The festival kicks off Sept. 5.
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Immigration operation touted by Trump nets 35 arrests
Trump had billed the operation as a major show of force in an effort to ‘deport millions’ of people in the country illegally.
B.B. King’s ‘Lucille’ guitar up for auction
In B.B. King’s hands, black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar gave voice to the “King of the Blues.”
Thousands take to streets of Puerto Rico to demand the governor resign
Protests have swollen over the last week after reporters expose messages from Gov. Ricardo Rossello and some of his aides that were sexist and misogynistic and joked about dead bodies that accumulated in the days after Hurricane Maria.
Al Franken tells New Yorker he regrets resigning from Senate
The lengthy article in The New Yorker questions the severity and circumstances of the allegations against the former senator.
Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito’
Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi
Lobstermen, politicians rally in Stonington to protest whale rules
Hundreds of lobstermen and their families rallied to protest proposed federal rules aimed at protecting right whales.
Trump administration expanding deportations without a hearing
The change in policy would also allow ICE officials to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants anywhere in the U.S.
Stevens praised as ‘brilliant man’ at Supreme Court ceremony
The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has been remembered as a ‘brilliant man’ with a “deep devotion to the rule of law” during a ceremony Monday at the court.
Looking to declaw your cat? Don’t try it in New York anymore
New York becomes first state in the nation to ban the declawing of cats.