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Is laurent Morgan Crenshaw who is with yelp. Mr. Crenshaw, what do you do for yelp . I am their head of federal Government Policies here in d. C. And what is yelp . A platform that connects users to the best local businesses that are around them. So its really, basically, about if theres, you know, a restaurant that you want to go to or a car mechanic or a dry cleaners, you can go on the platform, see based off of usergenerated content basically, peoples reviews the places that are around them a...

Had run again and articulated it i think i could have mobilize ad majority of the American People to rally behind it. Trish well have exclusive reaction from trumps inner circle with trumps soon to be press secretary sean spicer. Im trish regan with the Intelligence Report. Trump busies himself with vacation in in palm beach florida, at mara lag go. Reporter hi trish, president elect meetings are around National Security and transition, and that includes his inaugural address. Were told that mr....

Election. Former florida congressman Lieutenant Colonel alan west getting in the chair to talk about whether this move will roil the global balance right now. As the Obama Administration with just 22 days left is embroiled in another disturbing fight. This one with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the nation of israel, but in the last few hours, something has just changed. Weve got former israeli ambassador to the United Nations ron prosor live from israel on the speech Bibi Netanya...

Honor guard, all five branches of the u. S. Military in position here to welcome the japanese Prime Minister, who were expecting to drive down this driveway here at the white house in just a few moments. The Prime Minister was at the u. S. Chamber of commerce earlier this morning talking about the bilateral relationship and also the importance of trade and emphasizing the fact that he doesnt think it needs to be a zero sum gain. He thinks trade can be a winwin. But he also had a comment here abo...

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  WATERLOO -- The Waterloo Region District School Board is hopeful it will be bringing back students full-time for in-person learning come this fall. “And ensure they’re safe and that their mental health and well-being is at the forefront,” Lila Read, Associate Director of WRDSB said. As mandated by the province, remote learning will still be an option for students. WRDSB said dedicated teachers will assist with offering that mode of learning. For secondary students, there will be m...

  KITCHENER -- Teachers unions in Waterloo Region say theyre still waiting on plans for targeted asymptomatic COVID-19 testing at local schools. "Its certainly frustrating and difficult to understand," said Greg Weiler with the EFTO. The Ministry of Education piloted testing at eight Toronto schools last year. There are plans to test 40 schools a week moving forward. Peel will have testing clinics at four schools and Yorks public health unit has identified 16 schools getting tested this w...

  KITCHENER -- Students and teachers in southern Ontario are still waiting to find out if they will return to the classroom on Jan. 25. Aakanksha Mandal, who is Grade 10, hopes her exams in a few weeks will be in-person. She said the last time she took an exam online, she had challenges while asking her teacher a question. "She took too long and I couldnt finish my exam on time," Mandal said. The province announced last month that students outside of COVID-19 hotspots would return to in-p...

KITCHENER -- The province plans to expand COVID-19 testing to schools across the province. Some parents and teachers are frustrated that it took so long to come into effect, but said its better now than never. The asymptomatic testing could mean that 18-year-old Hayden Munz, who is medically fragile, can head back to class sooner rather than later. "Its a good start in schools to allow a path for other students to come back at some point," his mom, Rebecca Munz, said. She said targeted te...

  KITCHENER -- Parents and teachers in Waterloo Region are now scrambling to make last-minute arrangements for distance learning. The province announced Thursday that students wont return to the classroom until at least Jan. 25. Melissa Sanderson-Alsbergas son, Edward, is in kindergarten and has enjoyed online learning so far. However, shes enrolled in an online class that starts Monday. "Its going to be very chaotic," she said. While Sanderson-Alsbergas is disappointed by the decision t...