Morning news brief: H-1B visa, US elections, and more
Authored By Nikhil Pandey
Published: Aug 13, 2020, 03:50 IST | Updated: Aug 13, 2020, 03:50 IST
US President Donald Trump delivers a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2020.
The Trump administration has relaxed some rules for H-1B visas allowing visa holders to enter the United States if they are returning to the same jobs they had prior to the proclamation of the visa ban.
Several Conservatives, including Donald Trump Jr and Sen Ted Cruz, retweeted misleading claims and footage that depicted Portland protesters as having burned a stack of Bible books.
Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country's main nuclear facility, a US-based think-tank said on Thursday.