The U.S. government has imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications and tightened immigration rules, causing tech companies to relocate hiring and operations abroad rather than pay the higher costs. Few companies applied for the new H-1B visas subject to the tax, resulting in significantly fewer visa approvals and reduced government revenue.
The Bayeux Tapestry, a Norman artwork created in Canterbury after 1066, presents only the conqueror's perspective. A Canterbury manuscript preserving Anglo-Saxon texts, including an Old English translation of the Distichs of Cato with added proverbs, offers an alternative voice—including a poignant lament about foreign rule that reflects Anglo-Saxon anguish under Norman conquest.