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US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning
In a significant move to safeguard American travelers, the US Department of State has updated its travel advisory system, identifying 23 nations where heightened caution is urged.
The advisory system evaluates a range of risks, including crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health threats, and natural disasters.
The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 advisories annually, while Level 3 and 4 warnings are reassessed every six months.
According to a department statement, "A Travel Advisory will also be updated anytime there is a change in US government posture, normally as it relat…
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged.
Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies
Sister Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, M.M. died on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 73 years.
Lorraine was born in Albany on Nov. 23, 1928, to Mary (Brust) Beinkafner and Charles J. Beinkafner. She had two sisters and one brother, Marjorie Ann, Virginia and Paul; all of whom have predeceased her.
She attended Holy Names Academy in Albany from 1942 through 1946. After graduating, she entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate in Pennsylvania at the Venard on Oct. 5, 1946 (from her home Parish of St. Thomas in D…
Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies
Sister Frances Mary Horan, missioner to Panama, died on March 1, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in Maryknoll.
She was born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1924, to Isabelle A. (Hart) Horan and Daniel A. Horan. She was baptized Frances Mary at St. John the Baptist Church, in Philadelphia. She had two sisters, Marie and Anna and seven brothers: Robert, William, Eugene, Daniel, James, Frances and Joseph. Her parents and all of her siblings have predeceased her.
In 1942, Frances graduated from St. John the Baptist High School in Philadelphia. After graduation, she worked at the U.S.A. Gover…