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What does Trump’s new order on layoffs mean? How is it going to impact H-1B Indians?
A company firing Americans and hiring H-1Bs will now be flagged by the US agencies. Amid mass layoffs being announced...
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Who is Karandeep Anand, Disney’s newly-appointed chief technology officer | World News
Karandeep Anand/Image: Reuters Karandeep Anand, who most recently served as CEO of Character.AI, is moving from the consumer AI industry...
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Illinois issued the first permit for an $18 billion data-centre campus covering up to 472 acres; an 800,000-sq-ft first building moves ahead as neighbours say they learned too late to weigh in
A massive data-centre campus planned in Grayslake, Illinois, has moved a step closer to construction after the village issued its...
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In 1927, Henry Ford took over a stretch of the Amazon rainforest to build an American town inside it; in 1945 he was forced to sell it for $250,000
Imagine a Midwestern town with a swimming pool, a golf course and a movie theatre located in the middle of...
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In 1998, Alaska miner Barry Clay was pushing dirt with a bulldozer near Ruby when he uncovered a 294.1-ounce gold nugget; 23 years later, the state’s largest recorded nugget sold for $750,000
Alaska miner Barry Clay was pushing dirt with a bulldozer near Ruby when he uncovered a 294.1-ounce gold nugget (Image...
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A Georgia city moved a pre-Civil War house out of the way of a hotel project instead of demolishing it; after a $500,000 relocation and restoration, it is becoming a coffee shop
The nearly $500,000 relocation and restoration effort has preserved the pre-Civil War structure, which is now being prepared as a...
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In 2003, a Montana family bought 57 acres along the Stillwater River; after cameras documented bears, wolves and mountain lions, they have permanently protected the property from development
A Montana family has permanently protected 57 acres of riverfront land along the Stillwater River after years of documenting the...
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A 12-year-old North Carolina girl rescued 114 stuffed animals from thrift stores; she repaired every one by hand and donated them to children who lost their homes in fire
A trip to a thrift store can often end with an impulse purchase or two, but for one 12-year-old girl...
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From H-1B to green cards: Why Indian tech workers are facing a double squeeze in the US
A young Indian tech worker faces a long and uncertain path toward permanent residency in the US. For years, the...
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California approves $42 million to acquire 2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon; after 25+ years of conservation efforts, the move would permanently remove the threat of residential development
After more than two decades of efforts, California approved a $42 million grant to permanently conserve Wild Cherry Canyon, a...
