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The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for ...

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker ...

New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers ...

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to ...

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Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada.

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