The countdown speeds up. USA is getting closer and closer to a government shutdown that could have serious economic consequences and that seems inevitable due to the blockade of Republicans close to the former president. donald trump (2017-2021). At 00:00 on Sunday, October 1, the Public Administration will run out of funds, which would lead […]
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The US warns migrants that it will continue to monitor the border even if the Government closes
USA this Friday he warned the migrants that the border patrol will continue to monitor irregular crossings despite the government shutdown scheduled for this weekend due to the depletion of the federal budget. “The personnel of our Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) will continue their mission protecting our border and ports of entry, prioritizing […]
Automotive sector in the US: Strike extends to other Ford and GM plants
ANDThe American union United Auto Workers (UAW) this Friday expanded the strikes of automotive to two other vehicle assembly plants of Ford and General Motors (GM) due to the lack of progress in the negotiations for a new collective agreement. The president of the union, Shawn Fain, announced the extension of the strikes in a […]
Traveling between states to have an abortion: the new reality in the US
Women forced to undertake painful and expensive journeys to obtain abortions, a number of interruptions of pregnancy that has exploded in several states: this is the panorama that emerges in USA since the elimination of the constitutional right to abortion in 2022. Just over a year after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. […]
USA: air regulator warns that space firm Blue Origin will not be able to fly
The air regulator USA reported this Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete “21 corrective actions” before resuming launches, thereby closing an investigation into an accident in an unmanned vehicle in which the space company of Jeff Bezos last year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported on the “mishap” on September 12, 2022, that an engine […]
US GDP grows 2.1% and increases unemployment benefit applications
The American economy maintained a fairly strong pace of growth in the second quarter, the Government confirmed on Thursday, and appears to have gained momentum in the current quarter amid a working market resistant. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at an unrevised annualized rate of 2.1% last quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in […]
Union accuses GM and Stellantis of attacks against strikers in the US
The president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, Shawn Fain, accused this Thursday General Motors (GM) and Stellantis from “propitiate” attacks against workers in strike after several incidents in which members of information pickets were injured. Fain said that “It is a shame that GM and Stellantis are hiring scabs and doing nothing while […]
Dollar is heading towards S/3.90 by the end of the year
The dollar closed the day on Wednesday higher, for the seventh consecutive day, and was quoted at S/3.8130, a value it had not approached for almost seven months (see infographic). This result meant an advance of 0.71% compared to Tuesday’s close when it reached S/3.7860, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So […]
Hollywood screenwriters return to work for the first time in almost five months
Hours after the screenwriters’ strike hollywood came to an end, Bill Maher led the return to work by announcing early Wednesday that his HBO “Real Time with Bill Maher” would air again on Friday. “My writers and ‘Real Time’ are back!” posted on social media. On Tuesday night, writers’ union board members approved a contractual […]
Threat of strike looms in Las Vegas casinos
Strip workers Las Vegas (Snowfall, USA), the avenue that concentrates the majority of casinos and Hotels of the city, voted in favor of giving freedom to unions to call a strike to improve their working conditions, local media reported this Wednesday. 95% of the members of the culinary workers and waiters union gave their union […]