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Pair accused of trafficking women in NYC sex dungeon

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Retired financier Howard Rubin and his former assistant Jennifer Powers are accused of running a trafficking ring out of a New York City “sex dungeon” from 2009 to 2019. The indictment outlines the pair targeted former Playboy models to have sex with Rubin.



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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleOct. 2, 2025, 2:16 PM EDTBy Denise ChowThe fall vibes are on hold across much of the Midwest this week.An extraordinary October heat wave could bring record-breaking temperatures to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest in the coming days, with Minneapolis forecast to reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend.Temperatures across the region are expected to be up to 30 degrees higher than normal on Friday and Saturday. Highs well above 80 degrees will be common from South Dakota east to Illinois. Some places may climb into the low to mid-90s, according to the National Weather Service.“Despite the calendar saying it’s October, it sure will be feeling much more summer-like than fall-like the next few days,” the weather service said Thursday in its short-range forecast.Dozens of new daily temperature records could be set Friday and into the weekend, including in Minneapolis; Bismarck, North Dakota; Rapid City, South Dakota; Madison, Wisconsin; and Moline, Illinois.These parts of the country are largely unaccustomed to summery conditions at this time of year. The Minneapolis-St. Paul area, for instance, has only hit or exceeded 90 degrees in October three times in recorded history, according to data from the National Weather Service, which has maintained temperature records since 1872.Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more severe as a result of climate change, studies have shown. Extreme heat events are also expected to last longer as the planet warms.This week’s unusual warmth is caused by a ridge of high pressure that remains parked over the Plains and Midwest, according to the National Weather Service. When these areas of high pressure stall over land, they tend to trap hot air and drive up temperatures for days on end.Denise ChowDenise Chow is a science and space reporter for NBC News.Kathryn Prociv contributed.
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The Department of Homeland Security stated in the proposal that the weighted system would better serve the visa program’s original intent and “incentivize employers to offer higher wages or higher skilled positions to H-1B workers and disincentivize the existing widespread use of the H-1B program to fill lower paid or lower skilled positions.”It said the proposed selection process would still maintain opportunities for employers to hire H-1B workers at “all wage levels.” ‘A strong signal’The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire skilled foreign workers in “specialty occupations” across health care, tech and finance industries, and other STEM-related fields.The two new proposed policies together send “a strong signal of the direction that the administration wants to go,” said Xiao Wang, CEO of Boundless Immigration, a company that offers services to people navigating the immigration process in the U.S.If adopted, the policies would benefit companies seeking to keep foreigners with specialized skills who studied at American universities in the U.S., as well as ensuring H-1B visas “disproportionately go to people who are deemed higher skilled, represented by higher wages and higher salary,” he said.Trump stated Friday that changes were needed in the visa system, saying it was designed to bring in temporary workers with “additive, high-skilled functions, but it has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor.”For the last H-1B lottery round, which closed its registration in March, about 339,000 people applied. 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Daniella SilvaDaniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.Rob WileRob Wile is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist covering breaking business stories for NBCNews.com.Nicole AcevedoNicole Acevedo is a national reporter for NBC News and NBC Latino.
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