| After many days in court, travel ban nearing final resolution Posted: 08 Dec 2017 03:42 PM PST ![After many days in court, travel ban nearing final resolution]( "After many days in court, travel ban nearing final resolution") President Trump's efforts to restrict entry to the United States for citizens from eight countries came a few steps closer to a final resolution this week. Two federal appeals courts heard arguments on whether the latest version of the travel ban, which would effect 150 million mostly-Muslim people, should be allowed to go ahead. The week began with the Supreme Court allowing Mr. Trump's latest proclamation – the third iteration of the travel ban – to go into effect pending the decisions from the two appeals courts.
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| Taiwan lets go a symbol of ancient days Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:09 PM PST ![Taiwan lets go a symbol of ancient days]( "Taiwan lets go a symbol of ancient days") On Dec. 6, lawmakers in Taiwan voted to rid the island of a prominent symbol of the country's past. The law, coming 30 years after Taiwan moved toward democracy, shows how far a people will go to free themselves from a cultural legacy that may hinder progress in individual rights and equality before the law. Chiang's harsh rule of Taiwan was based on Confucian-style autocracy, or a belief that only a natural social hierarchy with a strong ruler can bring stability.
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| How Congress's inaction has left children's health program on life support Posted: 08 Dec 2017 12:29 PM PST ![How Congress's inaction has left children's health program on life support]( "How Congress's inaction has left children's health program on life support") Dakota Flores sees a future for her children that she never had. Most of CHIP's funding is federal, so if Congress doesn't reauthorize funding by the end of the year, the program will start shuttering in early 2018.
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| Yemen: Why death of ex-dictator makes ending war harder, and more urgent Posted: 08 Dec 2017 08:05 AM PST ![Yemen: Why death of ex-dictator makes ending war harder, and more urgent]( "Yemen: Why death of ex-dictator makes ending war harder, and more urgent") With the killing of deposed dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, the warring sides in Yemen have lost their main exit strategy and interlocuter, with experts warning that the parties must be brought to the negotiation table before the conflict spirals further out of control. Days before his death, Mr. Saleh, who ruled Yemen for more than three decades, appeared to offer Saudi leaders and their allies a glimmer of hope that they could wind down their costly and much criticized war in Yemen without looking defeated in front of their publics. Mr. Saleh indicated on Dec. 2 that he was formally breaking ties with the Iran-supported, Shiite Houthi rebels with whom he had most recently been allied, and instead was ready for dialogue with the Saudi-led coalition.
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