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A few words for DHS agents who have no intention of becoming immigration whistleblowers

In the wake of last week’s report that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security compiled “-intelligence reports” on journalists who published leaked documents, I’m concerned about al

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Trump administration sends federal agents to three more cities

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it's sending federal agents to three more cities to deal with what it has called "violent crime." Attorney General

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156,500 moviegoers flock to cinemas on first day of reopening

Total box office takings in China on Monday — the first day cinemas reopened after closing due to the coronavirus — hit 3.49 million yuan (US$501,100), with a total of 156,500 admissions, according to

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Portland police: Federal agents used gas against protesters

Portland police early Monday detailed another night of conflict between protesters and federal forces outside the U.S. courthouse in Oregon’s largest city, including a

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Over 250 ancient rock paintings discovered in Inner Mongolia

Cultural relics workers recently found more than 250 rock paintings, believed to be made by ancient nomads, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The regi

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U.S. extended travel restrictions on the borders with Canada, Mexico

Two closed Canadian border checkpoints are seen at the U.S.-Canada border crossing at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 2020. /Reuters Restrictions on non-es

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California, UC system to sue U.S. government over student visa policy

The state of California said Thursday it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the "unlawful policy that threatens to exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 and exile hundreds of th

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Supreme Court's ruling on immigration program enrages Trump, Republican lawmakers

The U.S. Supreme Court latest decision on an immigration program established during the Obama administration has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill. The nation's

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Fly Ventures raises new €53M fund to back seed-stage enterprise and deep tech startups in Europe

Fly Ventures, the Berlin-based VC that invests in seed-stage European startups within enterprise and deep tech, has raised a new €53 million fund. The firm writes initial cheques of between €500,000 a

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Al Shabaab, ISIL resurgence puts spotlight on anti-terrorism challenge

Violence has spiked in recent weeks in Afghanistan with most of the attacks claimed by an ISIL affiliate. /Reuters Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stims

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Malaysian prosecutors drop second high-profile graft case

Malaysian prosecutors on Tuesday dropped 46 corruption charges against a former state leader, the second high-profile graft case to be dismissed since a new government

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China's UK ambassador says diplomats must combat 'fake news'

01:04 China needs "wolf warriors" to set the record straight and counter those who are spreading rumors and disinformation, says China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming.China has be

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World leaders: Stop cyberattacks on healthcare sector in the pandemic

More than 40 former and current international leaders from across government, industry, international and non-governmental organizations and academia on Tuesday called on the world's governments t

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COVID-19: U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from entry bans

Planes sit idle at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, April 3, 2020. /VCG The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting even

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U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans

The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because of the novel coronavirus epidemic, acting Secretar

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U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders

A truck drives over the Seaway International Bridge on Cornwall Island, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2020. /Reuters The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on non-es

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Scientists reveal how Tibetan mastiffs adapted to high altitude

Chinese scientists have revealed that genetic exchange with an unknown wolf-like canid helped Tibetan mastiffs adapt to high altitudes, according to a study published