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Trump’s latest travel ban leaves fans unable to travel to support their World Cup team | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/trump-travel-ban-world-cup-2026-b2900875.html

Mission Local and Joe Eskenazi are on this!
The unmaking of Supervisor Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga https://missionlocal.org/2025/11/the-making-and-unmaking-of-beya-alcaraz-a-strange-and-terrible-saga/

The making and unmaking of Beya Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga
A near-total vetting failure by the mayor’s office put a political neophyte in an impossible position. It was a crucial misstep for Daniel Lurie.

They just updated the UK Iran travel advice to say the Tehran embassy staff have been withdrawn.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran

Iran travel advice
FCDO travel advice for Iran. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Brits Travel to Town Called Lover to Send Valentine’s Day Cards From World’s Most Romantic Post Office https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brits-travel-to-town-called-lover-to-send-valentines-day-cards/

Brits Travel to Town Called Lover to Send Valentine's Day Cards From ‘World’s Most Romantic Village’
While other places go all-out on decorations at Christmas and Halloween, one village called Lover pretty much owns Valentine’s Day. Dubbed the world’s most romantic village, it has drawn visitors from across the UK to send Valentine’s Day cards with a special postmark. Thousands of cards are sent from Lover every February to recipients across […]

NFL Week 15 winners and losers: Bills, Bears earn key victories; Packers defense in trouble? https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-15-winners-and-losers-bills-bears-earn-key-victories-packers-defense-in-trouble

Efficacy of electronic travel aids for the blind and visually impaired during wayfinding #ETA

Efficacy of Electronic Travel Aids for the Blind and Visually Impaired During Wayfinding
Independent traveling remains challenging for blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals. While the white cane is effective at detecting ground-level obstacles, it provides no information about elevated obstacles or object characteristics. Recent technologies have been designed to support navigation as well as object detection. In our study, we compared the performance of 13 BVI participants who separately used two secondary electronic travel aids (ETAs) versus cane use alone. One ETA was a …

The US is not only no longer an ally of Europe, it is actively undermining democracy in Europe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/large-afd-delegation-set-travel-washington-us-congress-member-says/

Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.

Oglala Sioux Tribe says ICE holding tribal members (Russell Contreras/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p164#a260113p164

Oglala Sioux Tribe says ICE holding tribal members
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/oglala-sioux-tribe-ice-holding-tribal-members

President Trump responds to 'terrible' ambush that killed 3 US troops in Syria: 'We will retaliate' (Geoff Earle/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/13/us-news/president-trump-responds-to-terrible-ambush-that-killed-3-us-troops-in-syria-we-will-retaliate/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251213/p47#a251213p47