H-1B visa fee hike leads to surge in travel bookings
The recent hike in H-1B visa fees to $100,000 has led to a surge in last-minute travel bookings to the United States.
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UAAP: Jacob Cortez embraces big expectations in La Salle debut
Jacob Cortez gave a glimpse of what he can contribute to La Salle’s quest to regain the UAAP championship by coming through with the big plays in the Season 88 opener win over Adamson on Saturday. Cortez finally saw action in the premier collegiate league donning the No. 11 jersey worn by his father in
FIVB Men’s World: Turkiye books first-ever trip to quarterfinals
MANILA, Philippines — Adis Lagumdzija erupted for 28 points to send Turkiye to its first-ever FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinal after ousting the Netherlands, 27-29, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19, on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. After a round of 16 exit at the hands of the USA in 2022, Turkiye made its breakthrough to
LIVE: FIVB Men’s World Championship – Round of 16 – September 20
Action continues in the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship as the round-of-16 knockout phase fires off. SCHEDULE: 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship (Round of 16) Mall of Asia Arena September 20, Saturday 3:30pm – Turkiye vs Netherlands 8pm – Poland vs Canada LIVE UPDATES: Turkiye vs Netherlands, Poland vs Canada END OF SET 2: Turkey
Alas Pilipinas players among top performers in FIVB World prelims
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas displayed its world-class caliber, ending in 19th place out of the 32 nations in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, while its players were among the top performers in the elimination round. Narrowly missing the round of 16 after a heartbreaking loss to Iran, the Philippines went from being an
Trump adds $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a pathway to US citizenship for wealthy individuals, moves that face near-certain legal challenges amid widespread criticism he is sidestepping
US stocks end at records again as Trump and Xi talk
NEW YORK, United States – Stock markets steadied and the dollar mostly rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Wall Street’s three main indices finished the week at records for the second day
“Holy sh*t”: Myles Garrett reveals first reaction to Micah Parsons’ shocking trade and record $47,000,000 deal
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has revealed his reaction to his Green Bay Packers’ counterpart, Micah Parsons’ $47 million deal.
Antitrust body teams up with NTC to bolster data transmission sector
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is partnering with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to strengthen competition in the data transmission industry. In a statement on Friday, the antitrust body said the agreement with NTC entails joint market monitoring, policy development, enforcement actions and capacity-building initiatives. The two government agencies will develop protocols
Condemning the Kirk Assassination, and Condemning What Kirk Stood For
It is possible to condemn the assassination of Charlie Kirk and still condemn the ideas he stood for, to decry the flags at half-mast for so-called values hardly distinguishable from those of Proud Boys. A glean of the successful agenda Kirk pushed shows to what extent nationalist Christian extremism has been re-normalized, with Kirk playing an essential role in that latest of Great Awakenings. It was not a healing voice.
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