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    U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts after being introduced in the Minneapolis City Council Chambers before Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's budget address Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP)
    August 19, 2019 - 4:47 pm

    The Latest: Omar calls on colleagues to visit Israel

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib being blocked from visiting Israel (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is calling on other members of Congress to visit Israel while she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib cannot. Israel last week blocked the two...
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    Indian migrant laborers carry their luggage and prepare to leave the region, at a railway station in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Indian lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that strips statehood from the Indian-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir, which remains under an indefinite security lockdown, actions that archrival Pakistan warned could lead to war. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
    August 07, 2019 - 10:30 am

    Hundreds of poor migrant workers flee Kashmir under lockdown

    JAMMU, India (AP) — Hit by a complete security lockdown in Kashmir, hundreds of poor migrant workers have begun fleeing the Himalayan region to return to their far-away villages in northern and eastern India. Some complained on Wednesday that their Kashmiri employers didn't pay them any salary as...
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    FILE - This Aug. 1, 2016 file photo shows the Kimo Theater on historic Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque, N.M. Uruguay issued a warning to its citizens early this week about traveling to the U.S. after two mass shootings last weekend killed more than 30 people. The Latin American country also cited this week three cities citizens should avoid: Albuquerque, N.M., Detroit and Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)
    August 06, 2019 - 8:18 pm

    Uruguay issues travel warning against Albuquerque, Detroit

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Uruguay issued a warning to its citizens early this week about traveling to the U.S. after two mass shootings killed more than 30 people. The Latin American country also cited three cities citizens should avoid: Albuquerque, Detroit and Baltimore. Uruguay's Foreign Ministry...
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    Locals bring flowers, stuffed animals, candles and posters to honor the memory of the victims of the mass shooting occurred in Walmart on Saturday morning in El Paso on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Lola Gomez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
    August 05, 2019 - 9:13 pm

    The Latest: Uruguay, Venezuela advise against US travel

    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas (all times local): 7:05 p.m. Two Latin American governments with U.S. travel advisories have warned of the dangers of visiting the United States after two mass shootings over the weekend left more than 30 people dead. Uruguay's...
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    National Institute of Technology (NIT) students who left Srinagar, Kashmir's main city arrive to board a train to leave for their respective homes from a railway station in Jammu, India, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Thousands of Indian students and visitors were fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir over the weekend after the government ordered tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine "to curtail their stay" in the disputed territory, citing security concerns. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
    August 04, 2019 - 4:15 pm

    India imposes security lockdown in disputed Kashmir

    SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Tensions have soared along the volatile, highly militarized frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, as India has deployed more troops and ordered thousands of visitors out of the region. Indian firing Sunday along the Line of Control...
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    July 26, 2019 - 6:34 am

    Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from Congo while citing the Ebola outbreak there, even as the World Health Organization recommends against travel restrictions. Some Muslims in Congo had planned to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia next...
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    Classic American cars sit parked as their drivers await tourists in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Drivers of classic cars, owners of private restaurants, guides, handicrafts vendors and owners of rooms for rent will be among the most affected by the Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)
    June 05, 2019 - 6:02 pm

    Cuba expects major economic damage from Trump measures

    HAVANA (AP) — Drivers of classic cars, restaurateurs, tour guides and owners of bed-and-breakfasts are all saying the Trump administration's new restrictions on U.S travel to Cuba will be a severe blow to their businesses. The restrictions announced Tuesday eliminate U.S. cruise travel to Cuba...
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    June 04, 2019 - 5:45 am

    China issues US travel alert warning of official harassment

    BEIJING (AP) — China has issued a travel warning for the U.S., saying Chinese visitors have been interrogated, interviewed and subjected to other forms of what it called harassment by U.S. law enforcement agencies. The warning issued Tuesday urges Chinese citizens and Chinese-funded bodies in the U...
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    This photo released by the Indiana State Police shows a semi-trailer hauling honey overturned on a northwestern Indiana highway, spilling some of the sticky substance and restricting travel for hours in Hammond, Ind., Wednesday, May 15, 2019. State police say the truck was hauling about 41,000 pounds of amber honey along Interstate 80/94 when the driver lost control and the truck overturned. At least four containers of honey were leaking and mixing with diesel fuel from the overturned vehicle. (Indiana State Police via AP)
    May 15, 2019 - 3:09 pm

    Semi-trailer hauling honey overturns along Indiana highway

    HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A semi-trailer hauling honey overturned on a northwestern Indiana highway, spilling some of the sticky substance and restricting travel for hours. State police say the semi was hauling about 41,000 pounds (18,600 kilograms) of amber honey along Interstate 80/94 through Hammond...
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    President Donald Trump walks towards the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Monday, April 15, 2019. Trump is heading to Minnesota for a tax day event. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    April 16, 2019 - 6:52 am

    AP source: Officials consider new penalty for visa overstays

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Top administration officials have been discussing ways to increase pressure on countries with high numbers of citizens who overstay short-term visas, as part of President Donald Trump's growing focus on immigration heading into his re-election campaign. The administration could...
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