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Aug 2025
45m 28s

Student Visa Brouhaha

CNN
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The president walks back a plan to revoke visas for Chinese students. Now his base asks, "How is this America first?" ... A deadly semi-truck crash ignites a political firestorm and puts truckers at the center of the immigration crackdown ... India faces some of the highest import levies in the world. What might get a little more expensive for you? ... And H ... Show More
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