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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it's reversed the cancellations of visas for foreigners after a federal judge put on hold President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The department had said up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas "provisionally revoked" to comply with Trump's order blocking them from traveling to the United States. The department says it acted to reinstate the visas after getting word from the Justice Department about the judge's ruling yesterday in Washington state.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The White House is pledging to swiftly appeal the federal judge's decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order denying entry to the U.S. to refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Trump vented his frustration with the ruling today on Twitter, calling it "ridiculous" and saying it "essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country."
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official at Baghdad international airport says the travel terminal is particularly crowded today following news that the U.S. travel ban on Iraqis and six other majority Muslim nations has been blocked by a federal judge's ruling. The official with the state-run Iraqi airways says flights from Baghdad to Dubai, Istanbul and Cairo were booked solid today. While there are no direct flights to the U.S. from Baghdad, he says many of the passengers are holding transit tickets to the U.S.
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre has reopened to the public, a day after a man with a machete attacked French soldiers guarding the iconic Paris museum. Tourists are filing past armed police and soldiers patrolling outside the site. The Egyptian-born attacker was shot and wounded after slightly injuring a soldier.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration is going back to the drawing board after Vincent Viola withdrew from consideration as Army secretary. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he respects the decision and will come up with a new candidate. The Military Times reported that Viola cited his inability to successfully navigate the confirmation process and Defense Department rules concerning family businesses.
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