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In post-Brexit Britain, trips to the European Union will get a little more expensive for millions of Brits in search of a continental break.The European Commission confirmed on Friday that UK travelers will be required fill out an online form and cough up €7 (.90) for visa-free travel, which will be valid for three years.Natasha Bertaud, a spokeswoman for the commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker, likened the "simple form" to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) scheme used by the United States -- which requires travelers to pay to apply for permission to enter the country.She also pointed out that the EU's version, called ETIAS, will be "way cheaper."But this all comes with a major caveat. If the UK crashes out of the EU with no agreement in place, Brits will be required to get a visa to travel to the EU, a commission spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.ETIAS, which is expected to come into force in 2021, will apply to countries outside the EU whose citizens can currently travel in Europe visa free. There are currently 61 such countries, including the United States, Israel and Singapore.It will cover the so-called Schengen group of 26 European countries that share largely open land borders.The electronic visa waiver system was conceived to "identify any security or irregular migratory risks posed by visa-exempt visitors traveling to the Schengen area while at the same time facilitate crossing frontiers for the vast majority of travelers who do not pose such risks,"?according to the commission. 1554

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana ¡ª A new effort is underway aimed at better protecting the health of Indiana children in the classroom.A recent WRTV television station found most schools do not test for radon, a lung cancer-causing gas that comes up through the soil, even though the EPA recommends schools test at least every five years.The federal EPA estimates one in five schools has a classroom with dangerous levels of radon.State lawmakers have already vowed to take action, including looking at possible legislation requiring schools test for the radioactive material or requiring new school buildings use radon-resistant materials.Now, environmental groups are getting involved in the movement as well as the Indiana State Department of Health.Following the WRTV investigation, the Sierra Club¡¯s Hoosier Chapter passed a resolution supporting requirements for radon testing in daycares and schools in Indiana.The Hoosier Environmental Council also supports requirements.¡°Yes, I think Indiana should have testing requirements for schools,¡± said Dr. Indra Frank, environmental health director with the Hoosier Environmental Council. ¡°It is estimated that 1 in 3 Indiana homes has elevated levels of radon that can be unhealthy.¡±The EPA map shows much of Central Indiana is in a hot zone for radon, meaning the gas is widespread throughout the soil and buildings in our state.Dr. Frank emphasized radon can be in new or old buildings, including homes and schools."Radon isn't going to discriminate about which type of building it seeps into," said Frank.Improving Kids¡¯ Environment, a group that trains Indiana schools on air quality issues, is also concerned about radon."I think with schools if you don't hold their feet to the fire, because they have so many things that they are accountable for, they just let those things go," said Margaret Frericks, Program Manager with Improving Kids¡¯ Environment.A dozen other states have laws or regulations in place regarding radon in schools, and Frericks says it¡¯s time for Indiana.Frericks said many people overlook radon because children often do not get lung cancer, and there¡¯s no signs or symptoms associated with radon exposure.¡°It should be done,¡± said Frericks. ¡°Not knowing is not an excuse."As environmental groups get ready for the upcoming legislative session, WRTV is already getting results at the Indiana State Department of Health.After our story aired, ISDH added information about radon to the indoor air quality website for schools, and they¡¯re now in the process of developing best practices regarding radon in the classroom.¡°ISDH is required to review the best practices documents every three years, but we make changes and updates as needed,¡± said Megan Wade-Taxter, a spokeswoman for ISDH. ¡°Ensuring that schools have the most up-to-date information on how to best protect the health of students, faculty and all those who enter their buildings is important.¡±Environmental groups say it¡¯s a step in the right direction, and that we all pay down the road for people who develop radon-induced lung cancer.¡°Preventing an unhealthy exposure is much less expensive than trying to cure a disease once it¡¯s arisen,¡± said Frank. 3212

It has been a political dream for Democrats for years: Turning Texas, and its 38 Electoral College votes, blue. Could 2020 be the year that such a progressive dream becomes a reality?THE POLLSPolls suggest a close race. Real Clear Politics, which averages recent polls, puts President Donald Trump up by just 0.2% in Texas. A CBS News poll from early July found presumptive Democratic Nominee Joe Biden trailing by just 1 point in the state. Trump won Texas by more than 800,000 votes in 2016. RECENT MOVESOn Monday, Biden announced the hiring of six staffers in the state, including senior advisers, a state director and a communications director. Not every state has a team in place, so the move suggests Team Biden believes it can force Trump to campaign more in Texas. Biden has also launched digital ads in recent days commemorating the Walmart shooting in El Paso one year ago. Trump, for his part, visited Texas last week and tweeted about Texas several times. 979

It's a day Vasti Morris has been anticipating for over two decades.¡°This is the citizenship packet from immigration, so I became a citizen today,¡± she exclaims.Morris has been working towards getting her citizenship since she came to America 21 years ago as a refugee from West Africa. ¡°Liberia, we had civil war for a very, very long time, and just somewhere where you didn't have to worry about if there's going to be a war or am I going to eat today,¡± she says. ¡°So, it was a dream and that dream came true.¡±But going from refugee to student to U.S. citizen was a difficult journey.Immigration attorney Chirag Patel of Baltimore says the requirements for immigrants are changing almost daily, making the process longer and harder.¡°There are a lot of restrictions coming into play this fiscal year,¡± says Patel.After completing the N-400, the application for naturalization, and submitting it to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the government then takes a deep dive into your history through a long list of questions. Those questions include topics like criminal history, polygamy and deportation.¡°They really do scrutinize everything,¡± Patel says.After finally finishing the 20-page application, the screening process begins, and so does the waiting game. This application eventually ends up at a field office, where the applicant waits for an interview and a test.¡°It could take about a year before you get an interview,¡± Patel explains.In fact, a year is best case scenario, Patel says. And if you make a mistake on your application, you may have to start over.¡°We have to make sure we know everything to be able to get through this process properly,¡± he says.As for that test, Patel says, ¡°You have to study for the civics exam and make sure you know all of the U.S. history and the political questions.¡±Even if an applicant makes it to the test portion, they could continue to wait up to four months to be approved.¡°A lot of people don't understand how difficult it is,¡± Morris says.Morris, who is a nurse studying for her PhD, can now add ¡°American citizen" to her resume, which means she can vote.¡°I¡¯m so excited,¡± she says gleefully. ¡°November 6, I'm going to vote.¡±It¡¯s a day Morris says she¡¯ll never forget, as she reflects on the struggles it took to finally get her citizenship.¡°I didn't know I was going to be emotional,¡± she says. ¡°It¡¯s just knowing that this moment is finally here.¡±It was a drudging path to a dream--one she says was worth every second. 2518

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