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Bank Chairman Who Secretly Drained $23.6 Million From Depositors Gets 62 Months in Federal Prison

Nodus Bank chairman Juan Francisco Ramirez gets 62 months for a $23.6M wire fraud that drove a Puerto Rican lender to collapse, wiping out depositors' savings.

Latin Times · Oct 8

'Our message to Microsoft is...': JD Vance targets tech giant over fraud, abuse as US says Microsoft, Adobe sought 3 million foreign workers

The Trump administration has suspended major tech companies from applying for permanent residency for foreign workers. Various companies, including Microsoft and Adobe, have been accused of abusing the H-1B visa program. U.S. Vice President JD Vance claimed that Microsoft replaced laid-off American workers with foreign workers. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

U.S. Charges Maduro With Torture, Raising a Question from Venezuelans: What About his former VP and Current President Delcy Rodríguez?

The United States has accused former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens to remain in power. But the new criminal charges raise an uncomfortable question about Washington's relationship with the government Maduro left behind: What about Delcy Rodríguez?

Latin Times · Oct 8

Immigration, skilled talent mobility distinct: Nasscom as US suspends IT firms from green card programme

The latest development in the US - the biggest market for the $300 billion Indian IT industry - adds to uncertainty for tech outsourcers that rely on cross-border movement of skilled professionals. In a statement, Nasscom said the decision affects a specific immigration pathway, but it has consistently maintained that…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

Top bosses at Goldman Sachs to share bonus pot worth up to $500m

Eye-watering sum, to be split between 20 bankers, is one of the biggest payouts in the bank’s history

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Trump plans to honour Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on company

The crackdown on Microsoft came under Vance's purview as the head of a fraud task force, but the targeting revealed the tension between the companies powering US economic growth and the administration's efforts to reduce immigration that it says has come at the expense of American workers.

The Economic Times · Oct 8

Republican voter enthusiasm gap: Trump’s biggest 2026 problem isn’t Democrats, but it's his own voters who seem to be losing interest-here's what the new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

With the midterm elections approaching, only 30% of Trump voters express strong enthusiasm about voting. In contrast, 48% of Harris voters are very enthusiastic, indicating a significant gap. This discrepancy may affect overall voter turnout in the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Trump's approval rating has reached a record low, which is…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

Nicolás Maduro and his wife indicted for alleged torture of US citizens

Ousted Venezuelan president and Cilia Flores have been in jail in New York since early January

The Guardian - US · Oct 8

US newlyweds tour Croatia after fans photobomb their wedding shoot

It began with a hijacked wedding photo shoot and turned into a very unexpected but exciting trip across the world

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms

Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight months

The Guardian - US · Oct 8