Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s $100,000 Fee on New H-1B Visas

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike. The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs. But U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston …

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OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms race

OpenAI has filed a confidential initial public offering, the ChatGPT maker said Monday, bringing it one step closer to its official market debut. “We recently submitted a confidential S-1. We expect it to leak so we’re just announcing it,” OpenAI said in a statement published Monday to its website. “We have not decided on timing yet; …

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How to buy SpaceX shares as its blockbuster IPO readies for liftoff

SpaceX is set this week to launch as a publicly traded company, giving ordinary investors a chance to participate in what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering of all time. While SpaceX will be held primarily by CEO Elon Musk, company employees and private investors, the Texas-based company will set aside a …

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Netanyahu and Trump Are at Odds Over the War They Started Together

The fighting has since died down, but the differences between the two leaders are likely to persist. That’s because Trump, whose party faces elections later this year, wants to wind down an unpopular war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ease gas prices. Iran says a full ceasefire in Lebanon is key to any …

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Lebanese President Appeals to Israeli Government to Pursue Talks, Not War

BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a ⁠rare ⁠direct appeal to the Israeli government ⁠and its people to come to the negotiating table to end the war, ​warning in a CNN interview aired Monday that a military solution “will never provide you with security and safety.” “We are ‌ready, we are …

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USMC-what? Why You Should Care About ‘New NAFTA’ | U.S. News Decision Points

Iran. Ebola. That creepy flesh-eating larva thing. The cost of living. The jobs figures. Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email newsletters from U.S. News:Pick Newsletters I get it. You’re not closely following the discussion around renewing the trade deal between the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA, or “new NAFTA” if …

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