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Getting a Visa to Visit the U.S. Could Take Even Longer

A new State Department rule requires would-be travelers to be interviewed in their home countries, where wait times can be more than a year.

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People wait outside the United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, where the average wait time for a visa is 13 months. New regulations are likely to extend those wait times.
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BART System in Bay Area Resumes Train Service After Morning Commute Meltdown

Bay Area Rapid Transit suffered a systemwide outage for the second time in four months because of a computer problem. Service was fully restored just before noon local time.

© Amy Osborne/The New York Times

The hourslong outage occurred because of a problem with a computer network upgrade that the BART is undergoing.
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