festivities as they appeal the verdict. The move sparked a call for an overhaul of sex crimes laws.

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Keystone Virus Makes First Known Jump From Mosquitoes To Humans

Thursday, June 21, 2018

A 16-year-old Florida boy is the first person known to have become infected, researchers say. Symptoms in humans include a rash and mild fever.

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El Paso Sheriff Bars Deputies From Working At Facility Holding Child Migrants

Thursday, June 21, 2018

"We don't support the current administration's position of separating children simply to discourage illegal immigration," Sheriff Richard Wiles said in explaining his decision.

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MIT Clears Junot Díaz Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

After a month-long investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal abuse, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz has been cleared by MIT to continue teaching there next year.

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Hungary Passes 'Stop Soros' Laws, Bans Aid To Undocumented Immigrants

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The right-wing parliament made it illegal for organizations and individuals to help asylum-seekers. A separate constitutional amendment declared an "alien population" can't be settled in the country.

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Former Mexico President Fox Joins 'High Times' Board As Company Plans IPO

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

"There's never been a better time to join the fight" to decriminalize cannabis, Vicente Fox said as he joined the marijuana-focused magazine, which he said has been "building an empire in the dark."

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Nursery For Giant Manta Rays Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Sightings of baby mantas are rare, but the Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary appears to be a safe playground for newborns to adolescents.

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