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Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

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Officer asked to show Outlook or Teams as evidence of working: OPT student shares domestic travel experience to New Mexico

OPT student says immigration officer asked to see office email as evidence of their employment. (AI image) An OPT student has shared the questions they faced from an immigration officer when a friend’s group went to New Mexico for the long weekend earlier this month. The student said the group consisted of OPT and STEM-OPT … Read more

Parents came to US for 5 months, officer allowed only 2 months as father has a job in India: NRI shares parents’ entry experience, seeks advice

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Parents came to US for 5 months, officer allowed only 2 months as father has a job in India: NRI shares parents' entry experience, seeks advice

Indian parents came to the US for five months. An officer at the port of entry asked why they needed 5 months in the US while the father has a job in India. (Photo: AI) An NRI individual shared the questions their parents faced while entering the US, which also reduced their stay to only … Read more

A blind Egyptian entrepreneur built an AI app that describes the world through audio, helping visually impaired users experience wildlife, objects and surrounding scenes through their phones

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A blind Egyptian entrepreneur built an AI app that describes the world through audio, helping visually impaired users experience wildlife, objects and surrounding scenes through their phones

When Karen Morad, a 16-year-old schoolgirl from Cairo, went on a Kenyan safari in June 2026, she experienced something she thought was impossible: “seeing” the animals around her despite being completely blind. That moment was made possible by ScribeMe, an AI-powered app created by her older brother, Mark, also blind, which turns a phone’s camera, … Read more

In 2018, a young Michigan couple bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse for $26,000; with no renovation experience, they spent about $320,000 rebuilding it

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In 2018, a young Michigan couple bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse for $26,000; with no renovation experience, they spent about $320,000 rebuilding it

Samantha and Sean spent $320K bringing their 160-year-old farmhouse back to life. (Photo: After Hours Farm) When Samantha and Sean Kilgore bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse in Michigan in 2018, they knew they were taking on a challenge. What they didn’t know was just how complicated, or expensive, restoring the neglected property would become.At the … Read more