Day: December 30, 2024

Elon Musk has rowed back on his defence of skilled worker visas in an apparent bid to patch up divisions in the Republican Party. The Tesla billionaire admitted that H1-B visas are “broken” and proposed potential reform, as he sought to quell a brewing civil war with Donald Trump’s Maga base over the immigration scheme which permits highly-educated…

Former president Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old. In today’s episode, two books examine Carter’s career in the White House and beyond. First, NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Kai Bird about The Outlier, a biography that argues that Carter’s deregulation of several industries, his social legislation and his foreign policy made his one-term presidency exceptionally productive. Then, a conversation from the vault between NPR’s Eric Westervelt and Carter himself about his memoir, A Full Life.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR’s book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday

China on Monday offered its deep condolences over the death of Jimmy Carter, saying the former U.S. president was the “driving force” behind the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries more than 40 years ago.

Donald Trump plans a mass deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States, which could affect millions of people. RBC-Ukraine explains why the immigration issue is so pressing in the US, what Trump intends to do, and where the deported illegals will be sent. Contents: ・How many illegal immigrants are in the US ・What Trump plans ・Reactions …

Even as experts remain puzzled by Jeju Air crash, they are sceptical a bird strike was sole cause of fatal disaster

The boy says he had to give up his dog and likens the experience to being trapped in a video game.