United States

• Thursday, March 18th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Fed sees no interest rate hikes likely through 2023; US GDP expected to increase 6,5% in 2021

  

  The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sharply ramped up its expectations for economic growth but indicated that there are no interest rate hikes likely through 2023 despite an improving outlook and a turn this year to higher inflation.

• Tuesday, March 16th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  First US native from the Laguna Pueblo tribe to lead the Secretary of Interior

  

  United States Representative Deb Haaland was confirmed on Monday as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and securing a central role in President Joe Biden's sweeping plans to fight climate change.

• Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:28 UTC

  Minneapolis City agrees to pay US$ 27 million to George Floyd family

  

  The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay US$27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in May as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes

• Friday, March 12th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  All US surviving presidents (except Trump) release video of their inoculation; CDC says 92 million vaccinated

  

  All surviving former US presidents except Mr Donald Trump have teamed up in a video urging Americans to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Mr Jimmy Carter, Mr George W. Bush, Mr Bill Clinton and Mr Barack Obama - and the former First Ladies, appear in the one-minute spot released on Thursday, endorsing the US vaccination campaign and sharing what they miss about pre-pandemic life.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Biden family dogs sent back to Wilmington following a “biting incident”

  

  US President Joe Biden has sent his two dogs back to his family home in Wilmington, Delaware, after the younger of the two German Shepherds was involved in a “biting incident” with a White House security agent, US media reported.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Great victory for Biden: on Friday he signs the US$ 1,9 trillion American Rescue Plan

  

  Great victory for president Joe Biden: US Congress on Wednesday passed the enormous Covid-19 economic relief package --the greatest support program since the end of World War II--, which will inject billions to families and businesses.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Honduran president accused of assisting to smuggle tons of cocaine into the US

  

  Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was accused on Tuesday of assisting a drug trafficker smuggle tons of cocaine into the US. Assistant US Attorney Jacob Gutwillig made the claim during his opening statement at the trial of accused drug trafficker Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  Biden granting temporary protection status to Venezuelans in US, and in no rush to lift sanctions on Maduro's regime

  

  The Joe Biden’s administration is granting temporary protected status to Venezuelans living in the United States and is also working to coordinate international pressure against president Nicolas Maduro to hold free and fair elections, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Massive relief package of US$ 1,9 trillion will be addressed Wednesday at US Lower House

  

  REUTERS – The United States House of Representatives will discuss on Wednesday the Senate version of the sweeping US$ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package backed by President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.

• Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos marries a science teacher; couple pledges to continue giving to charity

  

  MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos and one of the world's richest women, has married a Seattle science teacher, who promptly declared he plans to help give away most of their wealth to charity.