‘We got this wrong’: Target says sorry for Halloween costume that looked like racist caricature, pulls it down from collection
Target said sorry for its Halloween costume (left) after backlash that it looked like caricature….
Indian-origin doctor mom arrested and charged in Florida as she watched 7-year-old drown. She said she froze, she was not strong enough to pull him from water
Indian-origin doctor mom arrested and charged in Florida for a child’s drowning under her watch. A Louisiana doctor, Sukanthini Subbiah, has been arrested by the Orlando Police Department in Florida and charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter as she was present when seven-year-old Khushil Bandi drowned. The incident took place on April 10 but the arrest…
Walt Disney quietly assembled more than 27,000 acres in Florida through secret transactions for about $5 million, averaging roughly $182 an acre; after the buyer’s identity emerged, the land became Walt Disney World
Walt Disney’s plan for what would become Walt Disney World began with a remarkably quiet real-estate operation. According to Disney’s D23 archives, the Florida Historical Society and the Walt Disney Company, Disney Productions spent about 18 months secretly assembling more than 27,000 acres in Central Florida before publicly acknowledging that it was behind the purchases….
Palm Valley School closes after 74 years amid bankruptcy, leaving parents devastated; its 36-acre California campus with 53 classrooms is up for sale for $14 million
Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage has closed after 74 years following financial difficulties and a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. (Photo: Google Maps) A 74-year-old private school in Southern California has been put up for sale for $14 million, just months after abruptly shutting its doors and filing for bankruptcy.The former campus of Palm Valley…
US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington’s visa crackdown intensifies | World News
US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington’s visa crackdown intensifies. A Republican lawmaker in the US House has introduced legislation that would significantly increase the penalties facing employers found to have committed serious violations of…
J-1 visa fraud: Harvard, Yale among 9 elite universities under investigation for alleged scam; ‘Nobody will be getting a free pass because their name is carved into an expensive building’
Harvard University and 8 other elite institutions come under J-1 visa fraud investigation. Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, the University of Pittsburgh, UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT are under investigation for alleged visa fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced, suggesting that these universities are exploiting the J-1 visa program to import cheaper students from…
In 2019, Metallica’s foundation launched a job-training initiative at 10 US colleges; seven years later, its investment topped $17 million and the programme expanded to 93 colleges across all 50 states
Photo: https://www.allwithinmyhands.org/ When Metallica launched its Metallica Scholars Initiative in 2019, the programme began with 10 community colleges and a straightforward goal: help students gain practical skills for stable, well-paying careers. Seven years later, the initiative has grown into a nationwide workforce education programme supporting 93 colleges across all 50 US states, as well as…
Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement
The national conference offered students an opportunity to exchange ideas with aspiring educators from across the country while attending workshops focused on recruitment, advocacy and issues affecting students and educators Returning to college after more than a decade away can be daunting enough. For Franz Lozano Jr., it became the beginning of an unexpected leadership…
New lawsuit against Green Card rules: Why separate family members by sending the applicants out of country
Two new Green Card policies get challenged in the court. Unions of immigrant workers came together to challenge two new Green Card rules proposed by the Trump-Vance administration, saying that these policies will make it almost impossible for eligible immigrants who are already living in the US to get their Green Cards without leaving the…
In 1928, supporters had raised $5 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park but rising land prices stalled the effort; a Rockefeller memorial fund matched it with another $5 million, helping make the park possible | World News
In 1928, supporters had raised $5 million for Great Smoky Mountains National Park but rising land prices stalled the effort; a Rockefeller memorial fund matched it with another $5 million, helping make the park possible/Image: National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park stretches across more than 522,000 acres along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. But…
A California boy asked his father for a backyard roller coaster and he said yes; six weeks and about $3,500 later, a 180-foot homemade ride was winding through the family’s quarter-acre yard | World News
A California boy asked his father for a backyard roller coaster and he said yes; six weeks and about $3,500 later, a 180-foot homemade ride was winding through the family’s quarter-acre yard/Image: COASTER101 A 10-year-old California boy asked his father if they could have a roller coaster in their backyard. His father said yes, then…
