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New H1-B visa fee may cost 5,500 jobs a month, mostly Indian talent: JP Morgan

JPMorgan warns that Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee could slash 5,500 jobs a month, hitting Indian tech workers and US firms relying on skilled foreign talent

Tylenol maker Kenvue faces crisis after Trump's warning on pregnancy use

Trump's warnings about the unproven link between Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism in children risks reinvigorating a barrage of litigation

After cost-cutting blitz, Trump govt rehires hundreds of laid-off employees

Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees who managed government workspaces until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who accept must report for duty on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time the GSA in some cases racked up high costs passed along to taxpayers to stay in dozens of properties whose leases it had slated for termination or were allowed to expire. Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed, said Chad Becker, a former GSA real estate official. They didn't have the people they needed to carry out basic functions. Becker, who represents owners with government leases at Arco Real Estate Solutions, said GSA has been in a triage mode for months. He said the sudden reversal of the ...

US govt set to favour high-paid workers in H-1B visa process overhaul

Trump administration proposes weighted H-1B visa selection, replacing lottery with wage-based tiers; move could hit Indian IT firms while favoring high-skilled, high-paid roles in US tech

Trump could discuss H-1B visa fee after trade talks with India: Ex US envoy

Former US Ambassador to New Delhi Tim Roemer's remarks came days after Trump's overhaul of the H-1B visa programme to widen his administration's crackdown on immigrants

ABC to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live! after Charlie Kirk row backlash

ABC has decided to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live! after suspending it over remarks on Charlie Kirk's assassination, sparking political backlash and Hollywood support for free speech

Bullet was aimed at all of us, says Trump during Charlie Kirk's memorial

Trump called Tyler Robinson, who allegedly shot Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, a 'radicalised, cold-blooded monster'

Trump admin imposes stricter rules on journalists covering Pentagon

Pentagon said it would forbid reporters from gathering any information that had not been authorised for release, and would revoke press passes from any journalists who did not obey

Trump renews pressure on European countries to stop buying oil from Russia

The EU has already passed a ban that will prohibit importing petroleum products refined from Russia crude starting next year

With calls for retribution over Kirk, some see rise of 'woke right' in US

Conservatives have pressed for consequences for those who make negative comments about Charlie Kirk. But a few on the right say they worry about limits on speech

Trump says he'll share 'important' autism findings in Monday address

Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern

Trump touts role in ending India-Pak clash, other wars; seeks Nobel Prize

US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he solved the India-Pakistan conflict earlier this year with trade and asserted that he should get the Nobel Peace Prize for "ending seven wars". "On the world stage, we are once again doing things that we are just respected at a level that we have never been respected before. "We are forging peace agreements, and we are stopping wars. So we stopped wars between India and Pakistan, Thailand and Cambodia," Trump said on Saturday at the American Cornerstone Institute Founder's Dinner. He went on to say, "Think of India and Pakistan. Think of that. And you know how I stopped that -- with trade. They want to trade. And I have great respect for both leaders. But when you take a look at all of these wars that we've stopped." "Just look at that. India, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Congo. We stopped all of them. And 60 per cent of them were stopped

160-mile march for democracy arrives in Washington from Philadelphia

Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in defense of democracy. From children to the elderly, members of the We Are America march arrived in the nation's capital on a warm and sunny Friday afternoon, tired but joyous, where they were greeted with hugs and cheers from supporters and members of Congress. The mission of their sprawling walk was to unite a movement strong enough to hold America's leaders accountable in the face of mass firings at government agencies, the federal takeover of the District of Columbia's law enforcement and myriad disagreements with actions made by the Trump administration and the president himself. Marchers from across the country gathered in Philadelphia, then trekked through Newark, Delaware; Wilmington, Delaware; Baltimore and beyond. Along the way they were housed in churches, where they slept in pews, or at people's homes. One night the group camped outdoors. Founding member Maggie Bohara said the .

Trump warns of 'bad things' if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

Trump said on Thursday that the United States had sought to regain control of the base used by American forces following the attacks of September 11, 2001

After cuts to food stamps, Trump admin ends annual US hunger report

The Trump administration is ending the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become overly politicized and rife with inaccuracies. The decision comes two and a half months after President Donald Trump signed legislation sharply reducing food aid to the poor. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the tax and spending cuts bill Republicans muscled through Congress in July means 3 million people would not qualify for food stamps, also known as SNAP benefits. The decision to scrap the US Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Report was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. In a press release Saturday, the USDA said the 2024 report, to be released October 22, would be the last. The questions used to collect the data are entirely subjective and do not present an accurate picture of actual food security,' the USDA said. The data is rife with inaccuracies slanted to create a narrative that is not representative of what

Democratic leaders demand meeting with Trump as govt shutdown looms

As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call your decision to shutter government offices if no action is taken by the end-of-the month deadline. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Saturday that Republicans, at Trump's insistence, have refused to enter talks. Democrats are pushing to preserve healthcare programmes as part of any deal to keep government running past the Sept. 30 funding deadline. "We write to demand a meeting in connection with your decision to shut down the federal government because of the Republican desire to continue to gut the healthcare of the American people," the two New York Democrats wrote. Democrats have been clear and consistent in our position, they said. We are ready to work toward a bipartisan spending agreement that improves the lives of American families and addresses the Republican healthcare crisis. Trump, in an exchan

Trump admin to hike H-1B visa fees to $100,000: All you need to know

Trump administration clarified that visa quotas are not changing; the annual limit remains 65,000 regular visas plus 20,000 for advanced degree holders from US universities

Trump's war on media expands with suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show

'Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person,' Trump said. 'He had very bad ratings, and they should have fired him a long time ago'

Trump pressures broadcasters over coverage, escalating attack on speech

The president's suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics' language is driven in part by personal animus

Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel show as pressure built on multiple fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration