The Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee for most new H-1B visa applications that replaces a prior $100,000 fee -- imposed by presidential proclamation -- that was shut down by federal judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee. On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security filed a notice of proposed...

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Dolly Parton was one of us, whether we are from the South, fans of country music, or rich or poor. In fact, the tributes to her after her passing show us that she was the best of America and one of our last truly unifying figures. She came from a...

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Imagine this: a man knocks on your door, and you make your way through your small apartment to answer it. He introduces himself as an investigator and asks if you’ve donated over $90,000 to ActBlue, a leading nonprofit fundraising platform used by the Democratic Party, in the last seven years....

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Well, at least you can't accuse politicians or law enforcement officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, of learning anything from past mistakes. Almost one year to the day after the killing of Iryna Zarutska on board a Charlotte light rail train, allegedly by a serial offender who was repeatedly released on...

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Meta agreed Wednesday to pay approximately $18 billion and impose new default limits on teenage users of Facebook and Instagram. The deal would end a high-profile trial in which state attorneys general from 29 different states accused the company of designing its platforms to keep young people scrolling. It still...

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Tim Curry, the actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at the age of 80. Sources told TMZ the actor, who had been suffering from health issues for years, died late Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home. Law...

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Do Democrats even bother to vet their candidates for sexual depravity in their past, or do they just wing it? This has been an open question since the Graham Platner disaster, but at least the man who won the Maine Democratic senatorial nomination and then was forced to give it...

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Barack Obama Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia, was forced to close its doors this week after a serious mold issue was detected inside the building. Richmond Public Schools is hoping to have teachers back by Monday, but students will likely have to wait until later this week to return, according...

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A United States Army Black Hawk helicopter with four soldiers on board crashed in Colorado on Tuesday morning, following an "aviation mishap" that occurred during a training exercise. A U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command representative confirmed to KMGH-TV that no one was injured in the accident. The incident was...

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The world hasn't heard the last of Dolly Parton -- and won't for a good, long time. The national icon, who died Tuesday in Nashville, forged a musical career spanning seven decades and making untold millions of fans in the country and around the globe. And she once said her...

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A naturalized U.S. citizen who rammed an explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue in March was the brother of a Hezbollah commander, Israeli officials said. The attacker, Ayman Mohamed Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights, drove a pickup into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on March 12. About 150 children...

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President Donald Trump's State Department has put a pause on a crucial step in the U.S. immigrant visa process. Visa applicants' interviews with American officials have been called off worldwide to allow "in-depth training" at U.S. embassies and consulates to better prepare personnel to screen out applicants who are likely to...

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday called for the ballroom President Donald Trump is having constructed at the White House to be blown up after he leaves office. Talk about a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. As the president has pointed out, the new ballroom will mostly be...

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Former gubernatorial candidate and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the Minnesota secretary of state and local election officials, saying they changed the parameters of a potential recount following his loss in the Republican primary. Earlier this month, Lindell finished second to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, falling short by...

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The British Royal Family honored Dolly Parton with a performance of her hit 1980 song, "9 to 5" played during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The London Evening Standard reported, "The Band of the Coldstream Guards played one of the superstar’s most popular songs in her honour...

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Jelly Roll used his second night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to tell angry fans they can quit his music. The country star, whose real name is Jason DeFord, was filling in for Jimmy Kimmel this week. On Monday he opened with crude jokes about President Donald Trump’s weight and approval...

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Armed gangs killed at least 47 people and kidnapped more than 50 others in a hillside community above Haiti’s capital over the weekend, the United Nations said. The raid struck Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, on the night of Aug. 23. At least five of the dead were children, according to the...

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Former Duke standout and NBA star Kyle Singler posted a series of startling videos to his Instagram account late Tuesday night. In the videos, Singler called out his former coach Mike Krzyzewski and pleaded for help during an apparent drug binge or what appeared to be a mental health episode....

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A Canadian pipeline company is trying to explain a natural gas pipeline leak caused by its own equipment that took place Tuesday. Enbridge's Line 5 leaked natural gas after an accident in northeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "This morning a parked, unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an open excavation...

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The Washington Commanders are selling merchandise emblazoned with their popular old moniker. Naturally, this has fans in the nation's capital wondering if the Commanders are considering a return to their old "Redskins" team name, which they used until 2020. Alas, much to the disappointment of Redskins truthers, it appears this...

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A small but vocal online movement is openly calling for the extinction of all conscious life, including every human being on Earth. The group behind proextinction.com describes itself as fully rational, empathetic, atheistic, logical, and fair. Its stated mission is “preventing as much suffering as physically possible, without tradeoffs.” According...

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