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For a minority of cases, federal law requires H-1B dependent employers to certify that they will not displace an American worker in the 90 days before or after petitioning for an H-1B worker. On its face, this sounds like a reasonable measure to prevent the replacement of U.S. workers with (often cheaper) foreign equivalents. But considering that petitions for an October 1 start of the fiscal year are often made about 180 days in advance in April, it becomes apparent that these protections are designed to protect no one....

They’ve already made one bold move, sending a pair of prospects to the Red Sox in exchange for veteran starter Jake Peavy to shore up a rotation that could be without Matt Cain for the rest of the season. GM Brian Sabean has a history of activity at the trade deadline, and it would be surprising if that’s the only big move he makes (no, signing Dan Uggla doesn’t count as a big move)....

The fire on Evia caused four villages and a monastery to be evacuated. It has destroyed homes in one of the four villages but has not claimed any victims, The National Herald reported on Tuesday. Four firefighting planes were being sent from Croatia and Italy to aid in the efforts, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was reportedly vacationing on the Greek islands before learning about the fires and returning to Athens to visit the fire department’s main coordination center....

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Boston University suggest in a new study that a subset of people hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in 2021 may owe almost $1,000 or more in out-of-pocket expenses as public and private health insurance companies begin to phase out cost-sharing waivers. Put simply, the waivers enable insured patients to receive medical care for SARS-CoV-2 infection or related complications at no additional cost to them in the form of copays, deductibles, or coinsurance....

There have been vaccination issues. There have been injury problems. There have been trade requests. There have been social media posts, suspensions and apologies. At least for a brief moment in that tumultuous timeline, though, there have been wins. Heading into Wednesday’s contest against the Warriors, the Nets have won 10 of their last 11 games, jumping up to No. 4 in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Durant, who once seemed destined to leave Brooklyn, has been the driving force behind Brooklyn’s surge....

And that’s just for starters. MORE: Active goals leaders | Lidstrom, Fedorov and 2015 Hall of Fame | Stanley Cup summer Despite the travel headaches it would cause, including a seven-hour flight from Quebec to Vancouver, or eight to Los Angeles, one problem for the NHL is which teams to place where. There’s also the question of whether to move a team to the Western Conference to balance it with the East at 16 teams apiece....

Negotiations are under way for a new title sponsor, and it appears likely an announcement will come in early fall. That’s the word from NASCAR executive Steve Phelps. MORE: 10 drivers to watch at Daytona | Denny Hamlin defends losing to Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt Jr. and cohorts will look over their shoulders and see a new sponsor in 2017. (Getty Images) Speaking on a SiriusXM show, Phelps laid out in rather general terms how the talks were going....

Recent reports emerging from various publications have suggested that Arteta wanted to reunite with his former colleague Stones, who he coached for three years at Man City. Stones has fallen down the pecking order due to poor performances at the start of the season, as Pep Guardiola has often preferred Fernandinho at the heart of defence. When asked if he wishes to prise Stones away from the champions, Arteta replied,...

The Gunners sent scouts to the Celtic Park on Wednesday to watch Dembele, wherein the player scored his first two Champions League group stage goals against Pep Guardiola’s side, as the match finished in a 3-3 draw. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was reportedly keen on signing Dembele during the summer transfers along with Tottenham. However, the youngster chose more game time over the popularity of the clubs vying for his signature, consequently signing up for a move to Celtic....

Arsenal tops Group E with 13 points, and there is no chance for Qarabag to qualify for the knockout stages, since they have garnered only 3 points from 5 group matches. The match is pretty much special for the Arsenal players who are going to play, because we could see a number of changes in the Arsenal starting XI. Match details Venue: Emirates Stadium Capacity: 60,260 Date: 13 December 2018...

Slowly it fell apart, as Liverpool’s tactical prowess and superior skill wrestled back the ascendency, and a brace from Arsenal thorn Diogo Jota sent the Reds to a 2-0 victory and booked a date with Chelsea at Wembley in the EFL Cup final. The Gunners were bright early on and could have scored the opener as Alexandre Lacazette clanged the crossbar with a free-kick, but Liverpool got the opener out of nothing, and the game began to slip from Mikel Arteta’s hands....

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Manchester City chairman and lifelong fan of the club David Bernstein admits to some disquiet as the team prepare for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Arsenal. “It’s a bit difficult. I’ve got to support City, they’re my club. But I’ve got a lot of time for (Arsenal manager) Arsene Wenger. If he got a battering, I’d feel very, very sorry for him,” the 73-year-old told Reuters in an interview....

After returning a successful campaign in Asia, Arsenal will now host the Emirates Cup where they will take on the Italian club Napoli and also the Turkish club Galatasaray. The Cup could not be held last year due to the Olympics taking place at the same time. However even after talks of ‘financial fire power’ that the club possessed, Arsenal have not really been able to make an impact with the kind of signings they were expected to have....

Laffer appeared on Fox News alongside economist Austan Goolsbee to weigh the benefits and pitfalls of raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour from $7.25 an hour, where it has stayed for many years despite rises in the cost of living. Laffer was responding to a statement from former McDonald’s CEO Ed Rensi that in the face of a $15 minimum wage, the company’s only choice would be to automate its restaurant services....

Congratulations on the victory over Paulie Malignaggi last month. How have you celebrated in the weeks since the win and how is your recovery going? With the recovery, there wasn’t much to recover from. You’ve seen the fight, we’ve all seen the fight, and there wasn’t much of a fight. I won pretty comfortably, in bare-knuckle you have to come forward and I did just that. So it was an easy decision win for me....

The Brazilian midfielder signed for the Catalan giants earlier this week on a six-year deal, making a reported €40million move from Gremio. Arthur, 21, recently helped Gremio win the Copa Libertadores and is now looking forward to challenging himself at a European football heavyweight. “I’m very happy. This is a dream I’ve had since I was little,” he told Barca TV. “This is a championship calibre club and my objective is to win as many titles as possible, because I know this badge deserves it....

I have been examining videos released on social media platforms by Azerbaijani soldiers showing the killings and dismemberments of soldiers and civilians in Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia. The footage includes cheers and laughs to desecrate and destroy prisoners of war. Syrian mercenaries recruited into the Azerbaijani military have confirmed they would receive $30,000 for every limb they severed and $40,000 for every Armenian they killed. Persistent retweeting by Azeri bots on Twitter spread the pleasures of killing with barbarism and animalistic savagery and the joys of booty from a war—the “44-day war,” that had a known start but still no clear end....

The Daily Wire CEO launched his own line of razors in March under the Jeremy’s Razors brand—selling products remarkably similar to those of Harry’s. “They left us for saying boys are boys and girls are girls,” complained Boreing, whose news site is known for its podcasts with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. The battle of the razors is the latest in a growing war against “woke business” by conservatives who are starting their own companies or investment funds, using activist shareholder tactics and drafting legislation to target firms espousing liberal causes....

America’s adversaries try daily to undermine, discredit and weaken us. What sets us apart is the rule of law. It’s the strength of our democracy. That makes this a dangerous time to play politics. During my 27 years as a law enforcement officer, I almost never knew the political party of the culprits we encountered or the brave officers who locked them up. For a time, I also served as the commander of internal affairs....

As the U.S. has dealt with the public health and economic fall out of the global outbreak of COVID-19, Trump administration officials and some top Republicans have been increasingly critical of China, the country where the novel virus first arose. Chinese officials initially covered up the outbreak in Wuhan, and China has faced mounting international criticism for lacking transparency amid the pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.S. has struggled to build up essential medical supplies, with much of the supply chain relying on products manufactured in China or elsewhere....