UNWTO warns Trump immigration order could hurt U.S. travel demand
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries could affect demand for travel to the United States, the UN World Tourism Organization said on Tuesday.
Boy Scouts of America to begin accepting transgender boys
(Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America said on Monday the group would begin accepting transgender boys, bucking its more than a century-old practice of using the gender stated on a birth certificate to determine eligibility.
Cocaine found in nose cone of American Airlines jet: police
(Reuters) – An airline maintenance worker in Oklahoma found 31 pounds (14 kg) of cocaine in the nose cone of an American Airlines jet after it arrived from Colombia, police said on Monday.
Dutch government ends talks with U.S. on ‘pre-clearance’ of airline passengers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government said on Tuesday it had ended talks with the United States over allowing “pre-clearance” of passengers traveling from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport following President Donald Trump’s curbs on immigration.
Trump order targeting business rules leaves key regulations untouched
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will seek to dramatically reduce federal regulations, but the policy will not apply to most of the financial reform rules introduced by the Obama administration.
Clean-up begins at Dakota pipeline protest camp
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Dump trucks and heavy machinery rolled into the protest camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday, and crews began filling large dumpsters with garbage that has accumulated, much of it now buried under sno…
Trial opens for activist charged in pipeline disruption
(Reuters) – A jury was selected in Washington state on Monday in the first trial over a coordinated protest that disrupted the flow of millions of barrels of crude oil into the United States, a proceeding activists hope will serve as a referendum on cl…
Sanctuary city funding cuts less of a concern than Medicaid: Fitch
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order last week to cut federal funding to self-proclaimed sanctuary cities would likely not result in an impact to cities’ bond ratings, Fitch Ratings reported on Monday.
Medical students, faculty rally to try to save Obamacare
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of medical students and faculty members gathered at Northwestern University’s school of medicine in Chicago on Monday to voice their opposition to the dismantling of Obamacare.
More than $900,000 raised to rebuild fire-ravaged Texas mosque
(Reuters) – More than $900,000 has been raised in an online fundraiser for a south Texas mosque destroyed by fire over the weekend, exceeding the amount needed to rebuild the place of worship, according to the fundraising page on Monday.
