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Rubio inks public-private partnership with UFC ahead of White House cage fights

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with the UFC to create a public-private partnership with the mixed martial arts company ahead of this weekend’s cage fights on the White House’s South Lawn.  Rubio referred to the UFC as the “United Nations of fighting” in his Thursday remarks lauding the company…

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Rubio inks public-private partnership with UFC ahead of White House cage fights

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with the UFC to create a public-private partnership with the mixed martial arts company ahead of this weekend’s cage fights on the White House’s South Lawn.  Rubio referred to the UFC as the “United Nations of fighting” in his Thursday remarks lauding the company…

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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say

The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.”

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The Trump administration is working to find ways to deport some migrants to third countries as a way around court orders barring their return home.
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U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia

Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.

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Omar Artan will not officiate games at the World Cup, FIFA said.
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U.S. Judge Reverses Decision on Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

The judge had previously ruled that the woman had been improperly deported by the Trump administration and had ordered her returned to the United States.

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A hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, housing deportees from the United States in April.
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