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“This is an essential step that President Biden has taken to remove McHenry from leadership of the immigration courts,” Greg Chen, senior director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, told Newsweek. Replacing McHenry at EOIR indicates that Biden’s administration will change the policy direction in the nation’s immigration courts. Biden has been public about how his immigration agenda is a major shift from Trump administration policies. Biden has supported legalization of undocumented immigrants and also wants to expand refugee resettlement....

Personnel is policy. By dint of such ties, and past dutiful service to administrations that pursued the very policies of engagement and accommodation that enabled Communist China’s rise, we can surmise that the president, and the architects of his agenda, will likely be uniquely soft on China. That the fledgling Biden presidency has, by political necessity, sought to create a veneer of toughness toward China with rhetoric—while from its earliest days, literally and figuratively bending over for it with a battery of weak policies—would seem to reinforce this view....

During a virtual meeting with governors on Friday, Biden stressed that Congress will “ultimately” have to act to protect abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week. “The filibuster should not stand in the way of us being able to do that, but right now we don’t have the votes in the Senate to change the filibuster,” Biden said, according to The Hill. “That means we need two more votes....

After the debate, the Trump campaign released video footage of Biden and his running mate, vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, both supporting bans on fracking. She, like Biden, has since advocated for limiting fracking rather than banning it outright. “I never said I oppose fracking,” Biden said. “You said it on tape,” Republican President Donald Trump replied. “Show the tape, put it on your website,” Biden replied. “The fact of the matter is he’s flat lying,” Biden said of Trump’s claim that Biden had endorsed banning it....

Only the Left can get to him in his basement, and the result is a steady slide to politically disastrous positions. His most recent attack on the American people was his endorsement (or borrowing) of the Cory Booker/James Clyburn plan to use the federal government to destroy the suburbs by forcing changes imposed by Washington bureaucrats. The plan would seek to diversify American suburbs by withholding federal dollars from communities that do not change local zoning ordinances to accommodate denser housing....

In a statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was working to require all those traveling to the U.S. by air to take a COVID test within 24 hours before boarding their flights, The Associated Press reported. As of now, fully vaccinated travelers can present a test with 72 hours of boarding. “CDC is working to modify the current Global Testing Order for travel as we learn more about the Omicron variant; a revised order would shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States,” the agency said....

Speculation started to rise when BattleCry was mysteriously absent at Australia’s EB Expo this past weekend after originally planning to be on hand and playable. Even with some doubts about the game in the air, Austin, Texas developer, BattleCry Studios, remains busy with multiple projects in the works. Originally announced back in 2014, BattleCry is planned as a free-to-play team based action game which pits three distinct nations against one of each other....

Ohio sports betting goes live at midnight and you can still secure a $200 pre-launch bonus from BetMGM Ohio. Simply sign up with BetMGM Ohio bonus code NEWSWEEK to lock-in your bonus and use it on Sunday’s games. BetMGM Ohio will be one of the first legal online sports betting apps out of the gate when the calendar flips to 2023. At that point, this $200 offer will be a thing of the past....

What makes this novel different from other Greeley best sellers is the lovers’ ages: she is 51 and he is 56. After one reviewer dismissed his characters as “randy middle-aged Chicagoans,” Greeley jumped to their defense. As it happens, Greeley is also a sociologist at the University of Chicago, and last week he offered scientific data to prove that sex is good and plentiful, even after 60. Analyzing national-poll data involving nearly 6,000 respondents, Greeley finds that 37 percent of married people over 60 have sex at least once a week-and one in six more often than that....

Boston has the longest current winning streak in the big leagues and hasn’t lost since getting routed 11-1 at Yankee Stadium on July 1. At 66-29, the Red Sox are 37 games over .500 for the first time since 1949. David Price (10-6) struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings, and Craig Kimbrel earned his 29th save. All-Star lefty J.A. Happ (10-6) started strong for Toronto, striking out six and holding Boston to two hits before running into trouble and some misfortune in the fourth....

He’s sore about being on the losing end of an historic decision and is doing something about it. On Aug. 13, a Texan named Brian Davis who is arguably mentally retarded-and possibly innocent of the crime-is scheduled to die. Davis was convicted of stabbing Michael Foster to death in Foster’s apartment in 1991, then leaving a chilling signature. Here’s the confession: “I stabbed Michael several more times in the chest and stomach area and he collapsed in the living room in front of the breakfast bar....

In Iraq right now, there is a story to prove every theory. The American occupation is facing a guerrilla war; it is rebuilding Iraq with impressive speed; it is beset by logistical problems; it has unleashed a new culture of freedom; it has secured most of the country; it confronts a lawless, crime-ridden society. All true. Yet the editors of the Post made the right decision to put the village story on the front page....

People claimed she should have boycotted the UAE over its laws but LGBTQ people there are not sure what all the fuss is about, describing it as a “non-issue.” The singer was reportedly paid $24 million to perform at the grand reveal of Dubai’s latest luxury hotel, Atlantis the Royal on January 21. While she performed 19 songs during the invite-only event, none were from her most recent album, Renaissance, which has been hailed as a tribute to Black LGBTQ culture....

Beyonce made the announcement Monday. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Tuesday. Beyonce and Jay Z have collaborated on a number of songs, including the hits "Crazy In Love," "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," ''Deja Vu," ''Part II (On the Run)" and the recent smash "Drunk In Love." Beyonce released her ultra-successful self-titled fifth album late last year in surprise form. Jay Z, who toured with Justin Timberlake last year, also had success with the release of "Magna Carta Holy Grail....

The show receives massive viewership upon seeing high-profile celebrities living in the wildlife and in challenging weather conditions. The show will replace the timing slot from the currently running shows Tough as Nails and The Amazing Race on CBS. Beyond the Edge cast list The show features nine celebrities who compete against each other for their survival. All of them have the desire to raise money for their respective charities....

The issue at play here is manifestly not coronavirus vaccine efficacy, vaccination rates or public policy messaging, but the deeper question of who gets to determine the content of speech and the contours of our public discourse: A free, sovereign people or an insular Ruling Class? It’s not about whether a Ministry of Truth that lies and obscures all the time can be a competent arbiter of the quality of information, but whether there should be a Ministry of Truth at all....

A short summary of his best weapons in descending order: Primordial Jade Winged-SpearStaff of HomaCalamity QuellerVortex VanquisherLithic SpearDeathmatchBlackcliff PoleFavonius Lance A short summary of ideal artifact sets: 2-piece Viridescenet Venerer (Anemo DMG Bonus +15%)2-piece Gladiator’s Finale (ATK +18%)2-piece Shimenawa’s Reminiscence (ATK +18%) A short summary of the ideal artifact stats: Sands of Eon: ATK%Goblet of Eonothem: Anemo% or ATK%Circlet of Logos: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG This guide will concisely cover these topics to make sense for new Xiao mains (both F2P and P2W)....

The three phones confirmed at launch were the Xiaomi 12 Pro, the Xiaomi 12, and the Xiaomi 12X – though the latter hasn’t yet been confirmed to get a European release. At this stage, it’s very unlikely, though the Xiaomi 12 Lite made it to Europe. The 12 and 12 Pro were some of the first phones to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. They also boast a 50Mp triple-camera set-up, which is capable of 8K recording....

When it comes to Xurkitree, players can expect just one weakness. The Pokemon also resists the likes of Flying, Steel, and Electric-type attacks, so players shouldn’t even think about those. Xurkitree has only one weakness in Pokemon GO Xurkitree does not have a dual-typing. It is a pure Electric Pokemon, meaning the creature will only take supereffective damage from Ground-type attacks. There are plenty of types that will deal normal damage to it, though, and the strongest moves of these typings shouldn’t be disregarded....