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  "id": 13030693,
  "title": "Donald Trump awards Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hours after H-1B visa program freeze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/donald-trump-awards-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-hours-after-h-1b-visa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:48:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-honours-nadella-vance-suspends-microsoft-h1b-green-card-programme-india-10913428/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored six prominent tech leaders, including Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. This event took place just hours after Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of violating the H-1B visa program by misusing it to replace American workers with foreign talent. Vance's comments came during his own news conference, where he emphasized that Microsoft, as a US-based company, should prioritize hiring domestic employees. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, employs over 223,000 people globally and utilizes H-1B visas for its workforce. The president did not mention Microsoft's practices during his remarks, focusing instead on the recipients' contributions to American innovation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Trump admin suspends green cards to Microsoft as Vance accuses the company of replacing laid-off workers with ‘foreign indentured servants’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-admin-suspends-green-cards-to-microsoft-as-vance-accuses-the",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:09:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-honors-microsofts-ceo-after-vance-drops-an-h-1b-visa-hammer-on",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:51:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Hire great American workers’: Vance targets Microsoft in H-1B visa crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hire-great-american-workers-vance-targets-microsoft-in-h-1b-visa",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:21:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Indentured Servants\": Vance On Microsoft Hiring Foreign Workers Under H-1B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/indentured-servants-vance-on-microsoft-hiring-foreign-workers-under-h",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:19:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}