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For Indian Students, Dreams of America Are Suddenly in Doubt

Nobody knows what the halt on visa interviews means and how long it will last. The uncertainty has upended thousands of carefully made plans.

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A commercial complex with immigration offices in Mehsana, India, in January. India sends more students to the United States than any other country — about 330,000 are currently in U.S. colleges and universities.
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Hudson’s Bay Stores to Close in Canada

Bargain hunters picked over what was left at the Hudson’s Bay Company’s remaining stores, part of a vast empire that was North America’s oldest corporation.

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Clothes hangers and ladders, all offered for sale, took over part of the men's wear department during the final week of operation of Hudson’s Bay Company store in downtown Ottawa.
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$1B residential project kicks off in Gowanus — as ‘starchitect’ reveals vision for 1,000-unit rental tower

BIG is back – and better — in Gowanus. The developers of 175 Third St. tapped Bjarke Ingalls’ much-in-demand architectural firm to design their planned, 1,000-unit, rental apartment tower – and it’s nothing like BIG’s earlier concept for previous site-owner Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty. The new 175 Third St. from Charney Companies and Tavros will...

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British businessman accused of plotting to smuggle US military technology to China

John Miller and Chinese national Cui Guanghai are facing extradition in connection with an FBI investigation

A British businessman has been indicted in the US with attempting to traffic sensitive American military technology to China and silence a critic of the Chinese president.

John Miller, 63, was named by US authorities at the weekend after his arrest in Serbia, where he is facing extradition in connection with an FBI investigation. The Mail on Sunday reported that he was from Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

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