The Trump administration's $100,000 fee for high-skilled visa applicants threatens to worsen a shortage of US doctors and make it harder for rural hospitals to operate, medical groups warned. The fee for H-1B visas "risks shutting off the pipeline of highly trained physicians that patients depend on, especially in rural and underserved communities," said American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamala, a Michigan head and neck surgeon.
Aaron Blake: President Donald Trump has justified his ramped up threats against the American political left by citing its supposed unusually violent nature. read more
The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by cuts to other colleges serving large numbers of minority students. The Education Department announced the funding boost days after cutting $350 million from other grants, mostly from programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of Hispanic students. Agency leaders said those grants were unconstitutional because they're available only to colleges with certain minority enrollment thresholds.
A group of tourists were spotted trying to push back a boat full of migrants after it attempted to land on a Greek beach. Footage posted on social media showed beachgoers pushing the boat away on the Sarakiniko beach in the southern island of Gavdos. The tourists got into the water and tried to shove the boat away from the shore before it could touch down. Local media reports the migrants, reportedly from Libya were told not to disembark on the beach and were redirected back towards the port.
The summer and fall months often see menacing storms roaring through the Atlantic Ocean ... read more
Shut up Donner..
Take the "L"..
While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. What does this mean? "Constitutional" refers to the fact that government in the United States is based on a Constitution which is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution not only provides the framework for how the federal and state governments are structured, but also places significant limits on their powers. "Federal" means that there is both a national government and governments of the 50 states. A "republic" is a form of government in which the people hold power, but elect representatives to exercise that power.
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