Lawrence Guy also should help up front after making a strong first impression on the coaching staff.
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Lawrence Guy also should help up front after making a strong first impression on the coaching staff.
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Danny Shelton will upgrade Patriots’ strength on defensive line
(CNN) — Hispanic and African-American voters were more likely to report that they or someone in their households experienced issues when trying to vote than white Americans, according to a recent poll on voter engagement conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute. While most Americans did not report problems voting, the biggest problems that were reported included not being able to get off of work when polls were open (11%), not finding the correct polling place (8%), being told their names weren’t on the list even though they were registered (7%), missing the registration deadline (6%), being told they didn’t have the correct identification (5%) and being harassed or bothered while trying to vote (5%). The issues that nonwhite voters were most likely to experience in comparison with white Americans included not being able to find their voting places, not being able to take off work and missing the registration deadline. White voters reported experiencing those issues at 8%, 5% and 3%, respectively. African-American or Hispanic voters experienced the same by 8 to 10 percentage points more than their white neighbors. More Hispanic voters (9%) reported being harassed at the polls than white voters (4%) and more said they had been turned away because their names weren’t on the list, even though they were sure they were registered. A combination of African-American and Hispanic voters say by 6 percentage points more than white voters that they were turned away for having the incorrect identification. Also in the PRRI survey, respondents were asked about major problems with the election system. When asked if “eligible voters being denied the right to vote” was an issue, 38% said it was a major problem, with those who said it was a minor problem or not a problem tied at 29%. Nineteen percent of Republicans said eligible voters being denied the right to vote was a major problem, while 56% of Democrats said so. If all eligible voters participated in national elections, the Democratic Party would be the one to benefit, according to 39% of respondents. Sixteen percent thought the Republican Party would gain, while 3-in-10 said they would both benefit. Fourteen percent thought there would be no advantage on either side. — Grace Sparks The-CNN-Wire ( & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.)
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Poll: Nonwhites Report More Problems Voting Than Whites In The US
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Bushels of clams and oysters are devoured every day at Point Lookout Clam Bar, but the shells are no longer going in the trash. On Thursday, the Town of Hempstead launched a barrier reef composed of thousands of discarded shells donated by a dozen restaurants. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports, the town bundles the shells together, then dumps hundreds of bags of them off the coast of Lido Beach. “The task of rebuilding our marshland in this area starts today by linking together hundreds of these mesh bags that you see here to construct our living reef,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen. Web Extra: Drone Force 2 Over Lido Beach The idea is to re-fortify marshes that have been decimated for decades by storms and nitrogen pollution. Bags of shells linked together will build up critically needed marshland. “That’s our natural defense for major storms, and it’s been degraded to the point that we are very vulnerable,” said State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. The natural reefs will also attract new marine life, and by summer’s end, the town will plant hundreds of thousands worth of tiny oysters and clams on top of the bags, which will filter the water to help bring a dying bay back to life. “It reduces the wave energy hitting the marsh and allows the fine sentiment to rebuild the marsh,” said Maureen Murphy of Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment. The reef will run a full mile around marshland helping to protect it from further erosion. Restaurant owners are happy to see old shells get new life. “It’s the future habitat and future clams, and I got to admit it’s a win win for everybody,” said Point Lookout Clam Bar owner Mike Mihale. The marshes have shrunk in size about 50 percent in the last century. Town officials hope to they begin to grow within the next year.
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Big Sean is aiming to follow in the footsteps of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and the Temptations – quite literally. The Detroit rapper , hosting a …
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R&B and Hip-hop festival to bring Slovak, US musicians. The first edition of a new event presents Slovak-US cooperation, as well as a music celebrity who connects both countries. Angela Johnson(Source: Courtesy of R'n”B & Hip-hop Night). Font size:A – |A + 0. In mid April, Slovakia will experience an …
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R&B and Hip-hop festival to bring Slovak, US musicians