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merican businessman and television personality Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, while anti-Trump protesters clashed with police in the capital.

The number of protests against and rallies for Trump taking place last Friday is far above what has been typical at recent US presidential inaugurations.

In Washington DC, protesters were pepper-sprayed by police officers in sporadic clashes.

About 28,000 security personnel, kilometres of fencing, street barricades, and trucks laden with sand were part of the security cordon around eight-square kilometres of central Washington for the ceremony.

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Give Trump a chance, but hold him accountable

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ithin days of taking charge of the world's richest country, US President Donald Trump continues to face strong opposition, including street marches and rallies of civil right, political and heavy criticism from the media.

Despite winning 30 states with a total of 306 electoral votes, after breaking through in traditionally Democratic states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, Trump unfavorable ratings average over 50 percent in most polls.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million. However, Trump is the duly elected president by virtue of the electoral college votes.

Mass protesting in the US and overseas will not change the status of the presidency.

During the presidential elections, under the slogan, “Make America Great Again,” Trump’s comments upset a wide range of people, including women and members of his own Republican

Party. But the controversial businessman has insisted that he was speaking for ordinary Americans and promised to "drain the swamps" once he got to Washington.

A few days since taking office, President Trump has been making good on his promises and has already signed several executive actions in keeping with his “Contract with the American Voters.”

But it was the executive order he signed Friday (Jan. 27) banning entry by nationals from certain countries that has led to lawsuits and sparked protests across the United States and overseas.

It prohibits people from seven countries—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen—from entering the U.S. for 90 days and pauses the admission into the U.S. of people granted refugee status for 120 days while the Trump administration reviews immigration screening procedures.

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It is fair to say millions of immigrants are very distressed, but these were the same strategies used by the Obama administration that led to more than two millions people being deported.

President Trump has also ordered that federal dollars cannot go to organizations that provide abortion services. This is

not an area the president should interfere with, or take broadbrush approaches to cut funding.

After all, abortion should remain a woman’s right.

And the much talk about border wall with Mexico is on the card as Trump states it is the policy of the United States to immediately construct a wall on the southern border.

While millions of Americans are very upset with most of the executive orders issued by the president, we must be reminded that those actions were among his (Trump) election promises to the voters.

However, the president should exercise more sensitivity, especially when dealing with immigrants.

In spite of these actions and with only several days in office, we must give the president a chance to govern. However, we should continue to be vigilant and honest to ensure that the executives order are in the longterm good of America.

The opinions expressed in this newspaper, except for the above, do not necessarily reflect the views of Street Hype Newspaper and its publishers. Please send your comments and or suggestions to editor@streethypenewspaper.com. Responses should be no longer than 400 words. Not all articles will be published.

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ere are few tips to communicate and negotiate your way to success when doing business globally.

Take the pulse of the area's intellectual climate by finding out what people are reading and watching.

Some embassies websites are very informative. Before I went to work in Saudi Arabia, I reviewed the embassy’s website including the culture mission. I wanted to know the do’s and don't of working as a female in Saudi.

Study the established business norms of the area.

Understand business, political, & cultural environments.

Learn the perspectives, tastes, trends & technologies If you plan to live in the country that you are doing business in, be able to adapt to living and communicating in that culture Learn to relate to people from other cultures from a posi-

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Think how you would feel being in another country trying to negotiate in another language.

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Lastly, keep it professional no matter how challenging it may get – even if the negotiations are testing your patience always remain courteous and keep it to business.

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resident Trump has taken 10 executive actions since entering office. They largely fall in line with the “Contract with the American Voter” blueprint his campaign released last October, which laid out Trump’s vision for his first 100 days in office.

Here’s the list of Trump’s executive actions so far, starting with the most recent.

12. Border wall. In this order, President Trump states it is the policy of the United States to immediately construct a wall on the southern border. The order directs agencies to begin planning and identify funding for the project, including sending requests to Congress. It also directs agencies to construct or contract out for more detention facilities at or near the Mexican border. This order also directs the hiring of an additional 5,000 border patrol agents, subject to funding. And it requires that all agencies identify any U.S. aid funds that have gone to Mexico in the past five years. (We are still awaiting an online link and will post when it appears.)

11. Deportations and sanctuary cities.

This is also a longer order with several major pieces (as above, no public link yet). The president has directed agencies to step up deportation of those in the country illegally.

First, he prioritizes seven groups of people for deportation. It is anyone: convicted of a crime, charged with a crime, who has committed a chargeable offense, has misrepresented themselves to the government, has abused a welfare program, who is under deportation order and who may “in the judgment of an immigration officer, otherwise pose a risk to public safety or national security.” Second, the order also directs the hiring of 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, though it states that is subject to funding. Third, it states the U.S. policy is now to allow local law enforcement officers to act as immigration officers whenever possible. Fourth, it orders the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to block federal grants from so-called “sanctuary” cities which do not enforce some immigration laws.

10. Review manufacturing regulations.

In this memorandum, the president ordered the Commerce Secretary to begin a 60-day review of regulations for American manufacturers, with the aim of finding ways to speed up permitting and all federal processes for them.

9. American steel in pipelines. President Trump directed the Commerce Secretary to come up with a plan to ensure that all pipelines built or repaired in the United States be constructed with American-made materials “to the maximum extent possible.”

8. Speeding up environmental reviews for all priority infrastructure. President Trump ordered that agencies and the chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality work together to set up faster deadlines and environmental approval for “high priority” infrastructure projects. It gives significant power and responsibility to the White House Council on Environmental Quality chairman, who will decide within 30 days if a proposed project is “high priority.”

(The president has not yet nominated a new CEQ chairman.)

6 + 7. Speeding approval of Dakota Access and Keystone Oil Pipelines. President Trump ordered that permits for the the Dakota Access Pipeline be approved in an expedited manner, “including easements or rights-of-way to cross Federal areas.” (Army denial of an easement was a previous victory for pipeline opponents.) In his Keystone memorandum, Mr. Trump invited TransCanada to resubmit its application for a pipeline permit, and he directed the State Department to issue a final decision on that application within 60 days.

5. Federal hiring freeze. The president has told agencies they cannot fill any vacant positions nor open new ones, with two exceptions: military personnel and critical public safety positions.

4. TPP. This memorandum withdraws the United States from all Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and from signing the trade deal.

3. Abortion. President Trump has ordered that federal dollars cannot go to organizations that provide abortion services.

2. Regulation freeze. The president has frozen all regulations now in process (but not approved) until they are approved by him or an agency after he took office. This means any regulation signed by former President Barack Obama in his final weeks in office — including some that deal with energy efficiency standards — are on hold until they’re reviewed by Trump’s administration.

1. ACA rollback. Mr. Trump has allowed all agency heads to waive requirements of the Affordable Care Act to the “maximum extent permitted by law.”

“There are unfortunately periods in our history when the United States has departed from that proud tradition, as when Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps durYvette D. Clarke ing the Second World Congresswoman War and when strict limits were placed on immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe in 1924 based on irrational fears about Catholic and Jewish influence on American culture.

“We cannot as a nation allow xenophobia to undermine our principles or racism to determine our policies. There are more than three million Muslim Americans living here today. These are the same individuals who have volunteered for service in the Armed Forces. These same individuals are our neighbors and friends. I will never accept this attack on Muslim families as the policy of the United States. I will resist, and I call on my colleagues in Congress and people of good faith across the United States to join me in resistance to this act of hate.”

---------------------“I strongly rebuke President Trump’s decision to strip millions of federal dollars from our city, and cities across America, for their lawful decision to protect immigrants Eric L. Adams within their borders.

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As a member of our law enforcement community, I know firsthand how New York City has proven its ability to keep its residents safe from illegal criminals while protecting innocent children and families fearing for their lives. We must not allow a tsunami of xenophobia to wash away centuries of our nation’s legacy as a beacon of diversity and opportunity. I ask New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to do everything in his power to fight this executive order, on behalf of all New Yorkers.

----------------------------------------------"Today we showed the best of America," Council Member Williams said. For the past two years we've been bombarded by divisive messages that were unfortunately embraced by so many, Jumaane Williams and the resulting elecCouncil Member tion showed us the worst of America.

"I am a believer in nonviolent resistance, but we have to disrupt a structure that is unjust. We must resist from day one. We're fighting for everyone, even those who don't understand what they've done by voting for Trump. We are going to continue moving forward because we know we are on the right side of history."

The theme of the rally was "resist from day one" -- resisting Trump's proposals, which are based in bigotry, xenophobia and fear.

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Tax Return Western Union to pay $586M Preparer fine to settle fraud charges Pleads Guilty T to Fraud A former Queens, tax return preparer pleaded last guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns.

According to documents filed with the court, from in or about 2004 through 2014, Vanya Thompson, 39, ran a tax return preparation business, which operated under a number of names, including Lyn Services, Ricardo Multi-Service and Katie’s Multi-Service. To generate larger refunds for her clients, Thompson falsified items on their returns such as charitable deductions and business income, expenses, and losses, causing a tax loss of more than $250,000.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 2.

Thompson faces a statutory maximum sentence of three years in prison, a period of supervised release, restitution and monetary penalties. Thompson also agreed to an order prohibiting her from preparing tax returns on behalf of others.

“As we enter filing season, today’s plea should remind tax return preparers across the country that there are significant consequences for willfully preparing and filing false income tax returns,” said Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg. “Preparers who seek to attract business and increase their profits by stealing from the U.S. Treasury through the filing of false returns will be investigated and prosecuted.”

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg thanked special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Trial Attorneys Brittney Campbell and Jason Scheff of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting the case.

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By Stephen Feller, UPI he largest money service business in the world agreed on Thursday to a half-billion dollar settlement over charges they failed to protect customers from fraud and permitted their agents to illegally launder money for customers.

Western Union will pay a $586 million fine after pleading guilty to charges of willfully failing to run an effective anti-money laundering program and aiding and abetting wire fraud with the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Attorneys' Offices of the Middle and Eastern districts of Pennsylvania, Central District of California and Southern District of Florida.

"Western Union owes a responsibility to American consumers to guard against fraud, but instead the company looked the other way, and its system facilitated scammers and ripoffs," FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said in a press release. "The agreements we are announcing today will ensure Western Union changes the way it conducts its business and provides more than a half billion dollars for refunds to consumers who were harmed by the company's unlawful behavior."

Based on a complaint filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western Union violated U.S. laws when they processed thousands of transactions for Western Union agents and others as part of multiple national and international fraud schemes.

Trump Takes Charge Amid Protests

Continued from page 1 The night before Friday's inauguration, thousands of people turned out in New York for a protest rally at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, and then marched a few blocks from where the businessman lives.

The rally featured a line-up of politicians, activists, and celebrities. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Hollywood actors Robert de Niro and Alec Baldwin, Oscarwinning documentary director Michael Moore and singer Cher were among those who joined the noisy gathering.

Moore, an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, exhorted the crowd to take part in "100 days of resistance", a movement to resist Trump's policies.

"As bad we think it's going to be, it's going to be worse. But the good news is there's more of us than there are of them."

In a call for unity Moore said: "We're all Muslim. We're all Mexican. We're all women. We're all American. Yes, and we are all queer, too."

Donald John Trump is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States. He was born on June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York.

He has five children and is married to Melanija Knavs, a Slovene American former model.

Among the allegations are criminals who contacted victims in the United States posing as family members, potential employers or people awarding some kind of prize asking for money to be wired to them. The company's agents were often complicit in the schemes, the FTC said, and sometimes took a cut of the money.

Previous cases have also established that Western Union failed to halt the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars to human traffickers in China and drug traffickers in other parts of the world, as well as not adhering to

laws requiring verification and investigation of daily transfer limits.

The settlement requires Western Union to block money transfers to any person who is the subject of a fraud report, provide clear warnings to consumers about fraud on their paper and electronic forms, refund fraudulently induced money transfers if the company did not follow proper anti-fraud protocol and to increase the availability for how consumers can file fraud complaints.

Western Union will also be monitored by an independent auditor for its adherence to the telemarketing sales rule, which bars companies from processing transfers known to be fraud, or those the company "should know is payment for a telemarketing transaction."

Western Union said in a press release it has increased compliance consistently during the last five years and has dedicated about 20 percent of its employees to compliance functions, noting the issues it settled Thursday occurred mostly between 2004 and 2012.

"We share the government's goal of protecting consumers and the integrity of our global money transfer network, and we worked hard to resolve these matters with the government," Western Union said in the release. "We are committed to enhancing our compliance programs to prevent illicit activity on our network and protect customers who transfer money to friends, family and businesses."

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By Caribbean News Now contributor CARACAS, Venezuela: ore than four million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil and fuel exports are stuck in tankers in the Caribbean because Venezuela’s state-run oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) cannot afford to pay for cleaning dirty tankers and port inspections, Reuters reported.

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Opposition leader hopes Trump can solve Trinidad and Tobago's US tax law stalemate

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: he Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was enacted by the US Congress in 2010, seeks to ensure that US citizens and residents with financial assets outside of the country are paying taxes. Regarded as an invasive law, there has been some resistance to it; however, many countries have signed on -- but Trinidad and Tobago is not yet one of them.

There was great online discontent when the country missed its September 30, 2016, deadline, thanks to the opposition stalling the legislation's passage in parliament. At the time, opposition leader Kamla PersadBissessar explained that she and her colleagues were concerned about “the draconian provisions in the Bill”. The government maintained that they addressed these concerns, but since the opposition walked out of parliament -- a move they deemed deliberate -- the matter was never debated.

The public response was one of frustration, especially since the opposition introduced the legislation to parliament when they were in government. In a country where corruption is endemic, FATCA, netizens believed, could help ensure transparency in financial transactions. Business owners wanted to be able to trade with the United States free of any impediments and the banking sector was heavily lobbying for the country's compliance.

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US vice-president, Mike Pence (c) his wife Karen, and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US Audrey Marks (3rd l) share photo opportunity at the Chairman’s Global Dinner and Diplomatic Ball, given in honour of President Donald Trump and the vice-president Mike Pence at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, on January 16. The vice-president expressed his love for the island and the people of Jamaica and hoped to visit whenever the opportunity arose. Close to fifteen hundred members of the diplomatic corp and other dignataries were in attendance.

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Cayman Islands cuts mosquitoes by over 80 percent with Genetic Modification

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: here has been a dramatic fall in the number of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the West Bay of Grand Cayman, where genetically modified insects have been released in a pilot project to get as near as possible to eradicating the disease-spreading pest in the Cayman Islands.

Over the last six months the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU), in partnership with a private UK bio-technology firm Oxitec, has released millions of genetically altered male insects in a selected area of West Bay, where the population has now fallen by almost 90% when compared to

nearby areas where the GM insects were not released.

Preliminary results published this week revealed that the Aedes aegypti population in the project area is now just 12% of the numbers found in the comparative non-treatment study area also in West Bay. The technique involves releasing large numbers of sterile engineered male mosquitoes into an area with a wild population to mate with the females.

Then, as almost all of the larvae die before reaching maturity and because the life-cycle of a mosquito is short, it’s not long before the population begins to fall.

By NAN Contributor News Americas, Santiago, Chile: new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has identified obesity as a major problem in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Here are the Caribbean nations the report, ‘The Panorama of Food and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean,’ says, has the fattest people: 1: The Bahamas - According to the report, the Caribbean island is the Bahamas has the highest obesity rates in the Americas. Around 69 percent of their nationals are overweight according to the report making the country also the number one Caribbean nation with the fattest people.

2: Barbados-Barbados was second on the list with the report putting the obesity rate on the island at 36 percent.

3: Trinidad and Tobago -Coming in at third on the list of islands with the fattest Caribbean people is Trinidad and Tobago with 31 percent obesity in its population.

4: Antigua and Barbuda-The tiny Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda rounds out the top four list of islands with the fattest Caribbean people at 31 percent as well.

The report also noted obesity affects 140 million people – 23 percent of the region’s population – and that the highest rates are to be found in the four Caribbean nations. Health experts blamed processed and junk foods and consumption of foods high in sugar for the epidemic.

“The alarming rates of overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean should act as a wake up call to governments in the region to introduce policies that address all forms of hunger and malnutrition by linking food security, sustainability, agriculture, nutrition and health,” said FAO’s Regional Representative Eve Crowley.

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Trump Immigration Order 'Unconstitutional,' Creating 'Chaos' -Says Schneiderman

ew York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was among 16 attorney generals from the United States who called President Donald Trump's executive order issued Friday on immigration "unconstitutional," saying it has created "chaos," while vowing to fight it.

Fifteen other attorney generals joined Schneiderman in condemning the order Trump signed on Friday in a statement released Sunday afternoon.

Trump's controversial order blocks for 90 days entry into the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, suspended for 120 days entry of all refugees and banned Syrian refugees indefinitely.

“As the chief legal officers for over 130 million Americans and foreign residents of our states, we condemn President Trump's unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful executive order and will work together to ensure the federal government obeys the Constitution, respects our history as a nation of immigrants, and does not unlawfully target anyone because of their national origin or faith," the statement said. "Religious liberty has been, and always will be, a bedrock principle of our country and no president can change that truth."

Gov. Andrew Cuomo also voiced disapproval of Trump's order. "I never thought I'd see the day when refugees, who have fled war-torn countries in search of a better life, would be turned away at our doorstep," Cuomo said. "We are a nation of bridges, not walls, and a great many of us still believe in the words 'give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses."

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Reggae Boyz Faces US on Feb 3

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will play the United States in an exhibition match in Chattanooga on February 3. The match that will be played on artificial turf at Finley Stadium, will be the second under Coach Bruce Arena since he replaced German Jurgen Klinnsman last November.

Millrose Games set for Feb 11

Tickets are on sale for the 110th NYRR Millrose Games to take place at The Armory’s New Balance Track & Field Center on February 11th. More than 120 Rio Olympians competed in last year's NYRR Millrose Games and many will return for the 110th edition of the world's longest-running and most prestigious indoor track and field competition.

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The following are the International Cricket Council tour dates: • Bangladesh in India (February 2017) • South Africa in New Zealand (February- March 2017) • Sri Lanka in Australia (February 2017) • Australia in India (February-March 2017) • England in West Indies (February-March 2017) • Pakistan in West Indies (March-May 2017) • Ireland in England (May 2017) • New Zealand & Bangladesh tri-series in Ireland (May 2017) • South Africa in England (May-August 2017)

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Kingston, Jamaica WI: sain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.

Carter was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing in 2008.

His was one of 454 selected doping samples retested by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year, and has been found to contain the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.

Bolt, 30, completed an unprecedented 'triple triple' in Rio last summer.

He won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay to add to his successes in the same events in 2008 and 2012.

Carter, 31, was also part of the squad that won the event in London five years ago

and helped Jamaica win at the World Championships in 2011, 2013 and 2015.

He ran the first leg for Jamaica's 4x100m relay team in Beijing, which also included Michael Frater, Asafa Powell and Bolt.

The team won in a then-world record of 37.10 seconds, ahead of Trinidad and Tobago and Japan, who could have their medals upgraded. Brazil would then receive bronze.

The head of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, Dr Warren Blake, said he did not expect the whole team to be penalised: "I didn't rule out he'd be found guilty but my personal opinion is that I'm surprised they'd go that route."

Carter's lawyer has confirmed that the sprinter will lodge an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Patti has become a Valentine Weekend staple in the New York area after selling out three (3) shows at the landmark Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). This year’s concert at Kings Theatre is going to be bigger than ever as the venue can accommodate many more of her loyal fans.

Also, just added to the concert as a Special Guest is reggae lover’s rocker, Maxi Priest. Doors open at 7pm with Showtime schedule for 8pm Sharp.

Beautiful does not even begin to describe the incomparable force known as Patti LaBelle. As time evolves, the soulful songbird's name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class. Belting out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards and spiritual sonnets has created the unique platform of versatility that Ms. Patti is revered for.

Treat your sweetheart, family or friend to a wonderful Valentine’s gift with the Lady of Soul. Come out and jump, dance and sing along to hits such as "If You Only Knew," "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)," "Lady Marmalade" and "On My Own”. This sultry soul diva knows a thing or two about romance.

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Kingston, Jamaica WI: After being barred from entering the United States for a number of years, dancehall artiste Busy Signal is again on American soil.

He is expected to spend a few days in the country before jetting off to Europe where he will perform at seventeen shows between January 28 and February 21.

The European tour will see Busy Signal going to countries such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Finland.

Busy Signal returned to the US after being arrested at Norman Manley International Airport in May 2012 on an extradition warrant.

He was subsequently locked up in US federal prison for two months for absconding bail.

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lack History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.

The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other peoples of African descent. Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations, establish history clubs and host performances and lectures.

In the decades the followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the Civil Rights Movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week

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Since then, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. The 2013 theme, At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington, marks the 150th and 50th anniversaries of two pivotal events in African-American history.

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Mount Vernon: ayor Richard Thomas and the City of Mount Vernon congratulate hometown hero Denzel Washington on his historic win at last night’s Screen Actors Guild award ceremony in Los Angeles.

Mr. Washington received the award for Outside Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role for his role in Fences.

Mayor Thomas said, “Denzel Washington has made Mount Vernon proud over and over again. His commitment to his craft has made him the most nominated AfricanAmerican in the history of the Academy Awards. He has broken barriers and inspired young people through his art and charitable works.

Through all his successes, he has never forgotten where he came from. He has continued to support the Boys and Girls Club of America after his start at the Mount Vernon branch. He has given generously of his time, talent, and resources to his hometown.

His grace and humility are examples to us all. The entire City of Mount Vernon celebrates his achievements and we are rooting for him to take home the gold statue at the Academy Awards in a few weeks.”

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spice to your floral arrangement. Go for a bouquet in her favorite color, or have the flowers arranged in a practical vessel she can reuse to remember the occasion, such as a cocktail shaker or a watering can.

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f gift-giving isn’t your strong suit, occasions like Valentine’s Day are likely to bring on stress and worry, but procrastinating will only serve to elevate your unease. Follow these steps to simplify your shopping, and while you may not come to love the task of finding the perfect gift, your loved one will undoubtedly appreciate your effort.

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tailers offer special promotions and gift idea sections on their websites, so finding inspiration can be as easy as visiting the sites of your loved one’s favorite stores.

There are also dozens of articles online to help get the ideas flowing. Searches such as “gifts for horse lovers” or “Valentine’s gifts for a new boyfriend” will reveal a long list of ideas to peruse.

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tising industry works hard to convince consumers otherwise, Valentine’s Day isn’t really all about the bling. Sure, a pretty bauble is a welcome gift, but there are plenty of ways to show your affection that don’t require spending a month’s salary. A heartfelt card paired with a memento of a meaningful event or place in your relationship sends the same loving sentiment.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images 3. Make it a (different) date. For time together without the pressure to rush many couples, navigating the demands of through dessert so your table can be flipped work, kids and life make spending time to- for the next waiting couple. gether a luxury. Instead of fighting crowds at busy restaurants on the official date, cel- 4. Give blooms a boost. A dozen ebrate your love on a day of your own long-stem red roses is a beautiful gesture, choosing, when you can relax and enjoy the but unless your intended rose receiver is a strictly traditional type, try adding a little

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ach year on February 14th, many people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special “valentine.” The day of romance we call Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled.

Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men hit on women by, well, hitting them.

From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain.

The Roman romantics "were drunk.

They were naked," says Noel Lenski, a historian at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them, Lenski says. They believed this would make them fertile.

The brutal fete included a matchmaking lottery, in which young men drew the names of women from a jar. The couple would then be, um, coupled up for the duration of the festival — or longer, if the match was right.

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icing to outline cookies. Use thinned tinted icing in cut decorating bag to fill in cookies; gently tap to smooth icing. Let dry overnight.

Use icing to attach cookies, stacking largest to smallest; place icing decoration on top.

Family Features: reat family, friends and co-workers to something they will all love this Valentine’s Day by making easy and impressive cookies. Start with your favorite roll-out cookie recipe or simply dress up storebought ones by adding some simple details with icing.

From the cupids at Wilton, here are three ways to leave them smitten with sweets this Valentine’s Day: • Desserts with dimension. Triple your treats by stacking three decorated cookies in different sizes together and attach them with icing.

• Complement with color. A simple piping technique looks stunning when piped in different colors on your cookies.

• Get to gifting. Wrap your finished treats in a Valentine’s Day treat bag or box.

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Favorite roll-out cookie recipe Ready-To-Use White Creamy Decorator Icing Icing Colors: Burgundy, Red-Red and Christmas Red Prepare and roll out dough following recipe directions. Use largest cutter from the 4-piece heart nesting cookie cutter set to cut out shape. Bake and cool cookies.

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The NYC Free Tax Prep site is reminding the roughly 1.1 million eligible New Yorkers to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

With around 325,000 returns claiming the EITC in 2015, according to the IRS and Brookings Institution, Kings County has more residents claiming the credit than any other county in New York State and is amongst the highest in the nation.

EITC is a Federal, State and City tax credit for qualifying families, non-custodial parents (NYS EITC only), and singles who work full time or part time or are self-employed.

For working families in New York City, federal EITC claims average $2,411 ($2,484 in Brooklyn) and can be worth as much as $8,463 when combined with state and City credits. DCA Commissioner Salas and Borough President Adams also encouraged New Yorkers who earned $64,000 or less, especially the 74 percent of EITC filers in Brooklyn who have previously paid a tax preparer, to file for free using NYC Free Tax Prep.

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Add one-half cup of organic apple cider vinegar to two cups of distilled water and mix in three drops of an essential oil such as lavender, rose, or others. Spray the solution throughout your hair and let it sit for a few minutes.

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Sydney McLaughlin Running at the Top of Her Game:

New Jersey High school standout and 2016 Olympian Sydney McLaughlin will compete in the 110th NYRR Millrose Games in the women’s 300m alongside Olympic gold medalists Natasha Hastings and Shaunae Miller. The Olympian who is from Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, N.J will have a prime chance to go after a national record in the 300 meters at the 110th NYRR Millrose Games on February 11 at The Armory’s New Balance Track and Field Center.

McLaughlin's stature as one of the greatest high school athletes of all time was further cemented on Saturday in Boston when she contributed to a world record in the women's distance medley relay at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston. Competing with three fellow, and older, U.S. Olympians, McLaughlin took the baton for the second leg of the relay.

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A Bergenfield, NJ woman along with a Bronx man along were charged with allegedly hiding parts of her husband, authorities reported.

Adrienne Smith, 43, called the Bergenfield Police Department on Jan. 2 to report her husband, Randolph Smith, 44, was missing since Christmas night, officials said. Adrienne Smith told police she had not heard from him since then.

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Those materials were found where Adrienne Smith and her husband lived.

Cousins was arrested on Tuesday in the Bronx where he lives, while Adrienne Smith was arrested Friday at a relative's home in New Brunswick, authorities said.

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Both have not been charged with the murder of Randolph Smith and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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