Like student Otto Warmbier, he visited North Korea with a tour group and was taken into custody at the airport when trying to leave. Warmbier, 22, died at a Cincinnati hospital on Monday, just days after he was released from captivity in a coma. "Otto Warmbier’s death was a sudden tragedy for all of America," Fowle said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously last week has run into a procedural problem that could prevent a quick vote in the House of Representatives, lawmakers said on Tuesday. The Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act, which also includes new sanctions against Russia, passed the Senate 98-2 last week, an overwhelming vote that looked like it might complicate President Donald Trump's desire for warmer relations with Moscow.
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