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Sally could hit the Alabama, Florida and Mississippi coasts on Tuesday night or early Wednesday causing massive flash flooding and storm surges of up to 7 feet (2 meters) in some spots, the National Hurricane Center or NHC said. Its languid pace recalls 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, which dumped several…

New study permits for foreign students issued by Canada fell by 22.3% in the second quarter of 2020 compared with the same period of 2019, amid strict Covid-19 border controls that have blocked many new foreign students from entering Canada. While fall semester enrollment is not yet finalized, Cana…

President Donald Trump hosted the White House ceremony, capping a dramatic month when first the UAE and then Bahrain agreed to reverse decades of ill will without a resolution of Israel’s dispute with the Palestinians. In front of a crowd of several hundred people on the White House lawn, Prime Min…

The funding provided for the insular areas is included in announcements made by the Trump administration that the FAA is awarding more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants to airports in all 50 states, the territories and the FAS. “Interior applauds FAA’s support for the ai…

Prompted by a combination of calls to his office, interactions with his cabinet and staff, and a personal commitment to his administration’s promise to uplift and protect the FSM’s natural environment, President Panuelo personally investigated citizens’ allegations of harmful dredging activities ac…

Reducing gaps between passengers incrementally to a third of the 1 meter or 3.2. feet minimum could backfire, experts and medical professionals warned, and prolong a first wave of infections that the Philippines has been battling since March. The new rules took effect on Monday, when the country re…

“We are not the only ones getting loans during this time,” stated President Tommy Remengesau. He added that many other countries  are also seeking loans to help their countries ride out the pandemic. Leaders of the Pacific are asking banks and donor countries to assist through loan forgiveness. “It…

Ramirez, 40, was originally told she might be called back after business picked up. But infections increased in Hawaii over the summer and quarantine restrictions for visitors were extended, a blow to the state’s tourism-dependent hotels. Six months into the pandemic, evidence of longer-term damage…

A longstanding Senate rule requires 60 votes in the 100-seat chamber in most instances to take up and hold votes on bills. If Democrats in the Nov. 3 election win the White House, maintain control of the House of Representatives and amass a Senate majority comparable to that currently held by Presi…