Muslim American travellers sue after being grilled by US border officers
The invasive, stigmatizing questions served no legitimate purpose said an attorney.
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NZ-led task force seizes giant supply of drugs in the Indian Ocean
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Camels barred from Saudi Arabia's beauty contest over Botox use
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Pregnant women in Israel protest country's unfair travel exemptions
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Omicron kicks hurting tourism industry while it's still down
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The show must go on: Israeli beauty pageant given special travel pass
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Miss Universe refuses to let pageant get political
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