Las Vegas Edition -- December 24 -- 30, 2015

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“I WANT to show the world – the universe, rather – that I am confidently beautiful, with a heart.� Those were the words of Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, 26, who took home the crown for Miss

Universe 2015 on live television Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. “To be a Miss Universe is both an honor and a responsibility. I will use my voice to influence the youth and to raise awareness to certain causes,

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DATELINE Clinton, Sanders, O’Malley take stage in final 2015 Democratic presidential debate FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS SS AMERIC MERICA RICA

like HIV awareness, that is timely and relevant to my country which is the Philippines,� she said, during the final question-and-answer portion of the night. In true beauty pageant fashion, the final crowning did not go without G8>< 8)

Binay regains lead in latest Pulse Asia presidential poll by ARIES JOSEPH

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VICE President Jejomar Binay has trumped former presidential preference poll frontrunners Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Grace Poe to become the leading can-

SIX days before Christmas, the three Democratic presidential candidates faced off in New Hampshire for the final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 and of offered their opinions on issues such as terrorism, gun control, healthcare and foreign policy. Hosted by ABC, the two-and-a-half hour debate took place Saturday, Dec. 19, in New Hampshire where Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds the lead, despite former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s significant national lead. Former Maryland Gov. M`Z\ Gi\j% A\afdXi 9`eXp G8>< 8*

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didate to succeed President Benigno Aquino III in 2016, the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey revealed. The survey, which was conducted from December 4 to 11 with 1,800 respondents nationwide, revealed that 33 percent of respondents would vote for Binay. “If the May 2016 elections were held during the survey period, 33 percent of Filipinos would elect Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay as the country’s next president. Two T candidates find themselves sharing second place – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte (23 percent) and Senator Grace S. Poe (21 percent),� Pulse Asia said. Binay topped the poll among respondents in the National Capital Region (30 percent), Balance Luzon (34 percent) and Visayas (34 percent). Duterte got the votes of Mindanao G8>< 8*

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MANILA—The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are busy coping with the arrival of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including those from Afghanistan, in time for the traditionally joyous Christmas and New Year celebrations. Many of the OFWs in Afghanistan were earlier hesitant to come home this season after the Philippine

Fatal crash on Las Vegas Strip leaves dozens injured

Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued a work or OFW-deployment ban on the country, according to Manny Geslani, spokesman for the Samahang Pilipino in Afghanistan (SPA). Geslani added that the OFWs had second thoughts because they may not be able to go back to work if the ban continues. At the terminals, many returning OFWs are seen filling up the arrival and DXep i\klie`e^ F=Nj Xi\ j\\e Ôcc`e^ lg k_\ Xii`mXc Xi\Xj f] E8@8 k\id`eXcj% @ehl`i\i%e\k g_fkf G8>< 8*

Hit-and-run suspect was honored for turning her life around by

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LAKEISHA Holloway, the 24year-old woman accused of deliberately driving onto a packed sidewalk several times through a crowd of pedestrians along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, Dec. 20, was publicly honored for turning her life around from homelessness to a government job. “Boy, have I come a long ways,� Holloway says in a 2012 video by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, which helps at-risk youth with

education and career training, according to CNN. “I was a scared little girl who knew that there was more to life outside of crime, drug addiction, lower income, alcoholism, being undereducated--all of which I grew up being familiar with.� Everything changed on the night of Dec. 20, when police reported a fatal incident on Las Vegas Boulevard, steps away from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino where the 2015 Miss Universe pageant was taking place before a live audience. G8>< 8)

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LABOR OR groups and people supportive of the candidacy of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 19, said they have repackaged the tandem as “Team AlDuB.� A take from the phenomenal noontime show love team between Alden Richards and Maine “Yaya Dub� Mendoza, popularly known as “AlDub,� the political “AlDuB� refers to Alyansang Duterte-Bongbong. Bongbong is Marcos’ nickname. Duterte, the feisty mayor whose certifiG8>< 8*

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