Clubbers driving to the Creamfields festival in Cheshire are being warned they face spot checks for signs of drink or drug impairment.

BBC: Drug warning for Creamfields festival drivers

Broader background checks face an uphill battle in Congress, along with proposals for a ban on military-style assault rifles and limits on ammunition capacity.

NPR: US Arms Control Advocates Must Show They Like Guns

She checks her face: a touch of sunburn, but nothing serious.

NEWYORKER: Stone Mattress

At the sink, Tom checks his face in the mirror.

NEWYORKER: Brother on Sunday

The codes reveal what kind of airport checks a passenger will face and can be read by smartphones, he says.

BBC: Boarding pass barcodes 'can be read by smartphones'

American officials retort that Cuba would face no bar on medical imports if it would submit to outside checks on their use.

ECONOMIST: What ails Cuba��s health service?

The Mets, historically a rich franchise, will likely face a further financial slide this year, and the revenue-sharing checks the team cuts to its small-market brethren will shrink the difference between a good left fielder and a poor one for a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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And people who are in America illegally have a responsibility -- to pay their back taxes and admit responsibility for breaking the law, pay a penalty, learn English, pass criminal background checks, and get right with the law -- or face removal -- before they can get in line and eventually earn their citizenship.

WHITEHOUSE: Naturalization Ceremony for U.S. Service Members