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Trump’s $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos for Companies

The White House sought to clarify the proclamation on Saturday, but many companies remained cautious. “We are still flying in somewhat foggy conditions,” one attorney said.

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President Trump after signing a proclamation on Friday instituting a $100,000 fee for visas given to some highly skilled foreign workers.

California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge.

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Federal agents blocking protesters during a federal immigration raid in Camarillo, Calif., in July. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday to prohibit facial concealment.

4 Men Sentenced in Warrant Scam Targeting Women From Prison

They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.

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The men targeted women in the medical field who had testified under subpoena in court cases, the prosecutors said in court filings.

Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes

His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey.

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President Trump’s campaign against U.S. attorneys is an extension, even an escalation, of the early purge that his top political appointees carried out at the Justice Department.

Arrest in Arizona Before Charlie Kirk Memorial Heightens Security Concerns

After a man was charged with impersonating a police officer, a spokesman for the group Charlie Kirk founded said the man had been providing advance security for a guest.

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Workers installed a banner at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., ahead of a memorial service to be held for Charlie Kirk on Sunday.

Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More

At The Times and elsewhere, she combined recipe writing with reporting on topics like consumer protection and food safety. Her torte was a longtime fan favorite.

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Marian Burros in 1981, the year she joined The New York Times. She expanded the boundaries of traditional women’s-page food writing to include not just recipes but also reporting on nutrition, truth in advertising and government policy.

White House Outlines a TikTok Deal With a U.S. Board

A potential deal to reduce TikTok’s ties to China would give the app a new board with six American directors out of seven, the White House press secretary said.

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The Trump administration and China had offered vague statements this past week about the status of a deal that would allow TikTok to stay on American phones.

Combs Sentencing Focuses Attention on Prostitution Law From 1910

Acquitted of more serious charges, Sean Combs was found guilty of violating a law enacted during a panic over “white slavery” that is now a common tool in sex crimes prosecutions.

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Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges at trial this summer. But he still faces a potentially significant prison term when he is sentenced next month on prostitution-related charges.
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