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Singer Nezza explains why she sang US National Anthem in Spanish at Dodgers game; says team objected

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 2 developments

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing protests across the country over the weekend and continued frustrations in Los Angeles over US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, one singer decided to take a stand with her performance at a Dodgers game.

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  1. Singer Nezza performed national anthem at Dodgers game in Spanish in anti-ICE protest — after team told her to sing only in English

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. Newest

    Singer Nezza explains why she sang US National Anthem in Spanish at Dodgers game; says team objected

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Singer Nezza performed national anthem at Dodgers game in Spanish in anti-ICE protest — after team told her to sing only in English (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “I didn’t think I would be met with any sort of no, especially because we’re in LA and with everything happening.”

  2. Fox News

    Singer claims Dodgers didn’t want her to sing Spanish rendition of US national anthem amid anti-ICE riots (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Amid protests against ICE in Los Angeles, singer Nezza performed the Spanish version of the national anthem at Dodger Stadium despite a team official's request for the English version.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Singer Nezza explains why she sang US National Anthem in Spanish at Dodgers game; says team objected (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing protests across the country over the weekend and continued frustrations in Los Angeles over US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, one singer decided to take a stand with her performance at a Dodgers game.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Singer Nezza explains why she sang US National Anthem in Spanish at Dodgers game; says team objected | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing protests across the country over the weekend and continued frustrations in Los Angeles over US

  5. CNN

    Singer performs National Anthem in Spanish to protest of ICE raids in LA (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Singer Nezza performed the US National Anthem in Spanish at a recent Dodgers game as a protest against recent immigration raids in Los Angeles. She says a team employee told her not to, but the singer performed the song in Spanish anyway.

  6. New York Post

    Nezza reveals she’s received death threats after singing national anthem at Dodgers game in Spanish (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Vanessa Hernández, the Latin pop singer also known as Nezza, said she has received death threats since she performed the Spanish language rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of the Dodger…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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