The Department of Homeland Security administers the program, which currently allows citizens of 40 mostly European and Asian countries to travel to the U.S. for three months without visas.
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Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4
Police managed to push back the attack and take two injured police officers to the hospital in southern Mitrovica.
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Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation’s most ambitious nuclear weapons effort since World War II.
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French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events
The protesters’ demands include tougher rules limiting the use of firearms by police; an independent body to replace the internal agency tasked with investigating police abuses; and massive state investment in low-income neighborhoods.
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The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean and what’s next?
Here’s a look at what’s ahead if the government shuts down on Oct. 1.
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Coastal North Carolina hit by flooding as Tropical Storm Ophelia travels north
Life-threatening flooding was forecast for parts of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, but the system is expected to weaken after landfall.
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RSV vaccine recommended during pregnancy as a second option to protect newborns
The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
While the next few weeks will be critical, doctors are thrilled at the patient’s early response to the pig organ.
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A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent ‘Freedom Fest’ event outside St. Louis as no big deal.
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U.S., China launch economic working groups with aim of easing tensions
China is one of the United States’ biggest trading partners, and economic competition between the 2 nations has increased in recent years.