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Colleges and universities are warning international students to avoid leaving the U.S. for spring break amid the Trump administration’s continuous deportation threats. Even though international students are in the U.S. legally on student visas, schools are expressing concern that if those students leave the country, they won’t be allowed back in. The warnings come as Trump has proposed travel bans targeting 43 countries, some highly publicized deportations have already taken place, and new raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at colleges and universities have stoked fear in many. In an email Thursday, NYU administrators warned both students and faculty against any “nonessential travel,” especially to the countries Trump targets in his proposed travel bans. While we are not extending that same guidance to our entire international community, we would suggest that if you are uneasy or have some hesitancy about international travel right now, you consider remaining in the United States during the break out of an abundance of caution, the email said. Likewise, Brown University released similar guidance in a school-wide email. “We understand that many in our community are feeling a great deal of uncertainty and anxiety as news media share reports of federal deportation actions against individuals who are non-U.S. citizens,” Russell C. Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy and interim vice president for campus life at Brown, said in the email shared with USA Today. Carey added, “Potential changes in travel restrictions and travel bans, visa procedures and processing, reentry requirements, and other travel-related delays may affect travelers ability to return to the U.S. as planned.” Columbia University and Cornell University have posted similar warnings on their websites. Under Trump’s orders, a recent series of highly publicized and potentially illegal deportations have been reported on lately. Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident and graduate of Columbia University, who helped organize protests last spring against Israel’s ongoing siege on Gaza, was detained by ICE agents and taken to an immigration jail in Louisiana. A judge ordered Khalil to be kept in the U.S. for now, but in a social media post, Trump warned that the arrest would be the “first of many” and called those who speak against Israel’s U.S.-funded bombing of Palestine “antisemitic” and “anti-American.” The post warned, We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our countrynever to return again. Following Khalil’s arrest, a physician at Brown had her visa canceled when returning to the U.S. from her home in Lebanon, despite a judge’s order. A French scientist was also denied entry to the U.S. after immigration officials found texts on his phone that were critical of Trump. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the texts “could be qualified as terrorism.” It’s not the first time colleges and universities have urged international students to avoid travel at certain times. Last year, schools warned international students to get back on U.S. soil before Trump took office, fearing that if they did not, the administration’s new travel restrictions might prevent their return. At the time, Northeastern University in Boston, which has the second-highest number of international students (after NYU), sent an alert from the Office of Global Services to the schools international community: To minimize potential disruption to your studies, work, or research, we strongly recommend returning to the U.S. no later than January 6, 2025, the start of Northeasterns Winter/Spring academic term. This will allow you to be present on campus before possible restrictions take effect.
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If the thought of being hunted by something that can see your every move makes your skin crawl, you might want to steer clear of Eyes Never Wake. This viral horror game takes immersion to the next level, using your webcam to let a lurking monster track your movements in real time. To survive, players must physically move to avoid detectionducking under desks, leaning out of sight, and staying perfectly still as the creature stalks the room. The game doesnt stop at just watching. It listens, too. The game listens, too. With your mic always on, the AI-driven entity reacts to sound, forcing players to stay silent to avoid being found. Every corner you turn is a chance for it to catch you. Listen closely, stay quiet, and be ready to hide your face at all costs, the game warns. Currently available to wishlist on Steam, Eyes Never Wake has already drawn massive interest online. Its initial post on X racked up over 5.4 million views, with users calling it next level and peak content for VTubers. In my horror game, the monster SEES YOU THROUGH YOUR WEBCAM. Hide by physically ducking beneath your real-life desk while exploring a strange game not meant to be played.Steam link in comments!#horrorgames #horror #WishlistWednesday pic.twitter.com/JtPsLMnQg1— Heder | Eyes Never Wake (@Hederlunden) March 12, 2025 And no, you cant cheat the system. Covering your webcam wont helpthe game detects uniform objects and disables movement if the camera is blocked. No, you can’t just cover the webcam, the developer, Allan Hedlund, confirmed. If you do, your character wont be able to move. That said, streamers who prefer to stay off-camera can opt to hide their face in-game while still using the webcam mechanics. Its worth noting that, according to Hedlund, no footage or data is uploaded or stored. Totally get that, Hedlund responded on X to concerns. The game simply uses OpenCV and OpenCV for Unity for face recognition with pre-trained models. Everything runs locallynothing gets sent to any server. And you can always turn the mechanic off at any time. While Eyes Never Wake doesnt have a confirmed release date yet, its set to launch soon on Steam.
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Shares in Nike (NYSE: NKE) are falling in early-market trading after the company announced its Q3 2025 results yesterday. Currently, NKE shares are down around 8% as investors digest not just the companys most recent earnings results, but the statements the shoe giant made about its current Q4, which ends in May. Heres what you need to know about Nikes stock price drop. Not as bad as expected Yesterday, Nike announced its results for its third quarter of fiscal 2025, which ended on February 28. The quarter is arguably the most important in Nikes fiscal calendar year as it encompasses the month of December when shoppers are out and about buying gifts for the holiday season. Unfortunately, Nikes results were down in several key categories during Q3: Revenue: $11.3 billion down 9% Nike Direct revenues: $4.7 billion down 12% Wholesale revenues: $6.2 billion down 7% Diluted earnings per share (EPS): 54 cents Now, there are some small highlights to the companys earnings announcements, as noted by CNBC. Nike posted an EPS of 54 cents for the quarter. Though that is down from the EPS of 77 cents for the quarter a year earlier, it still beat estimates of an EPS of 29 cents for Q3 2025. Likewise, while its revenue of $11.3 billion was down from its revenue of $12.4 billion a year earlier, its Q3 2025 revenue beat consensus estimates of $11.01 billion. In other words, while Nike did worse than year-over-year, the company did not do as badly as some analysts had anticipated. Q4 warnings rattle investors Despite beating estimates, Nike stock is still trading much lower this morning. Yesterday, the companys share price closed at $71.86, but today, the companys stock price is down around 8% as of the time of this writing to below $66.50 per share. The main reason for that drop seems to be investor jitters over the companys warnings about its current Q4, which ends in May. As noted by CNBC, Nike has warned that it is in for a rough Q4. Why? The company cited declining consumer confidence and President Trumps tariffs on China as two main factors. Since Trump took office in January, the stock market has tumbled, and concerns have increased as expertsand increasingly, consumersfear that the president’s policies are negatively impacting the economy. Trump has initiated a number of tariffsor threats of tariffsagainst America’s largest trading partners, including Mexico, Canada, and China. Tariffs of as much as 20% have already gone into effect against Chinaand thats a problem for Nike. CNBC says that around 24% of Nikes suppliers and manufacturers are in China. If there is now a 20% tariff on those goods imported into the country, Nike will either need to eat the cost, find a way to push the costs onto its suppliers, or pass those costs onto consumers. This means that Nike could take a hit to its margins, or the company could be forced to raise prices, which may alienate already cash-strapped consumers. Many Nike products are considered discretionary goods (consumers don’t need them to survive). And if the economy continues to sour and prices continue to rise, consumers will reduce their spending on discretionary goods in order to afford necessities. In a conference call with analysts, CNBC says Nike CFO Matt Friend addressed Nikes current challenges directly, stating the company is navigating through several external factors that create uncertainty in the current operating environment, including geopolitical dynamics, new tariffs, volatile foreign exchange rates and tax regulations, as well as the impact of this uncertainty and other macro factors on consumer confidence. Nike says it expects its sales to be down in Q4, with CNBC reporting that Friend said sales will likely be at the low end of the mid-teens range. Shares down more than 34% Not only are Nike shares down today after the companys Q3 earnings and Q4 warnings, Nike stock is down for both the 2025 calendar year and down over the past 12 months. Since the beginning of 2025, Nike shares have lost around 13% of their value as of the time of this writing. And over the past 12 months, NKE shares have declined more than 34%.
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