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Extra Fees Drive Assisted-Living Profits

Movie previews are called “trailers” because they were originally shown after the movie.

International students flocked to the U.S. in record numbers last year, including a 35% increase in those coming from India.... Booming demand from India for American education is offsetting a decline in the number of students from China, which fell for a third straight year. More than 1 million international students were studying in the U.S. during the 2022-2023 academic year. 

A man exonerated after spending over two decades in prison for murders in Queens that he did not commit will receive a $17.5 million settlement from New York City, an apparent record, according to his lawyer and city data. The man, George Bell, was convicted with Gary Johnson and Rohan Bolt for the 1996 killing of the owner of a check-cashing store in East Elmhurst and an off-duty police officer who was providing security. Mr. Bell was sentenced in 1999 to life in prison without parole. In 2021, a judge threw out the three men’s convictions and admonished prosecutors for withholding evidence that could have cast doubt on their guilt. The judge also found that prosecutors had made false statements at trial.

Precipitous Drop In Students Studying Foreign Languages

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has cut 20 staff positions, citing a 35% drop in attendance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.