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“Why are you hiring thousands of foreign workers while cutting other jobs?” — Lawmakers demand answers from Apple, Amazon and other firms after H-1B fee shakeup

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Washington — Two senior U.S. senators have asked major American corporations — including Apple, Amazon and several other big tech and finance employers — to explain why they continue to hire large numbers of H-1B visa workers even as the same companies have been cutting jobs at home. The letters, from Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck … Read more

Jaishankar’s Reminder to Trump: “Can’t Escape Reality” — A Push for a Global Workforce

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New York, September 25, 2025 — India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday delivered what diplomats described as a carefully worded rebuke to rhetoric in Washington, saying nations “cannot escape reality” when it comes to labour markets and urging a pragmatic embrace of international workforce mobility. His comments, made on the sidelines of the … Read more

Runways off the map: from tidal beaches to golf greens — the world’s most unusual airport strips

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Air travel usually calls to mind long, featureless strips of concrete. But around the world pilots and passengers encounter runways that read more like travel postcards — a beach that doubles as a landing strip, golf holes hemmed in by taxiways, cliff-edge minis and alpine slopes that demand special training. Here are some of the … Read more

Australia Opens Henderson Shipyard to U.S. under AUKUS, Pledges A$12bn Upgrade

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Australia said on Sunday the United States will be able to use a new nuclear-submarine maintenance facility at the Henderson shipyard near Perth as part of the trilateral AUKUS defence partnership, and pledged A$12 billion to upgrade the site over the next two decades. Defence Minister Richard Marles described the Henderson precinct as the future … Read more

Beijing Condemns Trump’s Push to Cut Off Russian Oil — Warns Against “Unilateral” Tariffs on China

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Beijing on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and for steep tariffs of 50–100% on Chinese imports, calling such demands “unilateral” and warning they would deepen global economic friction. Trump told allies that halting purchases of Russian energy would help choke off Moscow’s revenue and … Read more

Thousands Clash in London as “Unite the Kingdom” Rally Turns Violent

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A mass anti-immigration rally billed as “Unite the Kingdom” drew well over 100,000 people to central London on Saturday and descended into violent clashes with police as a small number of attendees broke from the approved route and confronted officers and counter-protesters. Organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, the demonstration moved toward Whitehall where a … Read more

From Photo to Collectible: 5 Tips to Nail the “Nano Banana” 3D-Figurine Trend

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Under the hood, Nano Banana blends facial-landmark detection, pose estimation and neural rendering to infer depth and texture from flat images; the system then renders a toy-like object with polished surfaces, stylized lighting and an optional staged base. The model outputs are marked with an invisible SynthID watermark to indicate AI generation. Why it catches … Read more

“The Mothership” Returns: Jackie Gleason’s UFO-Inspired Roundhouse Lists for $5.5 Million

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One of mid-century America’s most eccentric celebrity retreats is back on the market: Jackie Gleason’s UFO-inspired roundhouse in Westchester County, New York—nicknamed “The Mothership”—is listed at $5.5 million. The 3,950-square-foot circular residence sits on roughly 8.6 acres in Cortlandt Manor, about an hour north of Manhattan, and is being marketed through Corcoran Legends Realty. The … Read more

Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley Sells Palm Beach Mansion for $37 Million

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John and Diane Sculley have sold their oceanfront Palm Beach estate — a roughly 1-acre property at 1214 North Ocean Boulevard — for $37 million, according to listing and real-estate reports. The sale closed this week and, by several accounts, represents a steep markdown from the couple’s original asking price earlier this year. The Sculleys … Read more