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This year, 236,000 foreigners applied for the H-1B, the most common visa for high-skilled foreign workers. That’s up 3,000 from 2015 — and up significantly more from 2014 which had 172,500 applications.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will grant just 85,000 H-1B visas (20,000 of which are reserved for master’s degree holders), which it selected on Saturday, April 9, via a lottery process. Continue reading “High-skilled visa applications hit record high – again”
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Five out of eight of the biggest U.S. banks do not have credible plans for winding down operations during a crisis without the help of public money, federal regulators said on Wednesday, saying the institutions could face stricter oversight if they do not fix their plans.
The “living wills” that the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly agreed were not credible came from Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase, State Street,Wells Fargo. Continue reading “5 major banks fail ‘too big to fail’ test; Citi’s plan passes”
DES MOINES | A lawsuit has been filed against the Iowa Utilities Board for authorizing use of eminent domain to access land for the Bakken oil pipeline.
The lawsuit was filed Friday in Polk County on behalf of the Northwest Iowa Landowners Association and individual landowners.
Continue reading “Iowa lawsuit filed over eminent domain for oil pipeline”
The Era of Wisdom – by Cassius Kamarampi
Have you been feeling ill lately? Perhaps you feel mentally foggy, feverish, congested, or weak in the heart? Are you experiencing itchy skin?
If so, you might want to carefully monitor your onset of symptoms, and see if they immediately follow aerosol spraying in the sky.
It’s hard to believe, but this is happening: people all over the United States have been reporting a blatant, easily observable escalation of geoengineering/chemtrail activity in the past 3 months, often followed by flu-like symptoms. I’m going to call this the“Geoengineering Escalation of 2016.” Continue reading “The Geoengineering Escalation of 2016: Accounts of “Chemtrail Flu” Rise”
Whether or not you believe something bad will happen to the power grid, one thing is certain: living with little or no electricity will lower your bill and make you feel better about yourself. It’s a “skill” that needs to be mastered not just in case of some apocalyptic event but also in case of localized power-outages.
If you have no choice but to do without electric current, knowing one or more of the tips below might actually save your life. I’m referring to heat, which can affect elderly and toddlers alike. In a grid-down situation, knowing how to cool off yourself or a loved one could literally make the difference between life and death. So let’s see these energy saving “hacks” that will not only help you save thousands in the long run but may be of real help in case of a disaster. Continue reading “A Few Tips to Use Less Energy and Save”
WASHINGTON — Public health officials used their strongest language to date in warning about a Zika outbreak in the United States, as the Obama administration lobbied Congress for $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne virus.
“Most of what we’ve learned is not reassuring,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Everything we look at with this virus seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought.” Continue reading “‘Scarier than we initially thought’: CDC sounds warning on Zika virus”
A long-promised gun law crackdown is underway in Texas.
But gun owners aren’t the target.
Government entities that wrongly prevent handguns from coming onto their property — in Tarrant County and beyond — are. Continue reading “Gun crackdown continues in Texas”
Illegal immigrants caught “still soaking wet” from crossing the Rio Grande have to be set free unless Border Patrol agents actually see them emerging from the water, a union official charges.
In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, charged agents were given the verbal orders after President Barack Obama announced plans last November to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants — effectively creating “an open border with Mexico,” The Washington Times reports. Continue reading “Union Official: Border Patrol Releases Illegals ‘Still Wet’ From Rio Grande”
An illegal immigrant is believed to be back in Honduras after jumping bail on a motor vehicle homicide charge in Nebraska.
William La Jeunesse reported the latest this morning on the case of Edwin Mejia, which has sparked national outrage because federal authorities refused to issue a detainer so police could keep him in custody. Continue reading “Illegal Immigrant Goes Free After Fatal DUI Crash, May Now Be in Honduras”
The Denver Post – by John Frank
A day after being trounced by Sen. Ted Cruz in Colorado, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the state party’s process for selecting national delegates and called into question the results.
“The people of Colorado had their vote taken away from them by the phony politicians. Biggest story in politics. This will not be allowed!” Trump posted on Twitter on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Cruz wins Colorado without election”
Rural Nevadans suing to block the Obama administration’s greater sage grouse protection plan say a trail of internal government documents they cite in a new federal court filing shows politics was the driving force behind a pre-determined policy that flies in the face of its experts’ own best science.
The latest motion seeks to void the protections that have severely restricted the development of millions of acres of federal land across 10 Western states. In some cases, the protections have made sections of federal land totally off limits. Continue reading “Suit: US Grouse Protections Driven by Politics, Not Science”
A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the suspect as Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin, who was born in Taiwan and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen, according a Navy profile article written about him in 2008. Continue reading “U.S. Navy officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan”
An Ohio police officer was in critical condition Sunday, hours after he was allegedly shot by an accused arsonist while the officer was serving a warrant, authorities said.
The suspected gunman, Lincoln Rutledge, allegedly opened fire on SWAT officers who were serving a felony arrest warrant around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, officials told FOX28. Continue reading “Ohio officer in critical condition after being shot serving warrant”
A US federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone in a gang case, court documents unsealed Friday revealed — opening a new front in the government’s battle with the high-tech giant over encryption.
The Justice Department is also pressing Apple to help crack a phone in a New York drug case, in more evidence that the showdown is far from over, despite the abrupt end to another challenge linked to the San Bernardino mass shooting. Continue reading “US pushes Apple on iPhone access in two more cases”
In a growing trend across the U.S., Colorado is moving toward burying the term “illegal alien.”
The state House of Representatives voted in favor of stopping use of the controversial term in favor of undocumented person or foreign national, according to the Denver Post.
The force behind the measure, Rep. Steve Lebsock, says “illegal alien” is simply “outdated and hurtful language.” Continue reading “Colorado House of Representatives passes bill dropping use of ‘illegal alien’”
AUSTIN – A 17-year-old man is in police custody in the death of a University of Texas student and police are planning to pursue charges against him Friday, KVUE’s Tony Plohetski has learned.
Ploehtski reported that multiple law enforcement sources have confirmed the development in the case of who killed 19-year-old Haruka Weiser, a freshman at UT. The sources would not identify the teen because he has not been charged. Continue reading “Suspect arrested in UT student’s murder”
Less than a week after opening applications April 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced petitions for H-1B visas has exceeded the 85,000 allotted by law. This is the fourth year in a row the cap was surpassed in less than a week, meaning workers will face a lottery for the visas, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The cap includes “65,000 visas for the general category and 20,000 for the advanced degree exemption,” according to a USCIS news release. Continue reading “H-1B Visa Cap Reached in Less than a Week”
A Florida mother is outraged after her 12-year-old daughter came home with an assignment she was given in her seventh grade Spanish class.
Regina Stiles posted on her Facebook page a form that asked students “How much privilege do you have?” Continue reading “Mom Furious Over ‘Privilege’ Survey Teacher Gave 7th-Grader”
Business Insider – by David Armstrong
The dozen packages were shipped from China to mail centers and residences in Southern California.
One box was labeled as a “Hole Puncher.”
In fact, it was a quarter-ton pill press, which federal investigators allege was destined for a suburban Los Angeles drug lab. Continue reading “Chinese suppliers have been flooding the US and Canada with a deadly drug”