Rohan Mehta – not his real name – spent over $8,000 (£5,900) on flights in his scramble to get back to the US ahead of a deadline that would dramatically increase visa fees for some. He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father’s death before he cut his trip short. On…
See at ESPN Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $12 a month ESPN Plus Real Madrid will look to cement its place at the top of Spain’s La Liga today as it hosts an improving Espanyol team. Los Blancos came through a tricky opening Champions League test at home to French team Olympique…
Of all the Android flagships available in the US, the phones I lean toward most are Google Pixel smartphones. Sure, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13 are excellent devices, but I prefer the overall Pixel experience. I recently got the Pixel 10 Pro, and it feels like the smartphone of my dreams. Google…
The former foreign secretary, who has a close relationship with vice president JD Vance, has been speculated about as a possible replacement for the sacked Lord Mandelson. But Mr Lammy, now the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary as well as Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy, said “three jobs is quite enough”. David Lammy said there was…
After Donald Trump hiked the annual fees for H-1B visas to $100,000, sending shockwaves among foreign workers in the US, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s old tweets on his flip-flop stance on the visa program have gone viral. Musk, who was born in South Africa, initially defended the H-1B system, crediting it with allowing him and…
The rise of Opendoor Technologies was the biggest story in retail-trader circles over the summer. Since the start of July when hedge fund founder Eric Jackson posted his bullish outlook, shares of the online real estate company have surged more than 1,600%, rising from less than $1 per share to a high of $10.28 on…
After taking a season off, Ahluwalia returned to the London Fashion Week schedule with its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, Affinity, presented inside the bright atrium of London’s NoMad Hotel. According to the show notes, the collection explores “the multifaceted nature of love” as well as marking a moment of “shedding” and “starting something new and fresh”…
Key Points President Trump recently struck an unprecedented deal with Nvidia that lets the company sell its H20 GPUs in China, so long as the government gets a 15% cut of the revenue. The Chinese government recently instructed companies not to buy Nvidia chips, citing concerns about national security and alleged violations of its antimonopoly…
Jonny ManningNorth East and Cumbria Life Wader Budle Bay has been covered in green algae but should be muddy and brown A huge mass of green algae has been removed from a bird sanctuary as part of efforts to protect local wildlife. Blooms of macroalgae have been growing at Budle Bay near Bamburgh in Northumberland…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS has issued a clarification on Trump’s new order on H-1B visa. Trump, on September 19 signed a new proclamation announcing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the immigration authority said that President Trump’s new H-1B visa requirement applies only to NEW,…