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Y2K arrived in north country with few issues

Dec. 28—From Massena, where a duo began a millennium disaster food drive, to Glens Falls, where a company that supplied portable toilets saw a run on rentals, there were some serious preparations 25 years ago on the eve of the Y2K computer bug. A look at Times’ stories on the matter reflect a sense of calm preparation and a bit of alarm. But it was mostly a sense of the unknown as to what was …
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Trump sides with Musk in right-wing visa debate

US President-elect Donald Trump says he had “always” supported the H-1B program, which is used to bring skilled workers to the US. It comes after Elon Musk drew the ire of immigration hardliners.
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Israeli hospitals adopt IDF’s whole blood policy to save trauma and surgery patients

The breakout of the Israel-Hamas War meant that immediately supplying whole blood matched by type was even better for saving the wounded – to the satisfaction of the Israel Medical Corps.
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News Wrap: Putin apologizes after deadly Azerbaijani airliner crash

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Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an issue that has divided his supporters this week.
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Trump backs immigration visas for skilled workers after MAGA followers turn on Elon Musk over H-1Bs

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program.”
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President-elect Trump weighs into debate among supporters to back H-1B visa program

The president-elect told the New York Post that he has “always liked the visas.”
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Multiple tornadoes rip through Houston area, at least 1 person dead and dozens of homes damaged

A powerful storm front spawned multiple tornadoes in the Greater Houston metro area Saturday afternoon, officials said.
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Mega Millions player in California wins $1.3 billion jackpot

(Reuters) – A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated $1.3 billion, the fifth largest jackpot in the game’s history. The winning ticket that matched the numbers 3, 7, 37, 49 and 55, plus the gold Mega Ball 6 during Friday’s drawing was sold in Cottonwood, California, about 200
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10 Times Batman Reminded Us That Alfred Is a Genuine Badass

As much of a badass that Batman is in his own right, his butler – Alfred Pennyworth – may be an even bigger badass judging by some of these moments.