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Joe Biden Wants to Make US Government Carbon Neutral by 2050
US President Joe Biden signed a decree on Wednesday to make the federal government carbon neutral by 2050. Biden wants to strengthen his climate ambitions with the plans.
For example, the text foresees an electric vehicle fleet for…
CNN Suspends Brother of Former New York Governor Cuomo
CNN has suspended its anchorman Chris Cuomo until further notice on Tuesday (local time). Revelations prompted the measure that he had unlawfully assisted his brother Andrew Cuomo in a journalistic manner when he was accused of sexually…
Biden Aims for Reelection in 2024, White House Reports
US President Joe Biden plans to reelect in the 2024 presidential election, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced on Monday.
When a reporter asked during the daily press briefing whether Biden would stand as a candidate to…
US Health Service Approves Booster Shots Janssen and Moderna
The CDC has paved the way for booster vaccines to be administered to tens of millions of Americans who have been vaccinated with Janssen or Moderna's corona vaccines. Fully vaccinated people will be eligible for such an extra shot from…
Democrats Appear to Agree to US Debt Ceiling Hike
Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate appear to be getting closer to an agreement on the level of the US debt ceiling.
A proposal from Republican Senate faction Mitch McConnell was well received by Democrats on Wednesday,…
Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers $30 Billion
The damage caused by Hurricane Ida in the southern United States in August could cost insurers as much as $30 billion, or $26 billion.
That is according to the Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re. In addition, Ida caused extensive damage from…
EU and US Trade Summit in Pittsburgh to Continue Anyway
The planned trade summit between European member states and the United States, which is scheduled for next week in Pittsburgh, USA, will continue.
The European Commission has been divided over participation in the consultations…
Blinken: Taliban Let People Leave with Correct Documents
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban promised Afghans with appropriate papers to leave the country. The Muslim extremists are said to have made that promise several times.
Since the Taliban took Kabul, countries,…
The US Allows Chips to Huawei Despite Sanctions
The United States has given Chinese tech group Huawei permission to buy hundreds of millions of dollars of chips in the country, insiders say to Reuters news agency.
Huawei is on a US corporate blacklist and generally cannot obtain…
America is Embarrassed on the Global Stage: Mike Pence Lashes Out at Joe Biden
In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, former US Vice President Mike Pence lashes out at current President Joe Biden and how his administration has handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan. "Biden has dishonoured the memory of heroic…