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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Padilla told reporters that he was already in the federal building for a previously scheduled meeting. He said he stopped by Noem's news briefing because he and his colleagues have received "little to no information in response" to several immigration-related queries. Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, is the most senior Democrat on the Senate's Border Security and Immigration subcommittee.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
US senator dragged out of LA immigration news conferenceAli Abbas Ahmadi & Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduWatch: Moment US Senator forcibly removed from Noem press conferenceDemocratic US Senator Alex Padilla has been forcibly removed from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu |Brandon Drenon
Ms Siregar, 30, holds both Canadian and US citizenship but says she has been unable to renew her US passport because of new rules implemented by the Trump administration that prevents transgender Americans from changing their gender on official documents. The White House says it is defending "the biological reality of sex". She could travel south with her Canadian passport, but she is worried border agents may not accept her gender, which is listed as female on her Canadian documents.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu |Brandon Drenon
As World Pride begins in Washington, some foreigners stay awayKwasi Gyamfi Asiedu & Brandon DrenonReporting fromWashington DCGetty ImagesAcross Washington, large rainbow flags are flying next to the stars and stripes as the city plays host to World Pride, a global celebration of LGBTQ culture and identity. But getting the world to come has proved challenging this year.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Harvard agrees to transfer photos of enslaved people to black history museumKwasi Gyamfi AsieduReutersTamara Lanier, pictured in 2018, has waged a 15 year battle with Harvard over the photosHarvard University has agreed to hand over a set of historic photos believed to be among the earliest depicting enslaved people in the United States.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
An ostrich farm in Canada's British Columbia that is fighting to save 400 birds from a cull has caught the attention of Trump administration health officials Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Mehmet Oz.The farm had confirmed cases of the avian flu in December and January, though it says there have been no instances of the virus since.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Stunt pilot Rob Holland killed in plane crash before air showKwasi Gyamfi AsieduGetty ImagesRob Holland (bottom) and Mike Goulian perform during the Great State of Maine Air Show at Brunswick Executive Airport in 2012. Famed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland has died after a plane crash at the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. His death on Thursday was announced in a statement on his official Facebook page.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Mr Garber, who is Jewish, acknowledged Harvard's campus has had issues with anti-semitism but said he had established task forces to work with the problem. He said the university would release the report of two task forces that looked into anti-semitism and anti-Muslim bias. The prominent US university, located in Massachusetts, is not the only institution faced with withholding of federal dollars, which play an outsized role in funding new scientific breakthroughs.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
US senator says 'traumatised' man deported to El Salvador moved to new prisonKwasi Gyamfi AsieduWatch: US senator Hollen says his 'principle mission' was to meet Ábrego GarcíaA Maryland man who the Trump administration mistakenly deported to El Salvador has been moved to a new prison, US Senator Chris Van Hollen has said.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
12 hours agoNew docs reveal Abrego Garcia's gang ties | Reporter ReplayKilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member who was wrongly deported to El Salvador's notorious megaprison last month, held the rank "Chequeo" and the street name "Che…9 hours agoTrump Torched On Social Media For Comment About Congo: 'I Don't Know What That Is'Trump was asked Thursday about wrongfully deporting Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia — and prompted viral mockery with his baffling comment.
