The 2020 U.S. elections had the highest turnout in more than a century, despite the devastating pandemic and the efforts of the then president Donald Trump and his allies for undermining confidence in the voting system. Despite the large turnout, it was declared the safest choice in the history of USA. Yet several states have […]
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In the US, a village without a cellular network resists the digital invasion
Living in a village without a cell phone network “has a purifying side,” says Yvonne Wallech, a resident of Green Bank, a small West Virginia town a four-hour drive from the capital of West Virginia. USA, Washington DC, which attracts those tired of always being connected. Yvonne Wellech ten Internet at home, but as soon […]
Fed’s Bostic sees higher prices carry over to 2022, rate hike that year
Interruptions in the supply chain and restrictions in the labor market, coupled with strong consumer demand, could keep inflation high by 2022, said the president of the Federal Reserve de Atlanta, Raphael Bostic. Once those problems are resolved, labor markets will heal and the Fed may start raising interest rates, he added. “I was thinking […]
CDC advisers recommend Moderna and Janssen booster doses in the US.
Updated 10/21/2021 08:38 pm An advisory panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended administering booster doses of vaccines against COVID-19 from Modern and of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) for some cases. The 15 members of the advisory panel voted unanimously in favor of the two recommendations. In the case of Johnson […]
US accuses five people of money laundering in alleged bribery scheme in Venezuela
Updated on 10/21/2021 07:35 pm Five people, including a politician from the ruling party and a partner of a businessman close to the illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro, have been charged with money laundering in connection with an alleged bribery scheme in Venezuela, reported the Department of Justice of USA. The indictment alleges that the five […]
Fed imposes new rules to restrict trading activity from its hierarchies
The Federal Reserve (Fed) from USA, announced new rules that strongly restrict the investments authorized to its hierarchs, after disclosing transactions of its members that led some to resign. These new rules “prohibit them from buying individual shares”, carry out transactions “during periods of high tension in the financial markets”, and require them to request […]
US intelligence warns that climate change threatens national security
Updated on 10/21/2021 02:47 pm The US intelligence services claimed for the first time that the climate change poses far-reaching threats to the national security of USA and stability around the world. The most extreme weather events “will increasingly exacerbate a number of risks to America’s national security interests, from physical impacts that could turn […]
US sees corruption, security and economic challenges in Latin America
The Secretary of State of USA, Antony Blink, highlighted in Ecuador three fundamental challenges facing democracy in the region, such as corruption, civil security and the economic and social challenge. On his second day of official visit to the country, the head of US diplomacy gave a speech at the San Francisco de Quito University […]
Secretary of State affirms that to fight against drug trafficking it is necessary to reduce demand in the United States.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured, upon his arrival in Colombia, that in order to fight drug trafficking, the roots of the problem must be addressed, such as inequity or “reducing demand in the United States, which is what is fueling all illicit activity.” Blinken addressed in a joint press conference with the […]
US economy grew at a “modest to moderate” rate, according to the Fed’s Beige Book
Updated 10/20/2021 05:28 pm The economy of USA grew at a “modest to moderate” rate in September and early October, when the latest increase in coronavirus cases peaked and began to recede, the agency said. Federal Reserve (Fed) in his latest report called the Beige Book. “The outlook for short-term economic activity remained positive, but […]