York City Council to consider overriding Mayor Helfrich's veto of immigrant, refugee bill
In accordance with the 3rd Class City Code, the city council may override the mayor's veto by a vote of two-thirds of its four members.
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Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Shafi Amani wears a bright red chef's coat and hands out a plate of warm chicken shawarma through the ...
These decisions on refugees weren’t popular. Jimmy Carter made them anyway
These steps President Jimmy Carter took while in office are still shaping the United States more than four decades later. But ...
Hamilton's Wall Street: What They Never Told You
Alexander Hamilton wasn't only responsible for music; he founded most of America's finance and set the country on a strong financial course.
SAMANTHA POWER: The conscience of Jimmy Carter
Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 -- Jimmy Carter viewed his embrace of human rights as a means of restoring faith in America. EDITOR'S NOTE: Samantha Power is the administrator of the United States Agency for ...
Bridging the gap: Des Moines Refugee Support volunteer drivers work to get preschool kids to schools
The volunteer drivers coordinate with each other to make sure all the kids get to and from school, building relationships with them and their families.
Jimmy Carter became reluctant hero, welcomed Mariel refugees in 1980, changed Miami | Opinion
Faced with a humanitarian crisis, President Carter put people first, says former Miami Herald columnist Fabiola Santiago.
Carter’s foreign policy toward Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti left huge marks on South Florida
At the beginning of his presidency, in June 1977, Carter, the one-time peanut farmer from Georgia who campaigned on ...
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How Venezuela’s political crisis could hit the Arizona-Mexico border
Venezuela’s political crisis has reached a boiling point that might affect the United States’ economy, migration policies and border stability, experts say ...
York City Mayor vetoes 'Welcoming and Access to Immigrants and Refugees' bill
York City Mayor Michael Helfrich vetoed an immigrant and refugee bill, stating it was the "wrong legislation at the wrong ...
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The fall of Syria's dictatorship ripples out to one family in Toledo, Ohio
When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a ...
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Conflict in Syria
the United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State ...