A picture of US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two National Guard members who were shot in Washington on Wednesday, is honored with blue bows in Webster Springs, W.Va. on Friday.

Afghans in US confront new hurdles

Both Afghans as well as general asylum seekers were left reeling over the weekend after the Trump administration announced further measures to severely restrict immigration in response to the shooting on Wednesday of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C. by a gunman officials identified as a 29-year-old man from Afghanistan. West Virginia National Guard…

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NYC public school cell phone policy for 2025-26

DC public school cell phone policy for 2025-26

article 18 March 2019, Hamburg: ILLUSTRATION – A fifth grade student of a grammar school uses the search function of her smartphone. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Cell phones in schools have become a highly debated topic across the country as school districts continue to enforce stricter…

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