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US judge skeptical of challenge to $100,000 H-1B visa fee

 A federal judge on Friday said US President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immigration, casting doubt on a...

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Tips to stay safe if a hotel fire erupts

On a vacation, the potential for fires is often far from mind but in rare instances, terrifying tragedy can come fast. (Weston Wei/The New York Times)

Father seeks $7 million for food poisoning deaths

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What to know about collision avoidance systems on planes

Emergency workers investigate the wreckage in the Potomac River as dawn breaks over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Trump’s deportations only work if countries agree to take citizens back

Colombian citizens arrive at the airport in the capital, Bogotá after being deported from the United States on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Federico Rios/The New York Times)

Philadelphia plane crash marks another aviation disaster

Emergency responders work the scene after a small aircraft crashed in a neighborhood in Northeast Philadephia, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2025.

Black boxes recovered from Washington crash

An NTSB investigator works on the black box of American Eagle flight 5342, which was involved in a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter,

60 feared dead after jet hits helicopter, crashes

Rescuers on a boat work next to the wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter at the site of the crash after it collided with the American Eagle flight 5342 which was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, outside Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Airplane incidents have occurred at an alarming rate

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No survivors likely in Washington plane crash: Fire chief

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Colombia caves on deportations after Trump threats

People wait outside the US embassy after their visa appointments were cancelled in Bogota. — AFP

US issues broad freeze on foreign aid

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump surveys recovery efforts in North Carolina

Trump claims war in Ukraine could end if price of oil decreases

US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump wave as they steps off of Air Force One upon arrival at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher

Migrants arrested as Trump's deportation operation underway

US Army soldiers patrol the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas

Wildfire north of Los Angeles forces thousands to flee

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Trump tells Putin to make Ukraine deal ‘now’ or face sanctions

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
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