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A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that would have charged a massive $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions. The ruling turns a tense battle over skilled immigration into a high-stakes legal test regarding executive power, taxation, and the financial cost of recruiting foreign-born talent. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston … Read more
The short answer is yes, you legally can book a hotel at 18 in most of the United States. However, the reality at the front desk is often very different. While 18 is the legal age to sign a contract in most states, hotels are private businesses. They can set their own rules, and a … Read more
A Texas A&M research team reported that a nasal spray reduced brain inflammation, improved memory, and restored brain-cell function in aging mice. Treatment targeted neuroinflammaging, a chronic inflammatory process linked to age-related cognitive decline. Researchers reported benefits after two intranasal doses spaced two weeks apart. Improvements appeared within weeks and lasted for months. It must … Read more
Dangerous heat is back in the headlines as parts of Texas and Oklahoma face heat index values near 105 to 110 degrees, a level that can turn ordinary outdoor work, sports and travel into a health risk. A June 7 report on heat warnings in Texas and Oklahoma said the National Weather Service was warning … Read more
About 31% of U.S. fourth graders scored at or above NAEP Proficient in reading, according to the most recent NAEP reading results. The most recent results are from 2024; reading proficiency rates were low across tested grades: Roughly 7 in 10 fourth graders did not reach NAEP Proficient. In 2024, 69% of fourth graders scored … Read more
The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, beating pre-report expectations and showing that employers kept hiring even as the labor market cooled from earlier post-pandemic highs. The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday morning. The rate has stayed within a narrow 4.3% to 4.5% range since … Read more
Some Facebook users who already received money from the $725 million privacy settlement are getting a second payment, but the new round is not open to everyone. The second distribution begins in June and will go out in batches over about four weeks. According to NBC Chicago, the first second-round payments are expected to go … Read more
Days on Earth are getting longer, but nobody should expect an extra hour of sleep, a longer workday or a broken 24-hour clock anytime soon. The change is tiny: a new study says climate-driven sea-level rise is lengthening the day by about 1.33 milliseconds per century. That means the planet is slowing by an amount … Read more
New York City tenants could see a rent freeze this year after the Rent Guidelines Board kept a 0% increase on the table for rent-stabilized apartments. The proposal is not final. The board has only set the range it can choose from later this month: 0% to 2% for one-year leases and 0% to 4% … Read more
New CDC data show that 19% of U.S. adults, about 1 in 5, have at some point been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had any type of anxiety disorder. The figure comes from the CDC Mental Health Data Channel’s 2024 adult anxiety data, updated in 2026. The same page … Read more