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Amazon to open first cashierless shop

Manama - Muslimchronicle

Online giant Amazon on Monday plans to open a convenience store in Seattle where hungry customers will be able to grab sandwiches and go, without having to wait in line or use a checkout. The American group unveiled the concept for its cashierless "Amazon Go" shop just over a year ago, saying the 1,800 square feet (170 square meters) store would initiallyRead more

Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees

Seattle - Muslimchronicle

A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in the United States. US District Judge James Robart heard arguments Thursday in lawsuits from the American Civil Liberties Union and Jewish Family Service, whichRead more

US Federal Court Refuses to Halt New Trump Travel Ban

Washington - Arab Today

A US federal court has declined to put an emergency halt to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying lawyers from states opposed to the measure needed to file more extensive court papers. States led by Washington and Minnesota challenged Trump's original executive order, issued in January, which sought to restrict travel from seven countries and stop refugees from enteringRead more

Police search for man who shot Sikh in Seattle suburb

KENT, Seattle - Arab today

Police in a Seattle suburb were looking for a gunman who shot a Sikh man in the arm and told him to "go back to your own country," the Seattle Times reported. The victim - a 39-year-old man who observes the Sikh faith - told police that he was working in his driveway about 8 p.m. Friday when the unknown manRead more

US State Department reverses visa cancellations as judge suspends travel ban

Washington - ArabToday

The U.S. State Department on Saturday reversed revocation of visas for foreigners under a travel ban which was suspended Friday by a federal judge. The department said that the foreigners covered by the travel ban who hold a valid visa now may travel to the United States. The move came after federal judge James Robart in Seattle, Washington state,Read more

US: Mosque Burned in Seattle

Rabat - Arab Today

A mosque located on the outskirts of Seattle was badly burned Saturday and a 37-yea-old man has been arrested. Members of the Islamic Centre of Eastside, otherwise known at the Bellevue Majid, are shocked and heartbroken over the burning of their mosque in the community of Bellevue, in the state of Washington. While 50 percent of the building has beenRead more

USA down Ecuador 2-1 to reach Copa Centenario semis

Seattle - Arab Today

Clint Dempsey struck again as the United States powered through to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario in a stormy 2-0 win over Ecuador that saw both sides finish with 10 men. Dempsey scored his third goal in as many games for Jurgen Klinsmann's side at CenturyLink Field, pouncing on 22 minutes before setting up a second for LosRead more

5 US police officers injured in May day violence in seattle

Washington - Arab Today

Five police officers were injured and nine people arrested in a May Day protest that turned violence in the U.S. city of Seattle on Sunday. One police officer was burned by a Molotov cocktail, another received a cut in the face and a third was bitten, police said. The violence broke out late in the day after an earlier peacefulRead more