Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih makes the first American of Arabian descent to win the Miss USA throne. The 24-year-old Arab-American from Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title, and will represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant. Interviewers were interested in learning her viewpoints on whether or [...]
Congress agreed Thursday to restore jobless benefits to hundreds of thousands of Americans whose unemployment checks were cut off during a partisan debate over whether the cost should be added to the federal deficit, and President Obama signed it into law hours later. On 59 to 38 vote, the Senate approved an $18 billion measure [...]
The US would start accepting petitions from today for the H-1B visa applications, for the fiscal 2011 without any cutoff date as in the past. As mandated by the US Congress, the fiscal year cap (numerical limitation on H-1B petitions) for 2011, beginning October 1, 2010, is 65,000. Additionally, the first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed [...]
Immigrant rights supporters from around the country are rallying for immigration reform on the National Mall. People are waving American flags and holding signs with slogans in English and Spanish such as “Legalization yes, deportation no.” About half an hour after the rally’s scheduled 2 p.m. start, an area of about four square blocks on [...]
World economy suffered in year 2008. The economy slightly recovered in year 2009 and in the begining of 2010. The US economy is yeat to recover to the full swing after the recession. There had been many legislation during this period against H1B program. H1B program help US with required high tech manpower when needed. [...]
Seaworld whale trainer is killed by the killer whale. Incidently this is the third time, same whale was involved in human death one in 1991 and another 1999.
Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009.” Congressman Gutierrez has been joined by members of the faith community, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Black Caucus, Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Progressive Caucus. This legislation marks a path for the nation to tackle the nation’s broken immigration system.
Novavax, Inc announced today that it has initiated a two-stage clinical study of its virus-like-particle (VLP) H1N1 influenza vaccine in Mexico in collaboration with Avimex Laboratories (Avimex) and GE Healthcare.
US President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
Internet world has been abuzz about Apple launching iPhone Nano for quite sometime. Every few months, grapevines suggest Apple working on a Nano version of iPhone. In fact, only last month a new patent filed by Apple again fueled iPhone Nano rumors. But all these so far remain mere speculations, with no official confirmation.
