Month: March 2021

Fourteen states filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters, CNBC informed. A coalition of 13 states, led by Louisiana, filed one […]

EU Sharpens COVID Vaccine Export Rules as Third Wave of Infections Rises

The European Union refined its rules on the export of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, giving it a clearer right to block shipments to countries such as Britain with higher inoculation rates and to those not […]

North Korea Fires off First Missile Test Since Biden Took Office

North Korea last weekend conducted a missile test for the first time during President Joe Biden’s administration. Senior administration officials said Tuesday evening that they were monitoring the situation, but stressed that the actions represented […]

Stock Futures Are Little Changed Amid Renewed Concern about Pandemic Recovery

U.S. stock futures were muted in early morning trading Wednesday amid renewed investor concern about the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC writes. Dow futures edged 30 points higher. S&P 500 futures were roughly […]

Schumer Urges Three Black Nominees for Top U.S. Attorney Jobs in New York

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to choose Damian Williams as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which would make him the first Black man […]

Silicon Valley Firms in No Hurry to Open up Offices despite Easing of Virus Ban

Several of San Francisco Bay Area’s largest technology companies including Twitter Inc and Google plan to keep their offices largely closed for months more despite the government allowing them on Tuesday to be opened in […]

Oil Bounces Back but Recovery Stunted by European Lockdowns, U.S. Stock Build

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as investors sought bargains following the previous day’s slump, but the recovery was stunted by fears of a slow recovery in demand due to new pandemic lockdowns […]

Elon Musk Says Tesla Vehicles Can Now Be Bought Using Bitcoin

Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company’s electric vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin and the option will be available outside the United States later this year, Reuters informed. “You can now […]

The ports and waterways funding comes from President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, which was signed into law by Congress last year

Democratic U.S. Senators Urge Biden to Speed Sanctions over Nord Stream 2

Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday to apply all its diplomatic weight to stop the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, increasing pressure from members […]

AstraZeneca to Publish Full Trial Data after U.S. Rebuke

AstraZeneca will publish up-to-date results from its latest COVID-19 vaccine trial within 48 hours after U.S. health officials said the drugmaker’s analysis of the shot’s efficacy may not have been based on all the available […]

Blinken Warns Germany over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 pipeline being built from Russia to Germany ran counter to the European Union’s own interests and could undermine Ukraine, Reuters informed. Germany […]

Russia, China Push for U.N. Security Council Summit, Lash Out at West

Russia and China said on Tuesday they wanted a summit of permanent members of the U.N. Security Council amid what they called heightened political turbulence, with Moscow saying they both believed the United States was […]

Israel Votes as Netanyahu Hopes Vaccine Rollout Overcomes Corruption Trial

Israelis began voting on Tuesday in a fourth election in two years, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoping a world-beating COVID-19 vaccine rollout will win him another term, Reuters informed. With coronavirus precautions at polling […]

U.S. Health Body Questions AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Data

AstraZeneca may have used “outdated information” in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a U.S. health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its potential U.S. rollout and plunging its […]

GOP Rep Tom Reed Apologizes for Sexual Harassment, Doesn’t Step Down

On Sunday, Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y) gave an apology to the former lobbyist Nicolette Davis who accused him for sexual harassment several years ago, and he also said that he won’t run for any elected […]

Russia Blames United States for Proposal Rejection

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation are blaming the United States for refusing a proposal to hold a live-broadcast video conference between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]

Biden Comments after Blinken’s Confrontation with Chinese Officials

After the Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a confrontational encounter with Chinese officials during a meeting in Alaska on Thursday, President Joe Biden said that he’s proud of the top U.S. diplomat, informed The […]

GOP’s Greene Twitter Account Suspended

The office of Rep. Marjorie Tylor Greene (R-Ga.) said that, for a second time Twitter temporarily suspended her account, The Hill reported. In a statement from her campaign sent by e-mail, the office said that […]

Supreme Court To Weigh Reinstating Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the federal government’s bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded […]

Republicans Who Backed Trump’s Impeachment Warn Democrats Not To Challenge Iowa Election

Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives are warning Democrats not to set a “dangerous precedent” by challenging the certified results of a disputed House election in […]

US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

Biden Administration Signals India Is an Important Partner in Tackling China

The United States sees India as one of its most important partners in dealing with China’s growing ambitions in the Indian Ocean region and the Biden administration has demonstrated that early on, experts told CNBC […]

COVID Cases Are Rising in 21 States as Health Officials Warn against Reopening Too Quickly

Even as the pace of vaccinations accelerates in the U.S., Covid-19 cases are increasing in 21 states and highly infectious variants are spreading as governors relax restrictions on businesses like restaurants, bars and gyms, CNBC informed. Public […]

Barkin: U.S. May Be ‘on the Brink’ of Complete Recovery

The U.S. economy may be “on the brink of completing the recovery” from the recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Sunday, although risks remain for some workers, […]

Biden Aides Had Ties to Large Tech Companies, Disclosures Show

Top Biden administration officials had previously undisclosed ties to large corporations including tech giants Microsoft Corp, Alphabet’s Google and Facebook Inc, financial disclosures by the White House show, Reuters informed. According to the filings with […]

AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe and Effective in U.S., Chile, Peru Trials

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic illness a large trial in the United States, Chile and Peru, the company said on Monday, paving the way for […]

Asia Accelerates AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts, Even as Trust Plunges in Europe

Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports that the shot was linked to rare blood clots in Europe earlier this month, Reuters […]

Biden, Harris Condemn U.S. Racism, Sexism in Blunt Language

President Joe Biden took aim on Sunday at the “ugly poisons” of “systemic racism and white supremacy” that he said had long plagued the United States, and vowed to change the laws that enabled continued […]

Saudi Arabia Vaccinates 3 Million against COVID-19

Saudi Arabia has vaccinated more than 3 million people against COVID-19, about 70 percent of those who have registered to receive the jab, Arab News reported. The Ministry of Health has continued to emphasize the […]

March 21, 2021 Focus Washington

Vaccinated Pregnant Women Pass Antibodies on to Their Babies, Early Research Shows

Pregnant women who receive a coronavirus vaccine not only acquire protective antibodies against the virus for themselves but also may pass along immunity to their babies, emerging research shows, The Washington Post reported. Several preliminary […]

March 21, 2021 Focus Washington

Number of Migrant Children in U.S. Custody Passed 15,000: Report

The number of migrant children in U.S. custody has passed 15,000, CBS News reported. Records reviewed by the network showed that the government has about 15,500 unaccompanied migrant minors in U.S. custody. Over 5,000 unaccompanied minors […]