contends

Starbucks contends that the union is to blame for stalled contract talks by walking away from negotiations last winter.

Washington contends the actions are part of a US anti-drug operation off the coast of Venezuela, whose president Washington accuses of running a cartel.

“Black people are more skilled at crossing that divide simply because we live and wholly function in a white world,” contends Hoffman, the author of “Late Rehearsals,” a story collection out this fall.

City workers claimed Ray was interfering with their operations and in a “work zone,” but the suit contends other members of the public were able to walk through the area and he created no disruption.

The author contends that Kennedy’s actions represent a betrayal of trust, specifically highlighting how Kennedy demanded that Monarez endorse findings from his handpicked vaccine advisory committee before seeing evidence and fire CDC personnel without cause.