US Mandates What It Calls ‘Enhanced’ Security Checks for Immigration Applicants

By Ted Hesson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April ⁠28 (Reuters) – ⁠President Donald Trump’s administration has ⁠mandated what it calls “enhanced” security checks for immigration applicants, according ​to internal guidance sent to the employees of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which ‌is part of the Department ‌of Homeland Security. Internal guidance by USCIS directed …

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US Seeks New Nominees for Key Preventive Health Panel

April 28 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. Department of ⁠Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary ​Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Tuesday asked ‌for nominations to the ‌influential task force that decides ⁠which ⁠preventive medical care is provided at no cost ​to patients. The Preventive Services Task Force, which typically has 16 members, last met over …

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As Trump Greets Charles, the White House Calls Them ‘TWO KINGS’

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – If the ancestors of ⁠Donald ⁠Trump and King Charles could ⁠see them today, the U.S. president mused Tuesday, they “would surely be filled ​with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution in human freedom” had survived to the present day. Trump moments later ‌stepped back from the lectern ‌at the …

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FIFA Push for New Red-Card Rules at World Cup Approved After Champions League and AFCON Incidents

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup were updated Tuesday because of two controversies in international soccer this year. FIFA president Gianni Infantino pushed for changes after Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni tried to hide verbal insults toward Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League game and Senegal’s team …

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Most Swiss Back Initiative to Cap Population at 10 Million, Poll Shows

ZURICH, April 29 (Reuters) – A slim majority of ⁠Swiss ⁠are backing an upcoming ⁠referendum proposal to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million, and ​support for it is growing, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday. The government has rejected ‌the initiative backed by the ‌right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) being put to voters on June …

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Tropical Forest Loss Eases in 2025 From Record High, Report Shows

SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) – Destruction of the world’s ⁠tropical ⁠forests eased in 2025 from a record ⁠high, a report showed on Wednesday, underscoring how decisive policy can help keep ​trees standing despite pressures from a warmer climate and expanding agricultural frontiers. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of pristine tropical …

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Oakland Attributes a 6-Decade Low in Homicides, in Part, to Life Coaches

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Young men at risk of succumbing to gang violence slump over tables in an Oakland church. With them are prosecutors, clergy and survivors of shootings determined to show them they have more to look forward to than incarceration, injury or death. The message is not one of punishment but of unceasing …

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