House continues effort to thwart Iran nuclear pact

House continues effort to thwart Iran nuclear pact

Written by Deb Riechmann

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is continuing to flex its muscles on the Iran nuclear deal even though the Senate has already sealed its fate in Congress.

Scant sympathy for refugees in Europe’s ex-communist east
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Scant sympathy for refugees in Europe’s ex-communist east

Associated Press

Written by Rayyan Sabet-Parry and Karl Ritter

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — When Latvia last month decided to accept 250 of the tens of thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, hundreds of protesters including elderly people and families with children rallied outside Parliament with placards warning that the foreigners would bring doom upon the Baltic country. A smattering of slogans spoke darkly of a threat to "white nations."

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