WASHINGTON – Two U.S. congressmen made a previously unannounced trip to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday for what they said was a visit to assess the ongoing evacuation effort and to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden to extend his August 31 for withdrawing the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan. “We conducted this visit in secret, speaking about it only after […]
Canada Monday reopened its land border with the United States to vaccinated citizens for non-essential travel, the first time U.S. citizens could do so since March of 2020. Under the plan, along with filling out an application, visitors must provide proof of full vaccination with a Canada health department-approved vaccine and a negative COVID-19 test […]
Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to target those 18 and under based on their interests and activity on other sites. The new policy, which also applies to Instagram and Facebook Messenger, still allows targeting of teens, but only based on age, gender and location. Cutoff ages may vary by country as Facebook […]
WASHINGTON – A group of centrist U.S. senators remained deadlocked Monday on trying to reach agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to repair the country’s deteriorating roads and bridges and boost funding for broadband internet service. The Republican and Democratic lawmakers had hoped to finalize their plan but still had not reached agreement for […]