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US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington’s visa crackdown intensifies | World News
US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least...
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In 1928, supporters had raised $5 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park but rising land prices stalled the effort; a Rockefeller memorial fund matched it with another $5 million, helping make the park possible | World News
In 1928, supporters had raised $5 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park but rising land prices stalled the effort;...
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New lawsuit against Green Card rules: Why separate family members by sending the applicants out of country
Two new Green Card policies get challenged in the court. Unions of immigrant workers came together to challenge two new...
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A California boy asked his father for a backyard roller coaster and he said yes; six weeks and about $3,500 later, a 180-foot homemade ride was winding through the family’s quarter-acre yard | World News
A California boy asked his father for a backyard roller coaster and he said yes; six weeks and about $3,500...
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Meet Advay Jain: Indian-American kid who made Guinness record as the youngest person to publish a book. He was 3 when he wrote ‘Dino Learns Not To Waste Food’
Indian-American toddler Advay Jain being felicitated by New York Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan for his Guinness record. An Indian-American...
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Patrón co-founder John Paul DeJoria turned a 96-acre Texas ranch into a home for more than 120 exotic animals; when it sold for $6.93 million, the buyer inherited the herd and a 2,700-square-foot underground shelter
The ranch, known as “Patrón de Paz,” was located in Dripping Springs, about 40 minutes west of Austin. A 96-acre...
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Stephen Hawking: Stephen Hawking lived in a Victorian villa on this Cambridge site and wrote A Brief History of Time there; the house was later replaced by a building named after him |
The Stephen Hawking Building. Credit: Dan White/ Gonville and Caius Stephen Hawking spent an important period of his life at...
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On a 160-acre Nebraska farm parcel, one wind turbine and its equipment use about 1 acre; the developer says a typical 30-year lease averages $10,000 to $12,500 a year, versus about $600 for top-dollar corn on that acre
The turbine sends electricity to a nearby power station, from where it is supplied to local customers. A farmer in...
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Manchester City charges: Premier League clubs fear political interference in appeal after Andy Burnham comments
Burnham’s comments came in an interview with the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason the next day. When asked about ‘Brand...
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Jon Stewart Farm: Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey paid $4 million for a historic 45-acre New Jersey farm in 2016; the property now grows crops and cares for rescued cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens through their sanctuary foundation
Jon Stewart, wife Tracey paid $4m for 45-acre NJ farm; now grows crops, rescues animals (Image Credit: The Two River...
