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Oregon’s Sen Ron Widen has asked the Trump administration’s top officials to reconsider policies that are affecting travelers in the United States by quoting the upcoming sports events like the 2026 World Cup.

The top Democrat Widean of the Finance Committee on Friday wrote to the Secretary of State of Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noom to express concerns about international travelers and recent reports of other travel issues.

“It has turned the general travel into an unnecessarily deadly ordeal for tourists, business travelers, legal permanent residents and US citizens,” Widene wrote.

International travelers are growing alert about the administration’s immigration and border policies. Several countries have updated travel guidelines for planning their citizens about moving to the United States.

Travel forecasting agency Tourism Economics recently amended its annual view of the last month so that this year was predicted by a 9.4% decrease in international arrivals.

In February, a German visitor who was detained for 16 days after the Mexico Road trip tried to return to the United States with his American fiance. A backpacker in Britain, Becky Burke, was stopped on the US-Canada border and was held at a detention facility in the state of Washington for almost three weeks, according to his father.

Wideen appeal after the Federal Government’s National Travel and Tourism Office visited the United States from abroad to the United States, after the release of March 5 in March compared to the same month.

The recession has the financial consequences. The tourism economy hopes that we will spend $ 9 billion this year by international visitors.

In addition to the 20226 World Cup co-organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada, Widene also pointed to the 2021 Los Angeles Olympics. The United States will also host the Club World Cup this summer in 11 cities across the country.

“Before these events, your categories will feel a significant increase in the extraordinary athletes, assistance workers, government officials, journalists, business owners and visitors among the travelers who are seeking entrance to the United States,” Woman wrote. “If your rigid and unnecessary approaches to travelers continues, foreign-ethnic athletes who have spent their entire life training for this once-life opportunity may be unable to travel to the United States to participate in these games.”

Border issues have already been worried about several football players. Venezuela forward Deina Casellanoos, who play in the National Women’s Soccer League, will not be allowed to return because of fear that he did not join his national team for the recent match.

Zambia’s national team did not call four women to play in the United States for Games in China due to similar concerns.

At a March meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, President Trump announced the formation of a task force to protect the federal government and coordinate next year’s World Cup plans.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Zoddle believes that the Philadelphia AG Gols will agree on whether the rules change will be needed to eradicate the Tush Push Play that helps to win one super bull and reach the other.

A proposal to the Green Bay Packer was presented at the league meeting this month to eradicate the play, but the owners will be returned to the vote after they reunite in May.

Although some supporters of removing the play point to protect the player, there is no evidence of the risk of increased injury, as well as the NFL forbids pressing a ball carrier until a rule has changed.

The original proposal of the Packers forbids to be a player who is simply lined up directly on the back of Snapper and the snap accepts the snap. There was also discussion about the ban on pushing a ball career anywhere on the field.

“Lots of coaches will tell you that it is not part of football, it may be rugby, but it’s not ours” on Friday, “The Pat Macafi Show” in Wisconsin’s Green Bay draft on Friday.

“The second thing is the protection of the game really and

Rule changes require 24 votes out of 32, and none of the party’s argument at the league meeting earlier this month is clear.

“Different ideas were discussed in the Macafir show at the Macafir show. I would say there was a division there.” “There was no irregular push, but I think the committee is considering the different things and listening to the conversation.

Gadel has touched several more things in the interview:

Judoel touched on the other possible rules presented by May, saying that he believed that the winners of the category could change the proposal of the play-offs from the Detroit to record the top-four seeds and at least one home game. The Lyans made the proposal after Minnesota was forced to go as a wild card to win four more games than RAMS last season.

Gadel said he believed that the owners could approve a small step to deny a home game in the category if they finished the record of losing.

“The question is at one point, if you are not .500 or better do you deserve the ability to have a home game?” He asked. “I think it’s quite difficult to argue.”

In a non-stroke short season there are four categories winners who hosted a play-off game despite losing records, Tampa Bay finished it in 2022 to finish it.

Gadel is committed to adding the 18th regular season game to the future schedule. The NFL went from 16 games in 2021 to 17, reduced Piece to three games and wanted to go to the model of 18 regular-season and two Prison games.

Judel said that he believed that equipment, practice rules and offsees programs had improved a week’s games and improved sufficient security to associate the income that came with it. However, approval from the NFLPA of the league is required to do this.

“They have the right to approval it,” he said. “So it will really be important for us, in the conversation, yes, we can increase the pyties and they get one percent of it. Is this the right step? I think it can be strongly that it can be something that can happen in the long term. It may not be a short-term thing.”

The NFL will play games for the first time this season and will be ready for the first game in Australia in 20226, increasing the number of countries to hold regular season games stuck outside the United States. Gudel said that the long -term plan should get from seven to 16 international games a year for this season.

“I think we will go to Asia soon,” he said. “I think we can be worldwide with our game.”

Judel said that he was satisfied with the two Christmas games in Netflix last season and said that the NFL would move forward on the holidays. This year there will be three games in Christmas when it reads on Thursday, and he said the league planned to play at least three Christmas games every year.

He also said that the Detroit Lions Annual Home Game will have a small tweet on the Thanksgiving schedule, including removing from ET from ET from 12:30 pm to 12:30 pm.

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Madrid – The winner of the record 24 Grand Slam, Novak Djokovich says that he may feel the changes in tennis.

He says people have begun to accept that there is no Roger Federer, and there is no Rafael Nadal and soon – there is no noodle.

Prior to the opening match of this year’s Madrid Open, the 37-year-old young man said, “You may feel that there is a shift,” where he will try to win the 100th tour-level title in the milestone.

“Not just for the generation of players (who now) the original focus and attention. But I guess that people are not playing Roger and Rafa, and (Andy) take some time to accept this fact and I guess one day.”

Djokovich said that he was trying to “represent the elderly boys, the senior generation” and “to the tournament and to have a positive impact on this tour itself.”

“One of the reasons why I keep playing,” he said. “Because I think it still helps the tennis coming and the crowds coming and the tournaments to help and become interested.”

Grand Slam and some ATPs like the Indian Wales and some ATPs mentioned the “record-breaking” number in the presence of 1000 tournaments.

“(It) good news that it should not be dependent on the big stars or legends of retired games,” he said. “Everyone in the sport should surpass the sport, the sport will be out of all, and the sport is more important than anyone. So we are all here in a sport service.

“This is a thing to remember, when you play and as a top player you are trying to contribute to the popularity of tennis that you are doing outside of the court, bring more people, to bring young children and people to tennis, and are interested in tennis i

Zokovich mentioned that he was some of the current young people – such as Spanish star Carlos Alkaraj, 21, – when he began to dominate the tour.

“In the meantime we say, 23 and 33 when it was really happening. Carlos is still not 23,” said Jokovich. ” “We have to remember that what is his age and what he has done for his age is not normal. I’m sure we will see him on the big stage with the trophies in the future, whatever, 10 years, 15 years, as long as he is playing.”

Due to muscle injury, Alkaraj moved away from his home tournament. He was the same half the draw as Djokovic.

Madrid’s three -time champion, Djokovic, did not play in the Spanish capital after losing to Alkaraj in the semifinals of 2022. He is on Saturday to play Mattio Arnaldi in Italy.

Both Monti Carlo and Indian Wells are looking for the first title of the season to lose in his opening match. He reached the final in Miami, losing straight to Zakub Manasic.

Djokovich won his 99th title at the Paris Olympics last August. Since then he has lost four finals. Only two players to reach the milestone of 5 titles are Jimmy Consner (5) and Federer (5).

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Queeto, Ecuador – On Friday, police authorities said the family of Ecuador Soccer player Jackson Rodriguez was rescued after abducting from their home in Guakuil, the coastal town.

26 -year -old Rodriguez was hiding under his bed, while his 24 -year -old wife and five -year -old took four “hood and heavy armed persons” on Wednesday who forced to go to the house of Mucho Lot Para.

Police commander Pablo Davila said the wife and son took care of treatment after their release and were safe.

The kidnappers demanded $ 500,000 to release the wife and son but the family refused to pay, adding Davila. Rodriguez is a left behind who plays for the first division club Amelek.

After a police raid on Thursday night, the officers are located in the popular hill of “El Fortin” in the north -west part of the city. The region is considered the most dangerous, a place where 22 people were massacred in March.

Guakil is 270 km (170 miles) to south -west from the Guakil capital Quaito.

The kidnapping was reported in nine regions of the country, including the Guaus province, in an emergency declared by the government 10 days ago, where Guakil was included. This system allowed the security forces to combine in those regions to fight against the activities of organized crime groups, which the authorities blame the wave of violence.

The government said insecurity and crime have been overwhelmed by Ecuador for four years as the first few months of the year increased. From January to March, 2,5 violent deaths were reported, of which 742 Guakuel.

The port city is considered one of the most dangerous areas of the country. According to authorities, illegal drug invoices from these ports are shipped to Europe, Central America and the United States.

Other athletes were targeted in the past. Last December, Liga de Quaito football player Pedro Peralaja was abducted in Asemeralds, 182 km away from the north -west of the north -west, and recovered a few days later.

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Aja Wilson, Brena Stuart and Nefisa Callia will return to court on Sunday when training camps in their league opened and started 2 years in the league, when the 2 years began in the league, to renew their alluring WNBA championships.

Stuart and New York Liberty will chase the second straight WNBA, which Wilson and Aceis did in 2022 and 2023.

There is a lot of players in the offson that has associated Jewel Lloyd with a three -team business with Esses, which sent Kelsi Bori to Los Angeles. Las Vegas still has a hard core with Wilson, Lloyd, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young.

For months after surgery in New York, Guard Betnizah has added Natasha Claud to remove Lani-Hamilton and strengthen its roster.

The fever led by Clark, this offseason has never changed any more. Indiana added Sophie Cunningham through a business and signed free agent Deewana Bonar, Natasha Howard, Sydney Calson and Briana Turner. Add it to Clark and Alia Boston and there is a lot of excitement in India.

Dallas has a new energy as well as joining the number 1 pick -buckle team. The wings are hoping that the former Yukon Star can encourage a roster so that Arye is featured in Ogounboele.

Since the start of the Atlanta Dream game in the 21st, the Golden State Court will be the first new WNBA team.

Out of the eight teams, there will be new head coaches this season.

Atlanta and Los Angeles became college coaches Carl Smessco and Lynn Roberts respectively. Former coach and player Stephanie brought the White back to lead the Indiana fever. White was in charge of the Connecticut San, who replaced him with the former Belgium national team coach Rachi Mejian.

Chicago, Dallas and Washington returned to the former WNBA assistant coach Tyler Marsh, Chris Coclanes and Sydney Johnson, respectively. Golden State also brought former assistant coach Natalie Nakas to the expansion of the franchise as the first head coach in the history of the franchise.

Marking the name of the rosters during the offseason through a free agency is not the only team to take big steps with a number of franchises.

Former Atlanta, former Mercury, picked up All Star Britney Grower, who spent the first WNBA career in Arizona since the first draft by Phoenix in the first number 20. The dream is connected to the former Connecticut Standout Briana Jones.

Phoenix was active in strengthening his roster, trading for Alissa Thomas and signing Satou Sabali.

From last season, the sun lost five in their entire beginning and returned the Diamond Dermonds along with former Yukon All-American Tina Charles.

The two players who will not be in the camp this year are Diana Taursi and Elena Deli Don.

Both of them announced their retirement. Taurisi played in his entire 20 -year career Phoenix, led by Mercury to three WNBA championships. Del Don played in both Chicago and Washington, in 2019, in 2019 helped Maistics to win the loan title.

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Madrid – Alexander Javerev and Aryana Sabalenka won the top seeds in the opening match of the Madrid Open on Friday.

Javerev won the house’s favorite Roberto Bautista Agut -2-2, -2-2, and Sabalenka won the coalifier against Anna Blinkova -3-4-6.

Madrid champions Javerev’s six matches in 2018 and 2021 needed only 69 minutes to extend his win. The German player moved to the second number in the world after capturing the Munich title last week.

“A good match, I knew I had to concentrate against Roberto,” Javerev said, who has improved in Madrid 24-5. “I knew it was about to be a hard challenge. It’s my favorite center court in the world, I have only lost here twice here in my whole life. I hope that there will be a way through the next 10 days and I can continue to play good tennis.”

In the third round, Javerev faces Nuno Borzes or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Sabalenka, the winner of Madrid in 2021 and 2021, and last year’s IGA Sweetch’s runner-up, converted three of its seven breaks into the 76th Ranned Blinkova.

In the third round of the top Sabalenka, the seed number 25 will face Alice Martens.

Anastasia Patapova disturbed the eighth grade Kinven Zheng, while the 15th seed Amanda Anisimova fellow American Piton Sterns lost-2-2, 2-6, -5-5. The sixth grade Jasmine Paulini gave Katie Bulter comfortable from 6-1, 6-2.

In other measures for men, the fourth -ranked Taylor Fritz of the United States defeated Britain’s Christopher O’Connell -1-5, -4-5, and Casper Rudar Rudar Renderkech -3-5, -4-5.

Juan Manuel Serundolo defeated Felix Aughger-Alliyasim in straight sets, and Danil Medvedev proceeded after the withdrawal of Laslo Jage.

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Miniapolis – Adrian Peterson was arrested on Friday morning after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans for suspicion of driving a drunken driver in Menasota.

According to the Henpin County Jail Record, Peterson was booked at 7:30 am and was released from custody on the $ 5 at 5am in the morning. The 4 -year -old is a fourth degree of misconduct in the disabled, and on May 9th faces the court in Miniapolis.

State Patrol Lt Mike Li Minnesota told the Star Tribune that a soldier was driving 5 miles per hour in the zone of 5 miles per hour and conducted the initial breathing test, which measured 1.5%of his blood alcohol. The legal limit of driving in Minnesota is 0.08%.

Peterson was traveling on a suburban freeway about 8 miles south of the US Bank Stadium, where the Vikings performed their public events around the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Peterson was a number of former Viking players who attended the festival.

The seventh overall selection of Vikings was in the draft of Peterson 2007, who live in the Houston region. He is about 14,918 yards with the Vikings after the fifth all -time Rusar of NFL history, after 10 seasons and walking around with the other six teams in the final five seasons in the league.

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Oklahoma City has the opportunity to secure its place in Round 2. Cleveland and Los Angeles clippers can go to the doorstep of the second round. And the Houston-Golden State winner is about to control their matchup.

Titles to the NBA Play of Games on Saturday are the headlines: Oklahoma can remove its series with the City Memphis, with a 3-0 lead on Cleveland Miami, when the clippers play hosts with Memphis when a rocks-Wariers matchup is a Sanates-Worors matchup.

And there are some injuries, especially for memphis and golden states. Griezlis Guard Ja Morant took a bad decline that was thrown from Game 3 against Oklahoma City-and helped contribute to Thunder rally from 29-point deficit-Warriors Jimi Butler was also a game in Hussein.

“I never want to see someone get hurt i” “You want everyone to be in full power. He is a great competitor. He was playing great. Obviously, it had some relationship with the game. It would be wrong for me not to admit it. “

The Thunder has been 0-95 since he was transferred to Oklahoma City where they followed by at least 27 points — until Thursday.

“Never be surprised. Always be fascinated,” said Dainielt. “They feel incredible responsibilities towards each other.”

When/Where to see: Game 3, 1 PM EDT (TNT)

Series: Cavaliers lead, 2-0.

BETMGM Sports Sports: Cavaliers by 6.5.

What to Know: Miami Game 2 has done a lot of work in the Play of Game 2, when teams were all time to score at least 12 points of all time, creating 1 16 3S, shooting 5% or more from the field, and holding their opponent in 5% shooting. Hit did everything and lost Game 2, just because of Cleveland’s 3-point barrage and Donovan Mitchell’s Miami run to stop the huge drama. Hit Sai Game 3 is definitely a winner, so expect a big push to open the game. It was great all year long to see how the play -off street environment was well -known for Cleveland for Cleveland.

When/Where to see: Game 4, 3:30 pm EDT (TNT)

Series: Thunder Lead, 3-0.

BetMGM Sports: by Thunder 14.5.

What to know: Oklahoma City will have the opportunity to be the first team to reach 2 rounds of play-offs, and the first round of the first round after the ousting of New Orleans 3-1 last season may finish the first round. 14.5-point spreads, suppose it does not move before the game time, it will be the largest according to BETMGM Sports for any road team in the last decade. (Excluding bubble games, the biggest street favorites in Postsis after 2012 were San Antonio in Memphis in 2016 and Milwaki in Detroit in the 21st. The challenge for Memphis is how to fight after losing a 29-point lead in Game 3.

When/Where to see: Game 4, 6PM EDT (TNT)

Series: Clippers lead, 2-1.

BetMGM Sports Sports: Clippers by 5.5.

What to Know: Clippers followed 26-19 after 9 minutes of Game 1-and outsource the rest of the paths to Nougets 98-57. Nicola Joicik and Jamal Mare Denver had 37 points for these final 57 points when their teammates gathered to shoot-37 for 37 and only 20 points in 39 minutes. This is all obvious credit for the defense of the clippers, which has become a neglected story throughout the season. Another encouragement for clippers from this game is how Kabi Leonard did not have to log a big minute; He played only 34. Denver will need to shoot a bit in Game 4 after 54-21 outsource on Game 3-Pointers.

When/Where to see: Game 3, 8:30 pm EDT (ABC)

Series: tied, 1-1.

BetMGM Sports Sports: Warriors by 2.5.

What to Know: Golden State Forward Jimmy Butler’s Status The Big Question is going to Game 3 and if he plays can he be effective if he plays? Warriers’ series has the top hand even after Houston’s 1 and 2 is divided and now returned home to the Chase Center-where they are 16-4 in the play-off and play-in games. The rockets are only 2-8 in that building, the third-worse record among the Western Conference teams, only ahead of the UTA (2-9) and Portland (1-9). Houston has to like what he has done so far in the series, keeping the Warriors at 95 and 94 points in the first two matches. This is a clear trend, the Warriors were kept under 5 points against the rocket in their last six games. Combined numbers from these games: Rockets 582, Warriors 579, and each team 3-3.

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The Philadelphia ag galls The Super Bull Lix accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump last month to visit the White House in honor of their victory against Kansas City Chiefs, but star quarterback Jalen Harts could be questioned for big days.

Hearts appeared on Red Carpet for 2025 -time galler in New York City on Thursday night to ask if he was planning to watch White House April 28 for the next week’s official visit.

“Um,” Hearts Before looking around. The interviewer thanked him for his time. He never answered the question.

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An official of the White House confirmed to Fox News Digital in early March that an invitation to the president was sent and the party was “enthusiastic”. This is after the AG Gols’ decision not to take part in the White House in 2018 after winning the first Super Bowl of the franchise.

At that time, Trump withdrew the invitation Several players said that they would not participate in the tour because of the previous criticism of the national anthem protests to host the AG Gols.

However, earlier this month, AG Gols’ team owner Jeffrey Lury called it “a time-resigned Tradition Tihaya” which was waiting for the team.

AG Gols’ Coach Nick Nick Sirirani is’ really excited ‘to meet Trump to celebrate the Super Bowl in the White House

“When you grow up, and you’ve heard, ‘Oh, the Championship team had to go to the White House,’ that’s it.

Head coach Nick Sirirani also appeared on the tour of the tour this month.

“I’m really excited to go. Yes. What respect. What is the honor to be able to go to the White House. The teams capable of winning the championships have been doing it for a long time, and I am really honored and interested to go.”

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Trump was in New Orleans for the Super Bowl, both presented in the sports event as president and the campaign.

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Thursday night is one of the most dramatic NFL draft slides of any top quarterback possibilities in recent history.

After the college football season, Sanders went out of the first round to get overall to anyone in this year’s draft and unused within the second day.

Former Colorado University Star acknowledged that he and his family “did not expect” what happened on Thursday night, in his brother Dion Sanders Jr. Steel posted footage, the quarterback seems to be a positive attitude and is expected to be drafted on Friday.

“We all of course did not expect it, but I felt with GOD Subar, anything possible. I don’t think it was for any reason. Certainly the fuel of fire. In any case we don’t all know that it is going to happen, but we understand that we can understand the bigger and better things,” Quarterbak said.

“Day tomorrow. We’ll be happy regardless. Legend.”

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Nevertheless, the quarterbacks were probably hinted at the quarter -of -the -first round on Thursday. A few hours before the draft, Sanders created a social media post so that he was ready for what happened in the first round.

“I was built for what I could bring today,” he wrote.

The day that brought the day was an amazing slide for Sanders and a touch of his father and college coach expecting.

The NFL Hall of Famer and Colorado head coach Dion Sanders earlier emphasized that he would pick up the top five of the Shedure when he entered the draft in an X post in May 2021. This post received a community note on Thursday after the Shedder Slide.

Two more quarterbacks were taken in the first round when Sedieur waited for his name. The Tennessee Titans took the Miami quarterback Cam Ward with the first overall selection and New York Giants returned to the first round to take the number 25 to take the former Ole Miss Quarterback Jackson Dart.

Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Sants and Pittsburg Steellers have also passed several other teams in Sanders.

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Sanders 4,134 led the Big 12 conference with passing yard and 37 touchdown passes and it happened and it was named as the Big 12 offensive player. In his 50 college games, Sanders fired 14,347 yards, 134 touchdown and 27 interceptions.

However, the draft of his character is in question within a few weeks about the draft.

An anonymous NFL coach said recently NFL network That Sanders was “the worst formal interview in my life.”

“He is so possessed. He takes unnecessary sacks. He never played in time. He has the language of horror. He blamed his teammates,” the coach said. “But the biggest thing is that he is not so good.”

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The long -time AFC executive echoed the feeling that the outlet echoed, “This is not great in our interview. He wants to point out what he is going to do and what is best for him. He feels small.”

These concerns and criticisms had influenced the quarterback draft stock, because now he has to be fixed on the second day, at the beginning of his name.

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