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St. James Church, 33 Division Street in Manville, RI is hosting an All-You-Can-Eat Pasta and Meatball Supper on Saturday, February 23, 2019 (snow date of Sunday, February 24) from 4:00-7:00PM in its Father Brindamour Hall.  The meal, which also includes salad, rolls, dessert and beverages, costs $8.00 per person ($5.00 for children 10 and under).  Tickets should be purchased in advance by calling the parish office at 766-1558.  They will also be available at the door. The proceeds from this event will benefit the parish’s social ministry programs.

President Trump is in Japan today for the latest stop of his Asia diplomacy tour. He met earlier with the Japanese Emperor at Tokyo's Imperial Palace. Later tonight, he will be meeting with the country's new prime minister as he continues to focus on trade, investment and defense spending. Later on this week, Trump is set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping [[ she jeen-peeng ]] in South Korea.        The Senate is reconvening today as the government shutdown has rolled into its 27th day. However, Senators aren't currently scheduled to vote on a measure to reopen the government after it failed to be passed for a 12th time last week. This coming weekend, November 1st, government funding for food assistance will run out for about 42 million people.        Indiana Governor Mike Braun is pushing for the state's congressional maps to be redrawn. Braun issued a statement on Monday announcing, "a special legislative session to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair." The White House has lobbied for the Hoosier state to redraw its congressional lines, with Vice President Vance traveling to the state twice and President Trump speaking with lawmakers directly about redistricting earlier this month.        A judge is expected to make a pretrial ruling today on what the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk can wear in court. Lawyers for Tyler Robinson want him be allowed to wear regular clothes without shackles during any in-person hearing. Prosecutors say that he should be restrained due to security concerns, or he should appear virtually.        The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has paused the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland until Tuesday afternoon. The judges will vote on whether to have a full eleven-member court hear the case. Judges have ruled differently in the Portland and Chicago cases. Rachel Van Cleave, a Visiting Professor at McGeorge School of Law, says that could be due to different situations on the ground in both cities and it could also be the differences in political positions of the judges.        Game three of the World Series is set for tonight in Los Angeles. The Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays are tied at one-game-a-piece. Max Scherzer [[ sher-zer ]] is taking the mound for Toronto, while Tyler Glasnow will start the game for Los Angeles.       

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