Biden ends controversial travel ban on majority-Muslim countries

Protesters hold up signs and call out against the US Supreme Court ruling upholding former President Donald Trump's travel ban in Washington, June 2018.
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The Biden administration announced plans to overturn former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on refugees and travelers from many Muslim-majority countries. And, as President Biden and his foreign policy team get to work, one country presents some big challenges: China. Also, the rumor mill heated up on Thursday after a London newspaper reported the Summer Olympics would be called off. But officials with the International Olympic Committee say that the games are on schedule.
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