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  "id": 12913627,
  "title": "Trump administration says Microsoft ‘abused’ worker visa program and is cutting off access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-administration-says-microsoft-abused-worker-visa-program-and-is",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:57:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
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    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/1008115/trump-microsoft-worker-visa-program-vance"
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  "summary": "The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers that can reside permanently in the US, as reported by Reuters. In a press conference, Vice President JD Vance claimed the permanent labor certification program - intended for use when there aren't \"sufficient\" US […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-administration-is-suspending-microsoft-from-a-green-card-program",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "U.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Microsoft and Adobe — labor certification program blocked due to alleged fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/u-s-suspends-green-card-path-for-h-1b-workers-at-microsoft-and-adobe",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:26:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/white-house-blocks-microsoft-from-foreign-worker-hiring-program",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:56:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigration Program for Workers at Microsoft and Adobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-administration-cuts-off-access-to-a-major-immigration-program",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:11:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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