What worried you about 2017: the most popular articles on ForumDaily

Throughout the year we talked about the most important events in the USA and at home, prepared tips and instructions on how to move and adapt to life in the USA, interviewed the most interesting representatives of the Russian-speaking community. If you missed something - ForumDaily prepared a selection of the most popular and interesting articles for the year.

10 songs to help learn English

Nothing could be better than learning English from your favorite songs. This is not only exciting, but also very useful. ForumDaily picked up for you 10 slow video tracks with subtitles. Listen to the song and at the same time read the text, while trying to make out every word in the performer’s speech, you can even listen to illegible passages several times.

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8 professions that can be mastered in the US in six months

After moving to the US, many immigrants cannot work here by the profession they earned for living at home. One of the options to get out of the situation and start earning is to master a new profession in a short time and without large financial investments. ForumDaily I studied the areas in which you can become a popular specialist in just 6 months, or even less.

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Abandoning the American Dream: the story of those who returned to their homeland

For someone, a green card is a lifelong dream. And those who carry the American dream in their hearts do not truly understand those who won the green card but did not use this chance. Starting from scratch in a foreign country is not always as easy as it seems. Readers ForumDailywho were lucky enough to win the lottery, but not lucky to realize the American dream, told why they did not work out with the United States.

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What you need to know about retirement in the US

Pension in the USA is a very important topic, it is an integral part of everyone’s life in America. This is a popular topic on television, in books and magazines, and to tell about everything in one article is not an easy task. But Andrei Boychuk helped the readers to understand the question.

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In New York, immigrants from the Soviet Union earned on insurance fraud $ 146 million

In the 2017 year, several major fraudulent health care schemes were discovered. The damage from the one that was discovered in New York was about 150 million dollars. 20 people were arrested in this case, including doctors and a NYPD surgeon. They are suspected of exploiting the vulnerability of low-income Brooklyn people to deceive state programs. Medicaid and Medicare. Most of those arrested are from former Soviet republics.

In the top, there was another criminal story, which was followed not only by residents of the United States.

In New York, detained a Russian woman who has committed brutal murders at home

The Russian woman, who lived in Brooklyn, was detained on March 20. She is accused of several brutal murders and theft of large sums. The story is in the style of a Hollywood thriller: according to investigators, Victoria Nasyrova killed 54-year-old Alla Alekseenko in Krasnodar and embezzled a large sum of money that Alla received from the sale of her late mother’s house. According to the US Immigration Service, Nasyrova moved to Mexico in 2014, and from there to New York. She used false documents to immigrate. A private detective found her using photographs that Nasyrova posted on social networks.

In the interview ForumDaily A New York detective told how he caught Nasyrov being wanted for murder.

We also managed to meet with a Russian woman in the prison where she is now located. Read Revelations of a Russian woman suspected of cruel murder: an interview from an American prison

How to get a state job in the US, and why it is profitable

Many US residents seek state employment. Such a position is always a guarantee of stable wages, social security and generous benefits. You can work for the state on three main levels: working for the federal government, for different state structures or for the city.

The range of specialties is the broadest: in addition to directly senior government officials, White House employees and city halls of various cities, teachers, firefighters, journalists, electricians and even USPS mail employees work for the state. ForumDaily talks in detail about who can apply for positions in the US government, what stages to go through to get a government job, and why it’s profitable to become a civil servant.

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In May, the 2017 of the year was relevant information about what to do after winning the lottery Green Card. Next spring, when the draw results will be announced again, we will update the information, but you can already familiarize yourself with the basic steps. What to do after winning the Green Card Lottery: step by step instructions

And how are those who won the green card arranged in the US, you can learn from another top article of the year.

Immigration to the USA: five stories of people who won the green card

ForumDaily collected 5 completely different stories of people who were lucky to win and get the right to live and work in America.

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And if we give the “time machine” the opportunity to take us back a whole year, we can remember what worried readers in 2016. Read Top ForumDaily articles: the most important thing about 2016

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