Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib rejected the offer, saying that her family would not want her to agree to Israel’s restrictions and “bow down to their oppressive & racist policies.”
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After ban, Israel approves humanitarian request from Tlaib to visit grandmother in West Bank
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said he decided to allow U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib entry, and “hopes she will stand by her commitment and that the visit will be for humanitarian needs only.”
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Coast Guard: 4 hurt when ferry runs aground in Boston Harbor
The U.S. Coast Guard says a commuter ferry has run aground in Boston Harbor and four injuries are reported.
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Trump shows interest in buying Greenland, but Denmark won’t sell
President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in striking a deal to purchase the island, and even asked his White House counsel to explore the idea.
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Under pressure from Trump, Israel bans Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting country
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prohibits US Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from visiting Israel during a trip scheduled to start Sunday.
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NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice
Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump’s New Hampshire struggle: Voters feeling ‘Trumpgret’
An August University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll found that 42% of New Hampshire adults approve of President Donald Trump while 53% disapprove.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself and your pets from toxic algae blooms.
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Trump official says Statue of Liberty’s poem is about European immigrants
The acting director of Citizenship and Immigration Services says the inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants to the US is about ‘people coming from Europe.’
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
Deadline for Maine’s deer hunters to apply for permits nears
Maine plans to issue a little more than 68,000 “any deer” permits this year.