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U.S. resumes student visa application processing
United Press International (UPI)
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June 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has announced it will soon resume scheduling interviews for overseas visa applications, while stating that the screening process will now include social media vetting. The State Department made the...
U.S. orders social media vetting for student visa applicants
Japan Times
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June 18, 2025
The U.S. State Department has ordered a review of student visa applicants’ social media presence and told them to make their profiles public, stepping up measures to restrict foreign nationals’ entry to American campuses over national security...
U.S. gov't says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 19, 2025
Published: 19 Jun. 2025, 11:46 Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova, 30, departs the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse after being released on bail from federal custody in Boston on June 12. [AP/YONHAP] Attorneys argued over...
U.S. to resume issuing int'l student visas, add tougher online checks
Kyodo News+
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The U.S. government on Wednesday said it will resume procedures for issuing international student visas at overseas embassies, but will require all applicants to make their social media accounts public to enable thorough screening. The move comes...
U.S. says 'go-bag' social media post tied to natural disasters
Focus Taiwan
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June 19, 2025
Washington, June 18 (CNA)A U.S. government spokesperson said Wednesday that Taiwan's vulnerability to natural disasters was why a U.S. representative office in Kaohsiung recently posted on social media encouraging people in Taiwan to prepare a "go...
U.S. Prepares for Potential Strike on Iran, Escalating Imperialist Threat in Middle East
teleSUR
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Washington assembles infrastructure for Iran attack as Trump intensifies confrontational rhetoric.Photo:EFE. June 18, 2025 Hour: 10:30 pm Washington accelerates military deployments and infrastructure in the Middle East, signaling readiness for a...
U.S. Open champ Spaun getting back to work at Travelers Championship
The Vindicator - Ohio
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CROMWELL, Conn. — This isn’t the first time J.J. Spaun has come to the Travelers Championship after a life-changing moment. Two years ago, his daughter Violet was born on a Monday and he didn’t show up to the TPC River Highlands until the night...
U.S. Open champion Spaun tries to clear his head
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 19, 2025
CROMWELL, Conn. — This isn’t the first time J.J. Spaun has come to the Travelers Championship after a life-changing moment. Two years ago, his daughter Violet was born on a Monday and he didn’t show up to the TPC River Highlands until the night...
U.S. to resume scheduling F, M, J nonimmigrant visa applications soon: State Dept.
Yonhap News Agency
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June 19, 2025
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. overseas diplomatic missions will resume scheduling applications for nonimmigrant student visas soon, but all applicants should adjust their social media privacy settings to "public" for a...
María Elvira Salazar discusses U.S.-Israel relations and immigration reform
South Miami-Dade News - Florida
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June 17, 2025
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Florida's 27th District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Florida's 27th District | Official U.S. House headshot Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a U.S. Congress member representing Florida's...
U.S. to review social media posts of student and scholar visa applicants
The Economic Times
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June 19, 2025
The State Department plans to review the social media accounts of foreign citizens who apply for student and visiting scholar visas as it resumes processing those applications. Applicants will be screened for perceived "hostility" toward the...
Afghan interpreter for U.S. military arrested by ICE in San Diego courthouse Sayed Naser, who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan, was detained by ICE officers last week in San Diego. Read More »
Yahoo News
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An Afghan man who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last week in San Diego. In a video obtained by CBS News, two unidentified ICE agents put Sayed Naser in handcuffs and...
Dada Joe Remix arrested in Ghana over U.S. extradition request for global fraud scheme
Modern Ghana
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Ghanaian authorities have arrested Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, widely known by his alias “Dada Joe Remix”, following an extradition request from the United States tied to a far-reaching, decade-long international fraud conspiracy. Boateng was...
Foreign national sentenced for cyber scams targeting U.S
Prairie State Wire - Illinois
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June 18, 2025
Morris Pasqual, Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of IllinoisMorris Pasqual, Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois A foreign national has been sentenced to three...
Davison native serves with the next generation of U.S. Navy Recruiters
The Flushing View - Michigan
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June 19, 2025
Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Yaklin Photo by Ensign Tiffany Savoie, Navy Office of Community Outreach PENSACOLA, FL — Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Yaklin, a native of Davison, is serving in the U.S. Navy assigned to Navy Recruiting Orientation...
Morrisey: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Gender Affirming Care Positive Sign For Transgender Sports Ban Appeal
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON – A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday that has implications for medication gender affirming care across the nation could be a sign that the justices could back West Virginia’s ban on transgender participation in high school and...
LIV Golf star inflicted 'severe locker destruction' amid U.S. Open controversy
Irish Star
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June 19, 2025
Andrew Gamble Sports Trends Writer 22:17 ET, 18 Jun 2025Updated 22:17 ET, 18 Jun 2025 LIV Golf star Ian Poulter discussed wreaking “severe locker destruction” at the U.S. Open over the years after Wyndham Clark was accused of damage at Oakmont....
U.S. Senator Padilla seeks to reform Insurrection Act amid immigration tensions
23 ABC News - California
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June 19, 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The ongoing battle over presidential authority escalated this week as Democratic lawmakers introduced new legislation aimed at limiting the president’s power to deploy the military within U.S. borders. The move comes...
Rory McIlroy Breaks Silence After U.S. Open Controversies, Talks ‘Reset’
Us Weekly
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June 18, 2025
Days after his behavior at the 2025 U.S. Open stirred controversy, Rory McIlroy explained he was leaving everything in the past — but not before a bit of indulgence. McIlroy, 36, spoke to reporters on Wednesday, June 18, ahead of this week’s...
Trump’s “Bombshell” On India’s Neighbor! Why U.S. Plans To “Red List” Bhutan, One Of World’s Most Peaceful Countries?
The Eurasian Times
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June 19, 2025
A remote, mountainous, peaceful Buddhist kingdom nestled between India and China, known as one of the happiest countries in the world, is set to become more remote for Americans as it faces the wrath of US President Donald Trump. The Trump...