Tag: refused
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House Democrat says Trump campaign has ‘refused to commit to a smooth transition’ by not working with administration
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, is sounding the alarm over former President Donald Trump’s failure to enter into key agreements with the Biden administration for the presidential transition process, warning that it could endanger the peaceful transfer of power and threaten U.S. national security. In a letter…
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Van Halen reunion canceled after David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, brother says
A reunion tour for the legendary rock band Van Halen was axed because the group’s lead singer, David Lee Roth, refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Alex Van Halen, who founded the band with his brother, opened up…
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Biden didn’t know Ron DeSantis refused to take Kamala Harris’ call when he praised him as ‘gracious’
President Joe Biden hadn’t been briefed about a back-and-forth between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris over hurricane recovery before he praised him as “gracious” in a news conference Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said. NBC News first reported on Monday that DeSantis refused to take Harris’ call when she…
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Chinese American family meets descendants of Black family who rented to them when others refused
CORONADO, Calif. — Standing on their lawn, members of the Dong family waited to meet the great-grandkids of a Black couple who rented a home to them a generation ago, when laws favored white residents. It was their first meeting on storied land. In 1939, Gus and Emma Thompson, a Black entrepreneurial couple, agreed to…