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Barking dog and that appears to be what alerted the hostages captors to what was going on. During the firefight that then followed, u. S. Forpdss saw a militant go into the shack where the hostages were being held. It is believed that is when he shot both of the hostages, both of them died as a result of those injuries, as u. S. Forces were transporting them away. U. S. Intelligence did not know the identity of the other hostage being held with somers. He has since been identified as South Afric...

Foreigners living in the U.S. on H-1B visas — typically professionals with skills in STEM fields — are eligible for a three-year work permit allowing them to work for any employer in Canada.

But part of the problem with that is that there is a baseline thats missing of knowledge for young people. and i think when you compare us to some of these other countries, obviously you see the differential. and we should also remember that we all bought into this idea of globalism, right? it was going to be great to have all this trade with with all these other countries and it was going to work out well for us but, you know, i think we have seen that its been a lot harder for measures toibili...

So bad, charlie. >> let me ask but this, we have limited time left, cause we heard this after the 2012 election, if theres one thing the two parties are gonna agree on after this, its immigration reform. we just finished the 2014 election, didnt happen. by the time the 2016 election comes around, do you think congress will have passed ant president will have signed some comp mean sive form of immigration reform? >> yes. >> i believe we will see some progress on immigration reform. i cant say we ...

Reform since 1986. it was before the internet got invented. we dont have a system thats competitive. immigration, thats a challenge. we need stem workers in this country to free up manufacturing. you have a bipartisan budget proposed. proposed. we put aside the shutdowns and debt ceilings and all that debate came off the table. those are small victories. >> joe ecchevaria. >> you said that differently. >> well, thats how other people say. >> coming up, mayor de blasio under fire. well talk to ch...

Is the crisis of long-term unemployment. and as jim says, we have to hit it on all fronts. job creation and work with ceos, but we have to give them support. >> the president also wants to raise the minimum wage. is that a fight he should win, jim? >> yes. again, its a bit of a distraction. remember, walmart can pay the minimum wage no matter how high it goes. the smaller business guy, it actually is a factor. you dont want to be able to think, i cant start a business. but i dont want to get too...

In 1950. you cant tell me as a country that over 64 years, we cant have a higher minimum wage that allows more people to work with dignity. >> david, dont you find it interesting that the dogma post-clinton is pro-immigration at a time when we have a much larger supply of labor than we need, and pro free trade. even though we are supposed to be green gas oriented, we know where those jobs go. those jobs leave this country to countries that can pollute all they want. we need to defense against th...

14 of the last 17 times that emergency unemployment has been extended, there have been no strings attached. all five times that president bush extended unemployment benefits, there were no pay-fors. so look, why dont we do this. lets pass the heller-reed proposal tomorrow. that will help them for three months. that will help these 1.3 million families and then we have time to look at what to do to extend it the rest of the year. because if you dont extend it -- >> is it smart, jim cramer, to ext...

Unemployment. and as jim says, we have to hit it on all fronts. job creation and work with ceos, but we have to give them support. >> the president also wants to raise the minimum wage. is that a fight he should win, jim? >> yes. again, its a bit of a distraction. remember, walmart can pay the minimum wage no matter how high it goes. the smaller business guy, it actually is a factor. you dont want to be able to think, i cant start a business. but i dont want to get too caught in the weeds here. ...

And we do admit, that the worst legacy of this great recession is the crisis of long-term unemployment. and as jim says, we have to hit it on all fronts. job creation and work with ceos, but we have to give them support. >> the president also wants to raise the minimum wage. is that a fight he should win, jim? >> yes. again, its a bit of a distraction. remember, walmart can pay the minimum wage no matter how high it goes. the smaller business guy, it actually is a factor. you dont want to be abl...