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Biden admin proposes changes in H-1B visa programme to improve efficiency

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The Biden administration is proposing changes in the H-1B foreign workers programme to improve efficiency by streamlining eligibility, providing more flexibility to F-1 students, entrepreneurs and those working for non-profit bodies and ensuring better condition for other non-immigrant workers. The rules, which are scheduled to be published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…

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Donald Trump Fined $5,000 By New York Judge For Violating Gag Order

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Donald Trump Fined ,000 By New York Judge For Violating Gag Order

Trump’s lawyers told the violation of the gag order was “inadvertent.” New York: The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former US president $5,000 on Friday for not complying with a partial gag order and threatened him with possible jail time for future violations. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the…

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Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding…

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Republicans Drop Jim Jordan’s US House Speaker Bid After 3rd Failed Vote

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Republicans Drop Jim Jordan’s US House Speaker Bid After 3rd Failed Vote

Republicans then voted to revoke Jordan’s nomination in a closed-door meeting. Washington: Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan’s quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third, failed vote on the House floor, lawmakers said. The secret-ballot vote means the chamber will…

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US Intelligence Estimates 100-300 Killed In Gaza Hospital Strike

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US Intelligence Estimates 100-300 Killed In Gaza Hospital Strike

Gaza Hospital Attack: US is still assessing the likely casualty figures after attack on hospital in Gaza. Washington: The US intelligence community has estimated there were likely 100 to 300 people killed in the strike at the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, according to excerpts of a document seen Thursday by AFP — far fewer…

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US Navy In Red Sea Shoots Down Missiles Fired From Yemen Possibly Aimed At Israel

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US Navy In Red Sea Shoots Down Missiles Fired From Yemen Possibly Aimed At Israel

A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones, Pentagon said. Washington: A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said. Three “land-attack cruise missiles and several…

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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria

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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria

Earlier this week, U.S. forces thwarted multiple drones targeting troops in Iraq. Washington: U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war. President Joe Biden has sent…

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US Couple Welcomes “Spontaneous Triplets” In Rare Occurrence

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US Couple Welcomes “Spontaneous Triplets” In Rare Occurrence

Claire, Ella and Lily Codaro were born in late August. A couple in Louisiana, United States, welcomed “spontaneous triplets”, the term used for naturally conceiving identical triplets, a rare occurrence that happens to one out of one million to 200 million pregnancies. Haley and Matthew Cordaro gave birth to the trio at Willis-Knighton South &…

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Republicans Nominate Hardliner Jim Jordan To Lead US House: Party

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Republicans Nominate Hardliner Jim Jordan To Lead US House: Party

Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House. Washington: Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House of Representatives, the party leadership announced Friday, as the lower chamber of Congress remained paralyzed for a 10th day. The 59-year-old chairman of the…

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US School Aired This Horror Movie For Students, Left Them Traumatized

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US School Aired This Horror Movie For Students, Left Them Traumatized

Some students were “seriously affected” by the movie. A school in Florida, United States, has come under fire after a mathematics teacher showed a horror movie to fourth graders which left them traumatised, as per a report in the New York Post. The students were expecting to have a fun day at school, however, it…

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