US suspends green card lottery amid shooting incidents
TL;DR
The US has suspended its green card lottery program following a mass shooting at Brown University, linked to a suspect who entered the US through the lottery and was involved in multiple violent incidents, including the killing of a professor and students, prompting the government to halt the scheme to prevent further harm.
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