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US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities.
Elon Musk, Other Leaders Sell Stock at Historic Levels as Market Soars, Tax Changes Loom
Business, Published on 11/12/2021
» Company founders and leaders are unloading their stock at historic levels, with some selling shares in their businesses for the first time in years, amid soaring market valuations and ahead of possible changes in U.S. and some state tax laws.
Surging Inflation Poses New Challenge to Biden's $2 Trillion Spending Plan
Business, Published on 13/11/2021
» The highest inflation in three decades is posing a new challenge for President Biden as he seeks to enact another pillar of his economic agenda while also easing Americans' concerns about rising consumer prices.
US House to vote Friday on giant twin bills at center of Biden agenda
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders announced the US House would vote Friday on President Joe Biden's $3 trillion blueprint to transform transport networks and expand the welfare safety net.
Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» MADRID: Barcelona want to build for the future with the tantalising prospect of another group of teenage talents emerging together, but for now reality still bites.
Japan ruling party votes on next prime minister
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» TOKYO - Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister.
What's in Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan--and How They Plan to Pay for It
Business, Published on 11/08/2021
» Senate Democrats released an outline Monday of the $3.5 trillion antipoverty, healthcare and climate plan they hope to approve this fall without Republican support. Here are details on the proposal and the steps needed to turn the broad budget framework into actual legislation and law.
Peru on edge after Castillo's election victory
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/08/2021
» Peru holds the current record for revolving presidents -- three came and went in a month last November; for coronavirus deaths -- almost 6,000 per million, and for the youngest-looking president -- seen from afar, under his trademark straw hat, he looks like a 13-year-old boy. But appearances are deceiving.
US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted to advance a historic, trillion-dollar infrastructure package late Wednesday, a breakthrough after weeks of often-bitter negotiations on a bill that President Joe Biden said could "transform America."