Department of Labor proposed major hike in H-1B wage levels. The US Department of Labor proposed to significantly increase the prevailing wage levels for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and Perm programs. The notice titled “Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States” will be published tomorrow…
Sharks high on cocaine, caffeine and common painkillers have been detected in waters around the Bahamas. The discovery, made by Brazilian scientists, points to rising levels of pharmaceutical and illicit drug pollution even in relatively remote marine ecosystems. The findings, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, are based on blood samples collected from 85 sharks…
transatlantic slave trade Captive Africans being transferred to ships along the Slave Coast for the transatlantic slave trade, c. 1880. / Image: Brittanica The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, in a move supporters say is aimed at…
A Democratic member of the US House of Representatives, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is facing mounting legal and political scrutiny over allegations that COVID-19 relief funds were misused for personal and political purposes. The case centres on millions of dollars in federal funds that were reportedly paid to a healthcare company linked to her family during the…
Damage in Tehran (AP file photo) Iran on Thursday officially conveyed its reponse to Pakistan on the US 15-point proposal for de-escalation talks, calling it one sided and unfair.“Iran’s assessment is that it is “one-sided and unfair”, serving only US, Israel interests,” reported Reuters quoting a senior Iranian official, confirming that the proposal “was reviewed…
Texas will not give trade license to any immigrant who does not have a social security number. A Texas department has unanimously passed a new rule that could endanger the jobs of thousands of licensed workers in the state. According to reports, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has removed the ability for undocumented…
On October 9, 1963, a colossal engineering marvel became a monument to human overconfidence. High in the Italian Alps, the Vajont Dam- then the world’s tallest- withstood the unthinkable: a massive 260 million-cubic-meter landslide from Monte Toc. In just 45 seconds, the mountain collapsed into the reservoir, displacing a 50-million-cubic-meter wall of water. This 250-meter…
Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandavas in the Indian epic The Mahabharata, lived an almost sin-free life. After the battle, with old age approaching, he, along with his brothers, set off for heaven. En route, all others shuffled off their mortal coil except the eldest brother and one dog who accompanied him on the journey….
A court in Lancaster County has sentenced two teenage boys after they used artificial intelligence tools to create and share manipulated images of their classmates without consent. The case, which dates back to incidents between 2023 and 2024, has drawn widespread attention for highlighting the growing misuse of AI technologies among young users. Prosecutors described…
DOJ admits that ICE lied about its power to arrest inside immigration courts. In the past one year, hundreds of people were arrested when they went to immigration courts in regards to the legal asylum cases or citizenship cases. Turns out that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement was lying about having the authority to arrest…