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The forthcoming travel ban and the MLB season

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just a little cloud hanging over Opening Day, that’s all. President Trump’s expected travel ban on more than three dozen countries could prevent some Astros and other Major League Baseball players from Cuba and Venezuela from coming into — or leaving — the United States. … Continue reading →

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Who wants to host the 2030 World’s Expo?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

The city of Houston, that’s who. Congress is moving to free up funding for the U.S. to post a pavilion at the 2020 World’s Expo in Dubai — a move lawmakers say will put Houston “in play” to host the … Continue reading →

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Trump administration denying passports to US citizens born near the border

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

This is infuriating. On paper, he’s a devoted U.S. citizen. His official American birth certificate shows he was delivered by a midwife in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. He spent his life wearing American uniforms: three years as … Continue reading →

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