International
International students can study in the U.S. this fall — if they can get here
Many international students won’t be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.
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UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities
“It is exposing fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free markets can deliver health care for all, the fiction that unpaid care work is not work."
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U.S. says Russian hackers are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research
The hackers have been linked to Russian intelligence and were blamed for hacking Democratic Party emails in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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U.N. points to ‘alarming decline’ in child vaccinations
It warned of the first drop in 28 years for vaccinations against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis based on preliminary data from the first four months of 2020.
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You may be in sweatpants, but COVID-19 hasn’t stopped haute couture
In a fashion first, this season's collections were presented digitally, rather than in-person, in-Paris. It was an opportunity for designers to experiment in an online space.
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US notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization
The pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change.
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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge coronavirus can spread in air
WHO has been criticized in recent weeks and months for its seeming divergence from the scientific community.
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Philly gets first Arabic newspaper in 118 years thanks to ‘Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary’
The collaborators behind the Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary Journal distributed 2,500 copies of the paper’s first quarterly across Philadelphia in May.
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Russian bounties for US troops in Afghanistan
How should the U.S. respond to reports that Russia paid bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan?
Air Date: July 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00EU reopens its borders to 14 nations, but not to U.S. tourists
Most Americans have been refused entry into the European Union for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S.
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AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019
The assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials.
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Congress unites to demand answers from Trump on Russian bounties in Afghanistan
The game of Who Knew What When is an old one in Washington which is further complicated now by Trump's longstanding antipathy with the intelligence community.
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EU finalizing coronavirus ‘safe list,’ U.S. unlikely to make the cut
More than 15 million Americans are estimated to travel to Europe annually, and any delay would be a further blow to virus-ravaged economies on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against U.S. troops
Per a NYT report, American intelligence officials concluded months ago that Russian officials offered rewards for successful attacks on American service-members last year.
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Supreme Court rules some asylum seekers cannot challenge removal
The high court's 7-2 ruling applies to people who fail their initial asylum screenings, making them eligible for quick deportation, or expedited removal.
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