More than 25 million cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed across the United States. Experts say the true number is likely to be higher. More than 417,500 in the US have died with the virus.
The daily number of deaths has exceeded 4,000 in recent weeks - including on Wednesday when Joe Biden was sworn into office.
President Biden signed a raft of new measures last week, including boosting vaccinations and testing.
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Covid-19: US tops 25 million coronavirus cases - BBC News
Showing posts with label Donald Trump. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
USA - A Trump Coup ? : ‘This is not America’: Europe reacts as Trump supporters wage chaos in US capital – by Emma Anderson
European politicians expressed concern over “highly disturbing” scenes as supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building and clashed with police in Washington amid a push to overturn the U.S. president’s electoral defeat.
The breach of the Capitol building came as Congress members were in the midst of counting Electoral College votes in the election — the final step toward certifying Joe Biden’s win. Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the proceedings, was among those evacuated from the Senate chamber and Getty images broadcast on national television appeared to show an armed standoff at the door of the House of Representatives’ floor.
“In the eyes of the world, American democracy tonight appears under siege,” Borrell tweeted, saying the November election results must be respected. “This is an unseen assault on US democracy, its institutions and the rule of law. This is not America. The election results of 3 November must be fully respected.”
Read more at: ‘This is not America’: Europe reacts as Trump supporters wage chaos in US capital – POLITICO
The breach of the Capitol building came as Congress members were in the midst of counting Electoral College votes in the election — the final step toward certifying Joe Biden’s win. Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the proceedings, was among those evacuated from the Senate chamber and Getty images broadcast on national television appeared to show an armed standoff at the door of the House of Representatives’ floor.
“In the eyes of the world, American democracy tonight appears under siege,” Borrell tweeted, saying the November election results must be respected. “This is an unseen assault on US democracy, its institutions and the rule of law. This is not America. The election results of 3 November must be fully respected.”
Read more at: ‘This is not America’: Europe reacts as Trump supporters wage chaos in US capital – POLITICO
Saturday, November 28, 2020
USA: Biden Can’t Stop America’s Democratic Decline - by James Traub
A few years ago I developed a moderately cheering theory about the effects of four years of U.S. President Donald Trump. The thought came to me while I was covering the French presidential elections in 2017. Very few French voters seemed to be attracted to Emmanuel Macron’s Anglo-American brand of liberalism, but they voted for him in overwhelming numbers against Marine Le Pen because they felt called to defend so-called republican values against her populist nativism. The French had a collective memory of their own brush with fascism during the Vichy era and the 1930s. So, too, the Spanish, who kept their own right wing firmly in check. Perhaps, I thought, Americans’ own problem was historical complacency; if so, Trump could provide a kind of homeopathic remedy which would inoculate them against the full-blown disease of authoritarianism without making them gravely ill.
I was wrong. The democratic catharsis that I hoped this election would produce did not happen and is not happening. I need not recite the evidence, as so many others have, including Foreign Policy’s editor, Jonathan Tepperman. It is enough to say that my medical metaphor got it backward: Trump exploited a preexisting condition of contempt for democratic norms and then made it vastly worse.
Read more at: Biden Can’t Stop America’s Democratic Decline
I was wrong. The democratic catharsis that I hoped this election would produce did not happen and is not happening. I need not recite the evidence, as so many others have, including Foreign Policy’s editor, Jonathan Tepperman. It is enough to say that my medical metaphor got it backward: Trump exploited a preexisting condition of contempt for democratic norms and then made it vastly worse.
Read more at: Biden Can’t Stop America’s Democratic Decline
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Wall Street: The stock market's 'presidential predictor' is forecasting a Biden victory - by William Watts
The stock market’s Friday fall spells trouble for President Donald Trump’s re-election hopes.
The “Presidential Predictor,” popularized by Sam Stovall, CFRA’s chief investment strategist, tracks the S&P 500 index’s SPX, -1.21% presidential election-year performance from July 31 to Oct. 31. Going back to 1944, it’s found that a positive move over that period usually corresponds to a presidential victory by the incumbent party, while a negative move signals a loss (see chart by clicking on link below).
Read more at: The stock market's 'presidential predictor' is forecasting a Biden victory - MarketWatch
The “Presidential Predictor,” popularized by Sam Stovall, CFRA’s chief investment strategist, tracks the S&P 500 index’s SPX, -1.21% presidential election-year performance from July 31 to Oct. 31. Going back to 1944, it’s found that a positive move over that period usually corresponds to a presidential victory by the incumbent party, while a negative move signals a loss (see chart by clicking on link below).
Read more at: The stock market's 'presidential predictor' is forecasting a Biden victory - MarketWatch
Sunday, August 30, 2020
China-US relations: Trump’s China Sanctions Fail Russian History Test-by Clara Ferreira Marques
The U.S. is deploying its economic weaponry as never before, using
unilateral sanctions to punish China for the erosion of Hong Kong's
autonomy and its treatment of Uighur minorities in the country's
northwest. Western experience with Russia suggests Washington's efforts
to force a change of behavior are unlikely to succeed, even if the
measures remain in place for years.
Washington blacklisted a powerful Chinese conglomerate and officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang at the end of July, just as President Donald Trump suggested he would ban popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok. In early August, weeks after Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the White House took the most dramatic step of all, targeting the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam, and a handful of others. The Hong Kong Autonomy Act passed by the U.S. in July may expand that group, and target their bankers, too.
The U.S. sanctions machinery has generally been targeted at smaller, rogue states. Not always, though. Russia has been under progressively tougher measures since 2014, following the annexation of Crimea and the downing of a passenger aircraft over Ukraine. The Russian economy, before punitive action, was twice the size of all others under U.S. sanctions combined. Targeting the world’s second-largest economy represents another step up. Still, experience offers some hints of what can be expected.
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Trump’s China Sanctions Fail Russian History Test
Washington blacklisted a powerful Chinese conglomerate and officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang at the end of July, just as President Donald Trump suggested he would ban popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok. In early August, weeks after Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the White House took the most dramatic step of all, targeting the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam, and a handful of others. The Hong Kong Autonomy Act passed by the U.S. in July may expand that group, and target their bankers, too.
The U.S. sanctions machinery has generally been targeted at smaller, rogue states. Not always, though. Russia has been under progressively tougher measures since 2014, following the annexation of Crimea and the downing of a passenger aircraft over Ukraine. The Russian economy, before punitive action, was twice the size of all others under U.S. sanctions combined. Targeting the world’s second-largest economy represents another step up. Still, experience offers some hints of what can be expected.
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Trump’s China Sanctions Fail Russian History Test
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Canada- US Trade - Tariffs: US reimposes aluminum tariffs on Canada
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had reimposed 10%
tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products, accusing Canada of "taking
advantage" of the US.
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US reimposes aluminum tariffs on Canada | News | DW | 06.08.2020
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US reimposes aluminum tariffs on Canada | News | DW | 06.08.2020
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Deutsche Bank in Trump probe
The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been seeking
President Donald Trump’s tax records, subpoenaed his longtime lender
Deutsche Bank last year, suggesting its criminal investigation into
Trump’s business practices is more wide-ranging than previously known,
the New York Times said on Wednesday.
The prosecutors issued the subpoena last year, seeking financial records that the Republican president and his company had provided to the bank, the Times said, citing four unnamed people.
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New York prosecutors subpoenaed Deutsche Bank in Trump probe - New York Times - Reuters
The prosecutors issued the subpoena last year, seeking financial records that the Republican president and his company had provided to the bank, the Times said, citing four unnamed people.
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New York prosecutors subpoenaed Deutsche Bank in Trump probe - New York Times - Reuters
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
USA: White House, Democrats agree to try to reach coronavirus-aid deal by week's end - by J. Nicholsen
After more than a week of almost daily face-to-face meetings, Trump administration officials and congressional Democratic leaders have agreed to try to reach a coronavirus-aid bill deal by the week’s end.
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White House, Democrats agree to try to reach coronavirus-aid deal by week's end - MarketWatch
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White House, Democrats agree to try to reach coronavirus-aid deal by week's end - MarketWatch
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
USA: Will Donald Trump′s visa restrictions slow down America′s economic revival?
Stefan Heffner's business plans for the United States have been turned
upside down. The US representative of German medical equipment maker
Richard Wolf moved to Chicago about a year-and-a-half ago with the
ambitious goal of cracking the company's US sales record of $100
million (€85.3 million) by the end of this year.
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Will Donald Trump′s visa restrictions slow down America′s economic revival? | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 28.07.2020
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Will Donald Trump′s visa restrictions slow down America′s economic revival? | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 28.07.2020
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
USA:Trump administration says pandemic aid saved 51 million jobs. Did it?
There were red flags throughout the colossal data set that suggestedsome borrowers overstated how many jobs their loan salvaged. That,combined with several of the named companies disputing that they took aloan after the government showed otherwise, cast doubt on the accuracyof the 51 million figure.
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Trump administration says pandemic aid saved 51 million jobs. Did it? - Reuters
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Trump administration says pandemic aid saved 51 million jobs. Did it? - Reuters
Thursday, July 2, 2020
USA Presidential Elections - Fundraising: Biden and Allies Collect More Cash Than Trump for Second Straight Month
Democrat Joe Biden edged out Republican Donald Trump in fundraising for a second straight month in June, data from the rival US presidential campaigns showed on Wednesday.
Biden and allied Democratic groups raked in over $141 million during the month, while President Trump and closely tied groups hauled $131 million.
Biden and Allies Collect More Cash Than Trump for Second Straight Month | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Biden and allied Democratic groups raked in over $141 million during the month, while President Trump and closely tied groups hauled $131 million.
Biden and Allies Collect More Cash Than Trump for Second Straight Month | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
USA: Reality Sinks in as Dow sinks more than 700 points as coronavirus surge shakes Wall Street
Stocks closed with steep losses Wednesday as surging coronavirus cases in the U.S. and abroad dampen the global economic outlook.
Read more at; Dow sinks more than 700 points as coronavirus surge shakes Wall Street | TheHill
Read more at; Dow sinks more than 700 points as coronavirus surge shakes Wall Street | TheHill
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
USA: The American empire is falling apart - But things can always get worse: by Oscar Rickett
The American empire is in decay, but that doesn’t mean things can’t get worse. Protests that erupted over the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, continue to rage across the United States.
Each new day sees another chunk of flesh torn from the face the nation shows the world, revealing the bone and blood underneath. The inequalities and injustices of the world’s richest country are being brutally exposed.
Each new day sees another chunk of flesh torn from the face the nation shows the world, revealing the bone and blood underneath. The inequalities and injustices of the world’s richest country are being brutally exposed.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
USA in Dire Straits: Coronavirus pandemic, dire economy and social unrest upend US presidential race, despite Trump's positive outlook
Three concurrent crises scarring the United States - a deadly health
pandemic, economic despair and widespread social unrest - have reframed
this year's presidential contest and prompted national reflection over
racial inequality in America.
Is the country on the cusp of a transformation, or will systemic inequalities exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis persist, allowing alienation and marginalisation to fester?
In weeks, the unprecedented strain has become the focal point of the ferocious White House campaign between US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, two politicians approaching the disasters with very different strategies.
Read more: Coronavirus pandemic, dire economy and social unrest upend US presidential race, United States News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Is the country on the cusp of a transformation, or will systemic inequalities exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis persist, allowing alienation and marginalisation to fester?
In weeks, the unprecedented strain has become the focal point of the ferocious White House campaign between US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, two politicians approaching the disasters with very different strategies.
Read more: Coronavirus pandemic, dire economy and social unrest upend US presidential race, United States News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
USA: The Coronavirus is exposing major flaws in America's political and economic structures
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| Staggering Food Bank lines across America |
It showed, that the Coronavirus pandemic had not only brought turmoil to America, but also that it had exposed major flaws, as to how Right Wing US politicians have manipulated Capitalism and turned it into a corrupt system of Government.
You can't escape the reality that America today is the land of great disparity, and inequality, without a social net to help those which need help, without proper healthcare for those who can't afford it, or free education for everyone, and the list goes on and on.
America needs to change for the better, and the status quo is absolutely not the answer anymore.
If not, the disparity will get worse and worse, and eventually "the party will suddenly be completely over" for the US and its lopsided Wall Street driven economy.
EU-Digest
Sunday, May 3, 2020
US's number one problem - testing: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him says John Oliver
If there’s one thing Donald Trump does best it’s lie about the size of things.
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver pointed out that one of the most
dangerous things the president is lying about right now is the size of
the group of people that will be tested for the coronavirus.
When asked this week if the U.S. could reach the benchmark of 5
million coronavirus tests per day recommended by public-health
experts, Trump said USA would. “Well, it will increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,”
Trump said, before going off on another incoherent fever-dream that he has singlehandedly saved the world in some kind of war.
The reporter followed up, “Sorry, are you saying you’re confident you can surpass 5 million tests per day?”
“Well, we’re going to be there very soon,” he said, more concisely. “If you look at the numbers, it could be that we’re getting very close. I mean, I don’t have the exact numbers. We would have had them if you asked me the same question a little while ago because people with the statistics were there. We’re going to be there very soon.”
Currently, the U.S. is only able to test about 200,000 people per day.
“There is absolutely no way on Earth, on this planet or any other planet, that we can do 20 million tests a day, or even 5 million tests a day,” said Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of health. He’s the person in charge of the U.S. testing response.
Read more: John Oliver: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him – Raw Story
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver pointed out that one of the most
dangerous things the president is lying about right now is the size of
the group of people that will be tested for the coronavirus.When asked this week if the U.S. could reach the benchmark of 5
million coronavirus tests per day recommended by public-health
experts, Trump said USA would. “Well, it will increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,”
Trump said, before going off on another incoherent fever-dream that he has singlehandedly saved the world in some kind of war.
The reporter followed up, “Sorry, are you saying you’re confident you can surpass 5 million tests per day?”
“Well, we’re going to be there very soon,” he said, more concisely. “If you look at the numbers, it could be that we’re getting very close. I mean, I don’t have the exact numbers. We would have had them if you asked me the same question a little while ago because people with the statistics were there. We’re going to be there very soon.”
Currently, the U.S. is only able to test about 200,000 people per day.
“There is absolutely no way on Earth, on this planet or any other planet, that we can do 20 million tests a day, or even 5 million tests a day,” said Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of health. He’s the person in charge of the U.S. testing response.
Read more: John Oliver: Donald Trump is lying about the size of coronavirus testing — but lying about size is typical for him – Raw Story
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Global Trade Unravelling: Is the global trading system unravelling before our eyes? Here is where things stand
Pace of job losses appears to be slowing but figures increase and many
people yet to receive benefits as backlog hits US system Now more than
30 million out of a job in the US.
Read more at :
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/30/us-unemployment-americans-jobless-coronavirus-pandemic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Add_to_Firefox
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/30/us-unemployment-americans-jobless-coronavirus-pandemic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Add_to_Firefox
Friday, April 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Trump’s disinfectant and sunlight claims BS fact-checked
The US president's latest comments about virus treatments have caused an outcry among medical experts.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52399464
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52399464
Monday, April 20, 2020
USA Coronavirus: Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, says Trump
The US president says he will sign an executive order to fight "the attack from the invisible enemy".
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52363852
Read more at:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52363852
Sunday, April 12, 2020
USA: Has the coronavirus crisis really severely damaged, if not doomed, Trump’s chances of being re-elected?
Has the coronavirus crisis really severely damaged, if not doomed,
Trump’s chances of being re-elected? What the Democrats must do to win.
Read more at:
https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-presidential-elections-donald-trump-republican-party-joe-biden-democratic-party/
Read more at:
https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-presidential-elections-donald-trump-republican-party-joe-biden-democratic-party/
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