Updated on 10/17/2021 03:41 am For many Americans – having nowhere to go or nothing to do – the quarantines imposed by the COVID they were a time saver. But for nearly 20% of American households, the pandemic wiped out their entire financial cushion, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday. The proportion […]
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Energy inequality will widen the gap for poorer countries
A warmer planet will determine the type and amount of Energy we use. In the not too distant future, air conditioning is likely to become critical, while wealthy populations in temperate areas will save money by avoiding heating costs during the winter. But how will poor communities in hot places protect themselves from rising temperatures? […]
The collapse in the port of Los Angeles staggers the US.
The strong increase in online purchases during the pandemic and the lack of carriers and trucks have caused chaos in the terminals of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the two largest in the country, which are now seeking strategies to solve an unprecedented collapse. The proximity of the Christmas dates has put […]
Latinas who set the pace in the White House
When he knew that USA would open its border with MexicoNatalie Montelongo thought of her native Texas, and the families that may finally be reunited. Everytime that Joe Biden Asking to approve a paid leave at the national level, Rosie Hidalgo remembers her mother, and the jobs she lost taking care of her children when […]
Small US businesses face major setbacks amid rising prices and lack of deliveries
To find out how to make and deliver his bikes, Wayne Sosin of Worksman Cycles claims to have tried everything since the beginning of the cycle. pandemic. He searched in vain for a container to ship cargo to Saudi Arabia for six weeks. Not to mention the tire supplier, who will have to wait a […]
US port bottleneck brings importers Christmas forward
In the port of Los Angeles, Christmas arrived in June when importers rushed to anticipate the traffic jam caused by the pandemic, which has disrupted global shipping, and now the job is 24 hours. The port, the largest container terminal in North America, began working 24 hours a day Thursday after the White House intervened […]
The US already required vaccination against eight diseases before COVID-19
The controversy over vaccination orders in USA against him COVID-19 persists, despite the existence before the pandemic of the obligation to be vaccinated against at least eight diseases throughout the country, according to an analysis by the research center Pew. Fifty states and the District of Columbia require vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, […]
COVID Slashes Life Expectancy by More Than Two Years in Parts of the U.S.
Updated on 10/16/2021 03:15 am The COVID-19 reduced life expectancy by more than two years in 16 states of USA over the past year, and the worst damage has been concentrated in the Sun Belt and Great Plains regions. In Texas, COVID-19 caused an implicit reduction in life expectancy at birth from 2.6 years, to […]
US could restore Trump-era asylum policy
Updated on 10/16/2021 02:22 am It is likely that USA reinstate a Trump-era policy in mid-November that requires asylum seekers crossing the southern border to return to Mexico, the Administration said Biden to a federal judge. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made “substantial progress” toward resuming the Migrant Protection Protocols, which oblige asylum […]
Spanish justice agrees to hand over to the United States a former Venezuelan chavez national treasurer
The Spanish National Court approved the extradition of the former national of Venezuela Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén to USA, which claims her for money laundering and criminal organization for favoring businessman Raúl Gorrín in a plot to exchange foreign currency. In a car known this Friday, the magistrates consider that the requirements for extradition are […]