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Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order

President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the

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Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order

President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the

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Trump pushes for more oil and gas production and a roll-back of climate initiatives

Within hours of taking office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of his plan to push for more oil and gas drilling and to heavily boost fossil fuels. He also started a process to reverse much of

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Gazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds

President Trump’s Middle East envoy said he would soon travel there and be part of a team of “outside observers” to ensure safety during the days-old ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Nick Schifrin reports on the relative quiet in Gaza

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They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned

The zombie apocalypse film Didn’t Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance. (Image credit: Arthur Mola)

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Preparing for Trump deportations, Mexican border states erect migrant shelters

Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration.

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How Trump’s birthright citizenship order could affect children of legal visa-holders – NBC News

How Trump’s birthright citizenship order could affect children of legal visa-holders  NBC News

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Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill

Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Trump in power.

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Hughes fire explodes north of Castaic, shuts down 5 Freeway and forces evacuations – Los Angeles Times

Hughes fire explodes north of Castaic, shuts down 5 Freeway and forces evacuations  Los Angeles Times L.A. fire live updates: Hughes fire breaks out north of Castaic, evacuations ordered, I-5 closed  Los Angeles Times New US wildfire rips through mountain area north

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