The oath is administered any time the Senate considers impeachment. Previous trials show lawmakers have used their own judgment to follow its intent.
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The bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala was open again for business on Sunday, but few migrants were crossing after a failed attempt to barge through by thousands of Central Americans the previous day. More than 2,000 migrants spent the night in Tecun Uman, on the Guatemalan side of the border, uncertain of their next steps. Mexico, pressured by the U.S. to halt the northward flow of migrants, is offering those who turn themselves over to authorities temporary jobs in southern Mexico, likely in agriculture or construction.
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The new Fateh-class vessel was unveiled by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani late last week, at a ceremony held at the Bandar Abbas naval base.
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Workers for cruise lines like Carnival and Norwegian might be away from home for over six months, so they need to be thoughtful about what they pack.
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A religious sect whose members believed to be anointed by God forced a pregnant woman and five of her children to walk through fire as part of a cult ritual, according to local residents.
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Vanessa Smallwood of Maple Shade, N.J., was 46 at the time of her disappearance. She was identified in a statement from New Jersey State Police.
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Tara Houska humiliated by TSA agent who snapped my braids like reins during screening at Minneapolis-St Paul airportThe federal Transportation Security Administration has apologized to a Native American woman who said an agent at Minneapolis-St Paul international airport pulled her braids and said giddy up! when she took a flight from there this week.The agent said she needed to pat down my braids, tweeted Tara Houska, an indigenous rights advocate and attorney. She pulled them behind my shoulders, laughed and said giddyup! as she snapped my braids like reins. My hair is part of my spirit. I am a Native woman. I am angry, humiliated. Your fun hurt.Houska, who is Ojibwe, added: When I informed the middle-aged blonde woman who had casually used her authority to dehumanize and disrespect me, she said, Well it was just in fun, Im sorry. Your hair is lovely.That is NOT an apology and it is NOT OK.According to the Washington Post, women of color have long experienced problems at TSA checkpoints, because natural, braided or twisted hair prompt flags on security devices, spurring more invasive screenings.Bring Me The News, a Minnesota website, appeared to have been first to report Houskas experience.In a statement to the Guardian, the TSA said it had been made aware of allegations made by a traveler about her screening experience at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport [on] Monday morning.TSA officials investigated the incident and on Tuesday afternoon, TSAs federal security director for Minnesota, Cliff Van Leuven, spoke with the traveler. He apologized for actions and a comment that were insensitive and made by a TSA officer to the traveler during the screening experience.Van Leuven also wrote to airport staff.In the news last night and today, he said, youve likely seen or heard of a TSA officer at MSP who was insensitive in screening the long braided hair of a Native American passenger Monday morning. Did it actually happen? Yes. Exactly as described? Yes.This morning, I reached out to the passenger via email. She called me back early this afternoon. I apologized for how she was treated during the screening of her braids and we had a very pleasant conversation.She reiterated that she doesnt want the officer to get in trouble, but she is hoping well take the chance to continue to educate our staff about the many Native American Tribes/Bands in our state and region to better understand their culture.The airport apologized on Twitter.Houska could not immediately be reached for comment.
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The Philippine military on Sunday said it has launched search and rescue operations for five Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by militants belonging to the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group in Malaysian waters last week. Three were released, while the remaining five were probably brought by their captors to the southern Philippine province of Sulu, said Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, chief of the military's Western Mindanao Command. Sulu is Abu Sayyaf's stronghold.
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A painting found stashed inside a wall at an Italian museum has been confirmed as the stolen "Portrait of a Lady" by Austria's Gustav Klimt, prosecutors said on Friday, two decades after the artwork went missing. The century-old painting was discovered concealed in an external wall by gardeners at the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in Piacenza, northeast Italy, last month. "It is with no small emotion that I can tell you the work is authentic," prosecutor Ornella Chicca told reporters.
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