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• As Trump clamps down on refugees, one group benefits: Religious exiles fleeing Ukraine
• Trump reportedly left staffers 'genuinely horrified' in his phone calls with Putin, Saudi Arabia
• India's Supreme Court orders tree-felling project halted

As Trump clamps down on refugees, one group benefits: Religious exiles fleeing Ukraine Posted: 07 Oct 2019 12:47 PM PDT Since President Trump took office in January 2017, worldwide refugee admissions to the United States have plummeted, even as the number of people fleeing conflict, persecution or human rights violations around the globe last year was the highest on record since World War II. As the White House continues to chip away at the U.S. refugee program — most recently proposing another historically low admissions ceiling of 18,000 for fiscal year 2020, along with an executive order to allow state and local governments to block refugees from resettling in their communities — displaced persons have seen diminishing opportunities to seek refuge in the U.S. The only country from which the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. has increased significantly under the Trump administration isn't even one of the UNHCR's places "of concern": Ukraine. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump reportedly left staffers 'genuinely horrified' in his phone calls with Putin, Saudi Arabia Posted: 07 Oct 2019 09:45 AM PDT A new report from The Washington Post says senior administration staffers came to expect Trump's inappropriate behavior. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

India's Supreme Court orders tree-felling project halted Posted: 07 Oct 2019 03:49 AM PDT India's Supreme Court ordered the central state of Maharashtra on Monday to stop clearing a heavily forested area for a metro line project after protests by hundreds of people. The court ordered tree cutting to halt at least until it holds another hearing on Oct. 21. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. Ltd. started cutting the trees late Friday to build a train car maintenance depot at the end of a north-south metro line. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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