## US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.

The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more.

That would apply to about 2,700 American passport holders, according to figures supplied to the State Department by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The revocation program, plans for which were first reported by the AP in February, soon will be greatly expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support — the threshold set by a little-enforced 1996 law, the State Department said.

Until this week, only those who applied to renew their passports were subject to the penalty.

“We are expanding a commonsense practice that has been proven effective at getting those who owe child support to pay their debt,” Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar said. »

### Republicans who slammed Biden’s gas prices are preaching patience for Trump

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A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted April 15-20 found that 77% of U.S. voters blame Trump for the rise in gas prices, including 55% of Republicans.

Recommended News Republicans shrug as gas prices spike from Trump’s Iran war Kevin Frey Opinion Presidents don’t set gas prices.

“The American people are suffering from gas prices — high — or diesel prices — really high — or whatever the case may be. »

### ‘Adopt Me’ Dog Kills Pet At Tacoma Marathon

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The dog involved, identified by witnesses as “Dallas,” was reportedly wearing an “Adopt Me” vest and was accompanied by a Humane Society volunteer at the time of the attack.

A Humane Society spokesperson said the dog had previously been adopted out before being returned to the agency’s care on May 1 — just two days before the marathon incident.

The Tacoma City Marathon Association also responded publicly, saying it is “carefully evaluating its relationship” with the Humane Society moving forward. »

### Former Elder Scrolls Online boss describes Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin closing as a turning point at Xbox: 'I know where this is going'

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To hear Firor tell it, the closure of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks on the same day was recognized as a sign of things to come inside Xbox.

Firor said that the presence of industry veterans at ZeniMax Online primed them to recognize this likely meant more hardship to come.

"[The Elder Scrolls Online team] was hundreds and hundreds of people by that point," said Firor. »

### Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus, the virus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak

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In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a group that had been running a pilot project aimed at studying the type of hantavirus that has been confirmed to be behind an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship.

The outbreak is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more.

The WAC-EID primarily studied diseases in Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, and many of these illnesses were borne by rodents. »

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