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Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden

19Jun

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Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden

President Joe Biden ordered expansive election-year action Tuesday to offer potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his recent aggressive crackdown on the southern border that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers. The president announced that his administration will, in the coming months, allow certain U.S. citizens’ spouses without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship without having to first depart the country. The action by Biden, a Democrat, could affect upwards of half a million immigrants, according to senior administration officials. “The Statue of Liberty is not some relic of American history. It still stands for who we are,” Biden said from a crowded East Ro...

New study finds no brain injuries among ‘Havana syndrome’ patients

19Mar

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New study finds no brain injuries among ‘Havana syndrome’ patients

An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among US diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed "Havana syndrome, " researchers reported today. The National Institutes of Health's nearly five-year study offers no explanation for symptoms including headaches, balance problems and difficulties with thinking and sleep that were first reported in Cuba in 2016 and later by hundreds of American personnel in multiple countries. But it did contradict some earlier findings that raised the spectre of brain injuries in people experiencing what the State Department now calls "anomalous health incidents." The US embassy in Havana, Cub, where "Havana syndrome" was first reported. (AP) "These individuals have r...

US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

25Feb

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US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

The US and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel. According to US officials, American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations, targeting missiles, launchers, rockets, drones and air defense systems. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. This is the fourth time that the US and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since January 12. But the US has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets, including incoming missiles and drones aimed a...

US librarian hides lifesaving phones in books for domestic violence victims

6Feb

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US librarian hides lifesaving phones in books for domestic violence victims

It's not every day a librarian takes a boxcutter to a book. But by doing so, Molly Riportella may be saving lives. "I usually try to like go a couple pages after a chapter begins," the Massachusetts librarian said, explaining what she why she was carefully hollowing out the books. Inside the rectangle-shaped holes within the pages, Riportella hides a prepaid mobile phone to be used by a victim of domestic violence. "The phone is a little sliver of hope and real chance to make contact with the outside world," Riportella said. "To talk to a lawyer or talk to an advocate who can get you the next steps to move on." The librarian came up with the idea two years ago when a friend told her they were in a controlling relationship where their pa...

Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft

1Dec

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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft

Japan is suspending flights by its Osprey aircraft, officials said, one day after a US Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. Tokyo said it also asked the US military to ground all Ospreys operating in Japan except for those joining the search operations at the crash site. At least one of the eight crew members aboard was killed, but the status of the others is not yet known. It comes just three months after a US Marine Corps Osprey with 23 on board crashed on the Tiwi Islands near Darwin during a multinational military exercise. Nicknamed the "Widowmaker" by some pilots, the revolutionary Osprey aircraft is part helicopter and part aircraft and is notoriously difficult to fly. Three US marines were killed and five ser...

The average long-term US mortgage rate rises for 7th straight week, 30-year loan reaches 7.79%

27Oct

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The average long-term US mortgage rate rises for 7th straight week, 30-year loan reaches 7.79%

NEW YORK (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose for the seventh straight week, creating an increasingly high bar to home ownership for Americans. The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage is at 7.79%, up from 7.63% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago the rate was 7.08%. As mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already out of reach for many Americans. They also discourage homeowners who locked in far low rates two years ago, when they were around 3%, from selling. The national median mortgage payment was $2,155 in September, up 11%, or $214, from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ...