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The number of foreign students coming to U.S. colleges and universities continued to fall last year, according to a new report, but the Trump administration says the drop should be blamed on high tuition costs and not students’ concerns over the nation’s political atmosphere.An annual report from the Institute of International Education found that the number of newly enrolled international students dipped by 1% in fall 2018 compared to the year before. It follows decreases of 7% and 3% in the previous two years, which were the first downturns in more than a decade.The downturn is a worry for universities that have come to rely on tuition from foreign students, who are typically charged higher rates. Some schools have blamed President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against immigrants for driving students away, but officials at the State Department, which pays for the annual report, dismissed the idea.Caroline Casagrande, deputy assistant secretary for academic programs at the department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, said students are deterred by the high cost to attend U.S. schools. She said the downturn is tied to students who were applying to college during the Obama administration, and that the numbers appear to be rebounding under Trump.“What we’ve seen today is a dramatically better picture compared to last year’s declines,” Casagrande said during a call with reporters. “The Trump administration has dedicated more resources than ever to international student mobility.”While fewer new students are coming, the study found that more are staying for professional training after they graduate. More than 220,000 were granted permission to stay for temporary work through a federal program, an increase of about 10% over fall 2017.China continued to send more students than any other country, followed by India and South Korea and Saudi Arabia. But booming years of growth from China have leveled off. The number of overall Chinese students in the country ticked up by less than 2%, and some campuses have seen major decreases in Chinese enrollment.The number of Chinese students at the University of Alabama has decreased by 43% over the past two years, to 266, according to the university’s annual enrollment report. At the University of Iowa and at Kansas State University, Chinese enrollment fell by about a third in that span.Declines from China have been attributed to several factors. Chinese students have reported difficulty getting U.S. visas amid a trade war between the two nations. Universities in Australia and Canada have worked harder to attract Chinese students. And some scholars say concerns over academic espionage have fueled anti-China sentiment on U.S. campuses.State Department officials said that they’re working to ease tensions and encourage Chinese students to study in the U.S. The department recently sent a delegation to China to promote academic exchange, and U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad recently wrote an op-ed in a Chinese youth publication inviting students to study at U.S. schools.“The State Department has been working hard to make sure Chinese students know they’re welcome in the United States,” Casagrande said. “We want these Chinese students here.”The report also found that far fewer students are coming from Saudi Arabia, a shift that began in 2017 after the Gulf nation scaled back a scholarship program for global study. There were also dips in students coming from South Korea, Japan and Mexico.Meanwhile, the U.S. attracted growing numbers of students from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Numbers from Brazil and Bangladesh jumped 10% last year, the report found, while Nigeria ticked up 6%. Many universities have shifted their recruiting efforts to those areas in recent years as they look to offset losses from China.“More institutions are expanding their outreach in more regions,” said Mirka Martel, the head of research, evaluation and learning at the Institute of International Education, which is based in New York. “This growth demonstrates how attractive a U.S. education is for students around the world.”The academic subjects students come to study are also starting to shift. The number of students studying business, an area that has long been a draw for Chinese students, fell by 7% last year, the report found. Meanwhile, math and computer science saw a 9% increase and surpassed business as the No. 2 subject behind engineering.While the report focuses on data from 2018, it also included early findings for this year. Among more than 500 schools surveyed, the number of newly enrolled foreign students fell by 1% again, while the number of total international students fell by about 2%.___Collin Binkley can be reached on Twitter at 4748

The city of Paradise, California is literally being rebuilt from ashes.“November 8th is a day nobody around here will ever forget,” said Rick Carhart, of Cal FIRE Butte County. “The first time I drove through Paradise my impression was It looked more like a bomb went off or a war zone than a fire went through.”The small city in northern California saw the state's biggest and most deadly wildfire ever.Carhart says it cost more than million to fight this inferno, which was named the Camp Fire.“There are still a lot of raw emotions and feelings even among our firefighters,” he said.After firefighters put out the last flames, the Camp Fire had claimed 86 lives and destroyed more than 13,000 houses, including the home of the town mayor. “It’s a sick feeling,” said Paradise Mayor Jody Jones of losing her house to the fire.Jones is one of many that are now building new houses in Paradise. “It’s an arduous process to rebuild,” she said. “We’re really pioneers. We’re building a whole entire town from scratch.”Despite tens of millions of dollars coming in from state and federal funding, some in this town still don’t have enough money to rebuild. “Before, we used to play it month by month,” said Jonathan Valdez, a longtime Paradise resident, who lost his house in the fire. “Now we play it day by day.” Valdez is now living in an RV and paying 0 a month in gas to keep generators running for electricity.“At times its rough,” he said. “But you got to make the best of it.”Fueled by high winds and dry conditions, the Camp Fire spread fast, burning down areas the size of football fields in just a few moments.At Paradise High School, students, staff and the community are starting the healing process through sports.More than 5,000 people came out to watch the Bobcats play their first game since the fire. A number Paradise High School head coach Rick Prinz says is an amazing for this town that lost 90 percent of its 26,000 residents.“Although many people have left and had to live somewhere else,” Prinz said. “It says a lot that so many would come back and participate in that one event.”From football season to now a new fire season, the people of Paradise are moving on as painful as it may be.“I’m 91 years old,” said Paradise local Ramona Balken. “To start over at 91 is not very much fun.”Balken lost everything she owned in the Camp Fire and she didn’t have renter’s insurance. Despite not being compensated for her losses, Balken still supports how her elected officials are handling this disaster.“They’re doing everything they can,” she said. “This is a good town. We have good people here.” 2633

The firearm used in the deadly Riverside, California, shootout was an untraceable AR-15-type weapon assembled from separately acquired parts, commonly known as a "ghost gun," a law enforcement source told CNN Thursday."Ghost guns" are firearms manufactured without serial numbers and require no background checks for purchase, making them difficult for law enforcement authorities to trace, according to the 420

The day started with R. Kelly’s attorney entering a not-guilty plea on all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, and it ended in the Gold Coast, where Kelly visited a cigar Lounge after posting bail.Kelly walked free from the Cook County Jail with his attorney by his side after four days and three nights.The singer didn’t have the cash, so a friend posted the 0,000 bond. Don Russell says he’s been by Kelly’s side for more than 30 years.“He was hyper sexual, not because he chose to be but because of his sister, is what caused it. So right now he needs to sit down and talk to a psychiatrist. But as far as him being somebody that’s a predator, that’s not who he is,” Russell said.On the move from jail, Kelly’s first stop was dinner at the flagship McDonald’s in River North.Kelly waited in line, sat down for his meal, and even signed autographs for fans like Jessy Adams.“He said he was innocent, and that was it and that he really couldn’t speak to us,” Adams said. “Beyond excited when we heard he was getting released. We saw the van and we followed him.”From fast food to the finer things, Kelly’s fan then stopped in the Gold Coast at Biggs Mansion Cigar Lounge.But earlier in the day, Kelly’s future was fought in the courts.“Conduct that is illegal, criminal, and is indicative of someone who should never walk free another day in his life,” said attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents one of the alleged victims in Friday’s indictment. Avenatti says there is a third alleged sex tape of Kelly and an underage girl.Kelly appeared before the judge in an orange jumpsuit.“At this point in time I have no reason to believe that there is any tape of Mr. Kelly acting inappropriately in relation to any of these cases, or that he’s done anything else wrong,” Kelly’s attorney Steve Greenberg said.Kelly is due back in court March 22. 1860

The countdown to Christmas is on, but for some people the holidays bring stress and loneliness."My grandma died years ago, but it like always hit us around the holiday because she always made our holiday better," said Tynisha Trice of Milwaukee."The most holiday blues I get is wanting to do nice stuff for my family but not be able to really afford it," Lainey Koch said.People can suffer from stress, anxiety and depression throughout the year, but those feelings can intensify around the holidays."When you're not feeling like celebrating, having the feelings of anxiety and depression are more acute and you feel more different than the society around you, so it makes suffering from that more isolating," said Rachel Henrichs, a clinical instructor at UW-Milwaukee's College of Nursing, "I would encourage people to reach out and let other people that care about them know."For Trice, baking pies like her grandma did around the holidays helps her continue to cope with her loss. Koch, an artist, said she enjoys making handmade gifts instead of buying them.Henrichs advised practicing self care. It could be taking a walk, talking with a friend or getting a massage.She also suggested if you are trying to help someone acknowledge how they are feeling."Be patient with them, be present with them. That's very helpful," said Henrichs.If you experiencing a crisis or need help, calling 211 is good place to start. 1430