Associated PressApril 23, 2023
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Battles between two rival Sudanese commanders entered their ninth day Sunday.
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Associated PressApril 23, 2023Associated PressJune 26, 2017
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The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries take effect, a victory for Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. The justices will hear full arguments in October in the case that has stirred heated emotions across the nation. In […]
Associated PressFebruary 11, 2017
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President Donald Trump has promised more legal action after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Trump tweeted “SEE YOU IN COURT” after the decision came out Thursday, but what he has in mind remains to be seen. Trump said Friday that he has “no doubt” […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2017
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John Thrasher, the former Republican lawmaker turned college president, released a statement Sunday saying Florida State University is “deeply concerned” about President Donald Trump‘s immigration order. The order Trump issued Friday includes a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program. The travel […]
Mitch PerryAugust 14, 2015
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In New York City Friday morning, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio offered a three-point plan to deal with Iran and Cuba, and said if elected president, he will invite dissidents from those two nations and other countries with repressive governments to his inaugural address. Criticizing Secretary of State John Kerry because no Cuban dissidents were invited to Friday’s official flag-raising […]
Mitch PerryApril 14, 2015
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The White House announced Tuesday that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the U.S. government’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities. The move had been a top priority with the Raul Castro-led Cuban government since diplomatic relations between the […]
Mitch PerryApril 9, 2015
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A Florida Senate committee advanced a memorial resolution calling on the U.S. government to increase economic sanctions on Iran should the two nations fail to agree on the Middle Eastern nation’s nuclear program. While President Barack Obama already is facing strong opposition in the GOP-led Congress, the GOP-led (but bipartisan on this issue) Florida Legislature wants […]
Mitch PerryApril 1, 20154min201
Talks to secure a preliminary accord that would limit Iran’s nuclear program continued Wednesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, a day after negotiators extended the March 31 deadline. There is tremendous pressure on the Obama administration, with members of Congress already prepared to denounce an agreement between the P+1 nations and Iran that has yet to be finalized. A […]