blocked

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The social-media platform X, blocked under her predecessor, appeared to become available through some providers on Thursday after U.N. human-rights officials urged Caracas to lift restrictions to allow Venezuelans to search for missing relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The judge has already blocked the fund designed to compensate people who claim to have been treated unfairly by the US government.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Latifi, who left her own country in 2021 at the age of 17, during the evacuations from Afghanistan, wants the team to inspire women who are blocked from playing sport.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

In the indictment, the government alleges that protesters blocked ICE facilities and surveilled and harassed government employees while communicating in a Signal group chat, which they say was used to identify government vehicles.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Now, with roads blocked and crumbled, it would take days for any help to come from the outside.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland