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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has apparently altered its definition of a "bona fide" relationship, adding fiancés of people in the U.S. to its list of people who are exempt from its travel ban from six mainly Muslim nations. The administration had set criteria for visa applicants from the six nations and all refugees that require a "close" family or business tie to the United States. New guidance adds "fiance" to that definition of "close familial relationship."
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's tweets are getting tough coverage at Fox News Channel, a usually friendly media outlet. Anchor Shepard Smith led his afternoon newscast with Trump's actions, which he said "some critics are calling sexist cyberbullying." "MediaBuzz" host Howard Kurtz, noted that Trump frequently punches back at critics, but said, "This is a punch where he has actually wounded himself."
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — With anti-Islamic State group forces on the offensive in both the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian city of Raqqa, Iraq's prime minister on Thursday declared an end to the extremist group's self-proclaimed caliphate. But even as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi made the bold assertion, deadly fighting continues in Mosul _ filling field hospitals and forcing hundreds to flee. And across the border in in Raqqa, coalition officials predict a long, bloody battle ahead.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office says Medicaid cuts in the Senate Republican health care bill would take a 35 percent bite off the program's projected spending by 2036. That's a deeper cut than the nonpartisan office has projected for 2026. That year's reduction would be 26 percent below projections under current law.
PARIS (AP) — A still-churning cyberattack that caused indiscriminate economic damage around the world was apparently designed to create maximum havoc in Ukraine, a Russian adversary, security researchers said. While the rogue software used in the attack was configured as extortionate "ransomware," that may have just been a ruse to befuddle investigators. Some in Ukraine blame Russia, although there is no direct, public evidence tying it to the attack.
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