states

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Its current advice states: "Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

That has been a tough business lately, thanks to a mismatch between costs and the rates managed care companies are allowed to charge states.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

His administration also confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose officials have been accused of abuse or medical neglect in as least 40 states, will assist in providing security at World Cup venues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It was a particularly rapid movement up the Iron Pipeline, the name for the trafficking channel from southern states with lax gun laws to northern states with stricter ones.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Passed in 1917, this law states that anyone who “willfully communicates or transmits” documents related to national defense to others who are not authorized to see them can be fined and/or sent to prison.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin