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Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive

The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H1-B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.

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The University of Toronto, one of the world’s best-ranked academic institutions, picked up several top professors from Ivy League schools this year, including two from M.I.T.
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Cruise Passenger Was Served 33 Drinks Before Deadly Encounter With Crew, Suit Says

Michael Virgil, 35, became agitated on a Royal Caribbean ship and was restrained by at least five crew members, including some who stood on his back, before he died, the medical examiner said.

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The Navigator of the Seas in 2021. Michael Virgil and his family were aboard this ship when he died in December 2024.
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of Jets Player Kris Boyd

Weeks after the shooting, Frederick Green, 20, was taken into custody near Buffalo and brought back to Manhattan, the police said.

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Kris Boyd was shot outside a Manhattan nightclub just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 16, after a group of men approached him and three friends and a fight ensued.
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Brigitte Macron’s Slur Against Feminist Protesters Prompts an Outcry in France

Brigitte Macron used a slur to criticize protesters who had interrupted a show by a French comedian accused of rape in 2021, in a case that was dismissed.

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Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron of France, jokingly vowed to protect the comedian from the protesters, and used a slur, a video showed.
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In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit

A landlord crowded tenants into his house and yard without running water or power. One, determined to find an alternative, was up against the city’s housing crisis.

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“I’m just kind of done living like this,” Junior Estrada said.
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Trump Administration Fights Roadblock to Pursuing Comey Case

The battle preceded the department’s looming decision over whether — and how — to bring new charges against James B. Comey.

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A ruling by a federal judge over the weekend has temporarily blocked prosecutors from gaining access to a crucial trove of evidence they used to bring charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, in late September.
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Why the A.I. Boom Is Unlike the Dot-Com Boom

Silicon Valley is again betting everything on a new technology. But the mania is not a reboot of the late-1990s frenzy.

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Ben Horowitz, a major A.I. venture capitalist, in 2019. “The clearest sign that we are not actually in a bubble is the fact that everyone is talking about a bubble,” he said.
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Judge Says Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Records Can Be Unsealed, Citing New Epstein Law

The ruling cited a law signed last month by President Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on sex-trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his jail cell the following month; his death was ruled a suicide.
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Trump Eases Limits on Nvidia Exports to China at ‘Critical Moment’

President Trump said Nvidia can export some chips. But years of U.S. restrictions have propelled China to make everything it needs for advanced A.I.

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Nvidia has argued that blocking access to its chips has only spurred Chinese companies to improve faster.
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