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In September 2023, Savannah Chrisley went on a podcast and claimed that her parents, reality stars Todd and Julie, were in prison due to political persecution.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 June 2025 -
There are also exemptions for immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran, as well as Afghan nationals who can prove they were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government during its military campaign in Afghanistan starting in 2001.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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As many as 40,000 Ravensbrück inmates died of starvation, disease, torture, shooting, lethal injections, medical experiments, and from lethal gas.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Secretary Noem argues the program has been abused, but immigration advocacy groups have warned that many immigrants would be vulnerable to abuse, torture, or arrest should they be forced to return home.—
Dan Gooding
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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When Napoleon insists on Antonin serving a dessert in the form of a pyramid — a bald-faced invocation of the war between France and England, and a provocation to the English ambassador, who is theoretically the guest of honor — Antonin duly wheels one into the dining room.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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The simulation was designed to create complex and hostile negotiating conditions, including U.S. provocations on nontrade issues, such as the status of Greenland and the sovereignty of Canada.—
Emily Kilcrease,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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