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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) -  Grammy Award-winning singer Chris Brown has been in trouble many times before, but this time around, he chose to get in trouble in a country that would not put up with his shenanigans. Brown was barred from leaving the Philippines because of a contract dispute, the official Philippines News Agency reported…

SILICON VALLEY,  California (The Adobo Chronicles®) - A plan backed by venture capitalist Tim Draper to split California into six states has gained enough signatures to make the November 2016 ballot, the plan's backers say. On Tuesday, Draper told USA Today the campaign had garnered 1.3 million signatures, well over the approximately 808,000 needed. The signatures…

LAREDO, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Every so often, politicians and celebrities are caught in uncompromising situations -- in public restrooms. It is no secret that Republican presidential candidate likes women. That's why he owns several beauty pageants and has been married three times. But who knew he also likes using women's public restrooms? Trump…

ATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Amid conflicting reports that Zimbabwean lion Cecil's brother was either killed or is still alive, CNN has confirmed that Jericho was indeed killed. In a news flash aired on Don Lemon's show tonight, CNN announced that Jericho, Cecil's brother, "who is also a lion," was killed in yet another…

CLEVELAND, Ohio (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has softened his stance on illegal immigration. During the FOX News GOP Debate last night, the real estate mogul said he still believes in building a great wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.  However, he stated that he was very much open to building a…

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (The Adobo Chronicles® ) -  At least 650 members of the National Association of Black Journalists  (NABJ) accepted an invitation from Prince to pay $20 apiece to visit the Paisley Park studio complex used by the entertainer outside Minneapolis Saturday night in hopes of seeing the star himself, according to Richard Prince (no…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - The New Darling of Asia, Asia's New Rising Tiger, the Next First World Country, Social Media Capital of the World. These are just some of the honors and distinctions that the Philippines has achieved under the administration of President NoyNoy Aquino. The president would not settle for anything but…

DES MOINES, Iowa  (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - The state of Iowa holds a very special significance in any U.S. presidential elections. Because of the Iowa caucuses. The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the state of meet in precinct caucuses in all of its 1,682 precincts and elect delegates to…

DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Thursday reiterated claims made by her rival Jeb Bush that Asian women oftentimes come to the U.S. for the purpose of having babies, which then provide them with the rewards of health care, education and ultimately in most cases, future citizenship.…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - You can't run for president of the United States and be silent about a worsening international crisis like the exodus of Syrian refugees trying  to escape torture and violence perpetrated by a repressive regime. But for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, it is such a huge dilemma…

ROWAN COUNTY, Kentucky (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - In her first interview since being put  behind bars for defying the Supreme Court ruling ordering her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis answered questions posed by The Adobo Chronicles®. (She made it very clear that she was granting us the interview "under…

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Yesterday, we reported that the new season series of 'The Muppets' will premiere next Tuesday on ABC with additional new cast featuring 12 of the Republican presidential candidates. One candidate, Cuban American Marco Rubio, was left out of the cast. Upon seeing the promo for the new "Muppets" with…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - For the first time since announcing he was running for president of the United States, Donald Trump went on national television to answer specific questions ranging from creating jobs and the middle class to foreign policy and illegal immigration. It happened on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy…

PENSACOLA, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles®) - The District Attorney's office in Pensacola is preparing to file charges against a puppy who shot and wounded a Florida man yesterday. The man who  tried to shoot seven puppies was shot himself when one of the dogs put its paw on his .38-caliber revolver’s trigger. Jerry Allen Bradford, 37,…

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles) - Earlier this year, when Columbia Pictures released the film 'Aloha,' Asian American groups protested the casting of Caucasian actress Emma Stone as Allison Ng, a character who was supposed to be part Hawaiian. Now it seems that the tables have been turned. Caucasian Americans are criticizing the casting of a…

HONOLULU,  Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg today unveiled the new 'Reactions' buttons on Facebook which will start rolling out in Spain and Ireland. The new buttons are Facebook's response to users' clamor that a 'Dislike' button be added to posts on the social media network. Instead of a 'Dislike' button, Facebook decided…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said she would seriously consider making Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro her running mate if she wins her party’s nomination. Clinton and the other Democrats in the November 2016 race for the White House have pushed hard for support among Hispanics, a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) - "I don't consider Republicans enemies; they're friends." With these words, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination for president.  At the same time he formally endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. "The other team is not the enemy," he said Tuesday…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) - All day, Republican lawmakers asked Hillary Clinton all sorts of questions regarding Benghazi. It happened on Capitol Hill during a special congressional committee hearing. But no question could have been more significant and relevant than that asked by Congresswoman Martha Roby (R, Alabama). Roby asked Clinton if she was at…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) - Imagine breakfast without bacon. Now you don't have to. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has banned the production and sale of cured bacon in the country because of its link to cancer. Bacon is either cured or uncured while all bacon is soaked in brine to give it…