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The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to work legally

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the US-Mexico border. The move — along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants — may appease Democratic leaders who has pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say President Joe Biden has been too lax on…
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What legal experts say about Donald Trump’s indictment

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Several legal experts familiar with the New York criminal justice system say there were “no surprises” in the charges brought against former President Donald Trump Tuesday by the Manhattan district attorney — but that the expansive nature of the so-called “catch-and- kill” scheme alleged by prosecutors is notable. Appearing in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday, Trump entered a plea of ​​not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made in the final days of the 2016 presidential race. Prosecutors allege that Trump engaged in a “scheme” to boost his 2016 election chances through…
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Breaking digital competition law may cost up to 10% of global turnover

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NEW DELHI : Digital economy enforces violating provisions of an upcoming competition law to govern them may be penalized up to 10% of their global turnover, a top government panel recommended. The corporate affairs ministry panel led by its secretary Manoj Govil on Tuesday proposed a new set of compliance obligations for influential digital economy firms such as Google, Apple and Meta. The proposed new requirements to ensure fair play in the digital economy will govern systemically significant digital enterprises (SSDEs), which will be identified on the basis of factors such as their India turnover, global turnover, gross merchandise value,…
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While newly arrived migrants can obtain work permits, some of the long-undocumented feel forgotten

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A renewed push has been issued to allow more migrants to get jobsand the fight over expanding access to work permits are happening in Chicago and in other cities. But as more migrants continue coming to Chicago and are processed at the landing zone where buses arrive in the West Loop, some long-undocumented immigrants and their families say they feel forgotten. They are calling on President Joe Biden to grant them the same legal status that asylum seekers who arrived more recently are receiving. “I am a Dreamer. I’ve been in this country for 17 years,” said…
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