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  Biden-Harris make Roe V. Wade a 2024 ballot issue on Manassas campaign stop (TSN- MANASSAS): Pres. Joe Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the campus of George Mason University in Manassas, VA on 1/23/24 to centralize abortion in his campaign for re-election. It was the first time the couples made a joint appearance on the campaign trial this year. Recognizing that women carried him to a victory the first time, Biden said his likely rival Donald Trump "will find out" that women will show up to vote for reproductive freedom. The event was held one day after Vice Pres. Harris kicked off a reproductive freedom tour in Wisconsin on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Restoring the reversed abortion legislation has become a number one campaign priority. Should the Congress approve a federal ban on abortion he will veto it he said. The leaders and their spouses a...

Young Nabra Hassanen leaves a legacy of kindness to all. By Mona Austin Mohmoud Hassanen's first born was killed on Father's Day.  All he and her mother, Sawsan Gazzar would like to know  is why someone would kill her.  Gazzar has a theory. She believes her daughter was killed because she was wearing a Hijab. Mr. Hassanen said when he goes to court he wants the murderer to look him in the eyes and give him an answer.  "Nobody feel [sic] like what I feel when I lose my daughter.  I don't want this happen to another people.," said Mr. Hassanen. Afraid it is no longer safe to live in America, Gazzar is concerned her remaining 3 daughters could return home as bodies too.  Nabra Hassanen 16,  was attacked with a metal baseball bat after spending time at  All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)  mosque for Ramadan prayer, later joining a group of friends at an IHOP in Northern Virginia on Sunday morning.  After the El Salvado...

buzzz worthy. . . WASHINGTON  - In its most comprehensive study of veteran suicide rates to date, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the number of veterans who die by suicide is 20 per day. Preliminary data indicate that suicides among veterans utilizing VA care increased by 8.8 percent between 2001 and 2014 while the rate of suicide among those veterans who didn’t access care during the same time jumped 38.6 percent. The VA will release its final report later this month. “The VA’s findings confirm that for those receiving it, treatment works,” said Kim Ruocco, TAPS Chief External Relations Officer for Suicide Prevention and Postvention. “However, we want to make sure the successes of treatment are highlighted rather than the number of deaths. When the number of deaths is used constantly, it creates a sense of hoplessness and helplessness about the ability to get care that works. The information released today indicates those in VA care are mu...

buzzz worthy. . . STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - Civil rights leaders are rallying opposition to a Confederate battle flag that flies over Interstate 95 in Virginia. But the flag is on private property in Stafford County and the owner vows the flag will stay as a symbol of Southern heritage. The Stafford chapter of the NAACP tells the Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg that it has collected 200 signatures on a petition protesting the flag. NAACP President Aston Haughton calls the flag a "symbol of hatred and oppression." He is hopeful the petition will encourage lawmakers to ban such symbols. The deadly attack on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has sparked a national debate on symbols of the Confederacy. Earlier this week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe moved to have the Confederate flag removed from state license plates.