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In this Sept. 23, 2021, photo provided by Marcos Antonio Portal Quintero, shows Cuban economics student Dorisnelly Fuentes Matos, 27, second from left, with a group of Cuban citizens outside the U.S. embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. Dorisnelly Fuentes Matos may have won the U.S. visa lottery on paper, but she still isn't close to reaching the United States. Marcos Antonio Portal Quintero via AP)

U.S. diversity lottery winners wait on visas as time runs out

By Amy Taxin - Associated Press

Taliban fighters ride in the back of a pickup truck as patrol the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

By Bernard Condon and Julie Watson - Associated Press

Illustration on the U.S. abandoning military dogs in Afghanistan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why did the U.S. forsake 150 dogs in Afghanistan?

By Daphna Nachminovitch

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) sails through the South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna C. Gonzales) **FILE**

Navy tests China’s new maritime law

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo, smoke billows from World Trade Center Tower 1 and flames explode from Tower 2 as it is struck by United Airlines Flight 175, in New York. (AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong, File)

9/11 families: New details raise concerns about Saudi links to attacks

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Afghan refugees arrive at a processing center in Chantilly, Va., Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, after arriving on a flight at Dulles International Airport. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

COVID vaccination site opens at Dulles for arriving Afghans

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, two civilians during processing through an Evacuee Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We will get you home’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, waves next to former President Hu Jintao, right, during a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing Thursday, July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

U.S. voters show bipartisan concern over Chinese government influence, poll finds

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the CPC and World Political Parties Summit held in Beijing Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP) ** FILE **

U.S., allies say Chinese intelligence service behind massive Microsoft hack

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at Federal Court for his federal trial in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Al Drago)

Roger Stone and wife granted 90-day stay in federal tax case against couple

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, an American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem during a welcome ceremony for visiting U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) **FILE**

Lawmakers push to block funds from researchers compromised by China

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Capitol conspiracy: Feds take aim at Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 riot

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A Chinese flag hangs near a Hikvision security camera outside of a shop in Beijing on Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Blacklisted Chinese tech still spreading in U.S. as lawmakers scramble to close loopholes

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, photo, visitors look at the surveillance cameras and services provided by China's telecoms equipment giant Huawei on display at the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province. The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment in a move likely to hit major Chinese suppliers like Huawei. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

More than 100 U.S. cities bought Chinese surveillance tech banned for federal government: Report

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province. A member of the expert team investigating the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan says the Chinese side granted full access to all sites and personnel they requested to visit and meet with. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) **FILE**

COVID-19 origin dissent ‘suppressed’ by intelligence community, House GOP report finds

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador applauds during a ceremony at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. Mexico announced Saturday, April 24, 2021, that Lopez Obrador will hold talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7 to discuss migration, amid an increase in underage migrants at the U.S. southern border. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses US

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of Mohammad Faris to test for COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. India has been overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus cases daily, bringing pain, fear and agony to many lives as lockdowns have been placed in Delhi and other cities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to boost spirits in a nationwide address on Tuesday night by saying the government and the pharmaceutical industry were stepping up efforts to meet the shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, tests and vaccines.(AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

The Latest: Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Director Avril Haines of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) testifies during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP)

Avril Haines, Intel agencies challenge Joe Biden climate change alarmism

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Russian Geographical Society via video link in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Joe Biden expels diplomats, hits Russia with sanctions over cyberattacks, election interference

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 25, 2021, file photo, a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is shown in a refrigerator at a clinic in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

J&J “assuming full responsibility” of vaccine production in Baltimore

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times