Iraqi refugee removed from plane sues Southwest Airlines

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Saudi man in Oklahoma charged with ties to al Qaeda

February 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON — A Saudi man who attended flight school in Oklahoma was charged on Tuesday with visa fraud for allegedly having lied about attending an al Qaeda training...

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Draft DHS report called for long-term surveillance of Sunni Muslim immigrants

February 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security called on authorities in a draft report from late January to continuously vet Sunni Muslims coming into the U.S....

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Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits

February 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they have received...

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World’s most powerful rocket launches electric supercar on path to Mars

February 9th, 20180 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, roared into space through clear blue skies on its debut test flight on Tuesday from a...

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New SpaceX jumbo rocket set for debut test launch in company milestone

February 6th, 20180 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new SpaceX jumbo rocket in line to become the world’s most powerful launch vehicle in operation was set for its highly anticipated debut...

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U.S. State Department designates Hamas leader as “terrorist”

January 31st, 20180 WASHINGTON - The State Department said on Wednesday it had designated Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Hamas Movement, as a "terrorist". The State Department said in a...

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DHS extends TPS for current Syrian holders, but refuse to re-designate Syria

January 31st, 20180 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took a decision to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 7,000 Syrian...

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Syrians with temporary U.S. protection brace for Trump decision

January 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Targeted by the Syrian government after providing humanitarian supplies to civilians fleeing air strikes, Mohammad Alala and his wife escaped in...

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U.S. drops to eighth place on ‘best countries’ list

January 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report's "Best Countries" ranking. This is the second straight year that the U.S....

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Coach tells ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Nassar in court to ‘go to hell’

January 19th, 20180 LANSING — A coach who sent dozens of young girls for treatment to USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who pleaded guilty to molesting female athletes, told the...

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Growing pains for #MeToo as Ansari tale sparks backlash talk

January 19th, 20180 LOS ANGELES — Less than four months after the #MeToo movement inspired a national conversation about sexual misconduct and led to the downfall of dozens of powerful...

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Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a...

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California parents who starved, tortured 13 children face life in prison

January 19th, 20180 RIVERSIDE, CA — The California parents accused of imprisoning their 13 children in the family's squalid home beat, starved and chained them to their beds for years,...

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Ex-CIA officer arrested for retaining classified information

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested at an airport on Monday night in connection with charges that he illegally retained highly...

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Trump administration to provide $60 million in Palestinian aid, withhold $65 million

January 16th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The United States will give a U.N. agency $60 million in aid for Palestinians but will withhold a further $65 million “for future consideration,” a U.S....

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Ford urges 2,900 pickup owners to stop driving after new airbag death

January 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — The second largest U.S. automaker said it confirmed in late December that a July 2017 crash death in West Virginia in a 2006 Ford Ranger was caused by a...

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House passes NSA spying bill after Trump tweets cause confusion

January 12th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency's warrantless Internet surveillance program,...

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Federal immigration operation targets 7-Eleven stores in 17 states

January 12th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. immigration agents fanned out to nearly 100 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide on Wednesday, arresting 21 people suspected of being in the...

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Taking stock as we begin a new year

January 5th, 20180 By Lee H. Hamilton This may seem odd, but as I look ahead to a year we all know will be momentous, you want to know what I feel most strongly? Gratitude. I'll tell...

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Trump administration drops relaxed Obama-era marijuana policy

January 5th, 20180 WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Justice Department rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized...

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AT&T to launch 5G in U.S. this year

January 5th, 20180 AT&T, the second largest U.S. wireless carrier, said it would launch fifth-generation (5G) mobile network service in a dozen cities in the United States by late...

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Year-in review: The top local, national and international stories of 2017

January 5th, 20180 Here's our 2017 year-in-review of the most important news and developments as reported by The Arab American News locally, nationally and internationally. Community and...

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Trump breaks with former aide Steve Bannon: He ‘lost his mind’

January 3rd, 20180 WASHINGTON - President Trump on Wednesday blasted former White House adviser Steve Bannon as having “lost his mind” in the fallout over damaging comments Bannon made...

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Apple apologizes after outcry over slowed iPhones, promises to fix battery issues

December 28th, 20170 NEW YORK - Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and...

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Education Department cancels student loan debts for 12,900 college fraud victims

December 22nd, 20171 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Education Department canceled the student-loan debts of 12,900 people defrauded by defunct Corinthian Colleges, but its...

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State Department tells refugee agencies to downsize U.S. operations

December 22nd, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in...

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