US faces exploding issue like Darien on the Texas border with Mexico. #immigration2024#1issue
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/231009/inflacion-escasez-azotan-frontera-mexico-medidas-antimigrantes-texas Businessmen denounced this Monday that the northern border of Mexico faces a food shortage and inflation due to the restrictions imposed by the Government of Texas on border crossings in the face of the unprecedented migratory wave in the region. The arbitrary inspections of goods trucks implemented last month …
Florida has to assess damage after Hurricane hits west coast of the state.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/230831/florida-evalua-danos-paso-idalia-avanza-sudeste-ee-uu My family luckily avoided a hit from this storm as it passed Southern part of the state. But every year fingers are crossed. To all PNO Ex-Pats that might have been affected, heres hoping all get back to normal soon. Florida began this Thursday, August 31, to assess the …
“Messimania” hits the US like the Beattles.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/deportes/futbol/230827/messimania-revoluciona-futbol-estados-unidos Back home, as I am a “futbol” fan, Lionel Messi has changed the landscape of South Forida sports. My family went to one of the games and the lowest ticket was $200. Despite the fact that it is not the first time that the MLS has had international stars …
Biden tour meant to send message toPutin for solidarity for Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden will begin a four-day tour of Europe this Sunday that will include the NATO summit in Lithuania, visits to the United Kingdom and Finland, as well as endless meetings with leaders from around the world. However, the person who will monopolize Biden’s attention will be someone …
Back in US, TRUMP faces biggest legal battle of any President in US history.
June 8, 2023, 7:48 PM EDT / Updated June 8, 2023, 8:22 PM EDT By Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor Once again, former President Donald Trump has been indicted. And once again, blue America is asking a familiar question: Will this be the legal case that takes Trump out? NBC News reports that Trump was indicted on …
US powers agree on raising debt ceiling in midnight hours; avoiding catastrophe
Stocks ticked higher on Thursday after the House passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling late Wednesday evening. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.76%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) popped 0.52%, or 172 points and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was 0.93% higher. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) …
RIGHT NOW: Story still evolving. TRUMP found “Not Guilty” of stronger charge.
The former president of the United States Donald Trump was found guilty of “sexual abuse” and defamation, but not of rape, in the case resulting from the complaints of the writer E. Jean Carroll. This is indicated by the verdict that the New York jury that heard his case reached …
Biden sends strong message to annoyance of North Korea.
US President Joe Biden warned on Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear attack against the United States or its allies would result in the end of the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “A North Korean nuclear attack against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will …
No more “Tweeting”, no more “Tweets”. Musk re-branding TWITTER
A word that has become part of the “ethos” and “pop culture” of the world will be no more. Since the beginning of this year Twitter has gone through monumental changes from the purchase of the app and the imposition of a new CEO to structural changes within the platform. However, …
Back in the states: TRUMP getting the MARTINELLI treatment
The former president of the United States Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the 34 charges in relation to irregular payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, so that she would not make public a sexual relationship between the two. Former US President …
Trump: 1st US President in History to be charged criminally. Common in Latin America
The criminal prosecution of Donald Trump marks the first time that a former president has been charged in the United States, but it is by no means unprecedented in other parts of the world, such as in Latin America, where cases have proliferated. The judicial investigations against Trump (2016-2020) exceed …
America continues to FAIL at protecting it’s children.
A more heartrending and quintessentially American scene is hard to imagine. A human chain of children, hand-in-hand, shepherded by police officers, fled the latest school struck by unfathomable tragedy. On Monday, it was Nashville’s turn to join the roster of cities made notorious by a mass shooting epidemic much of the country seems prepared …
In US: Trump may be sued for inciting Capital riots. Don’t hold breath.
“He has no absolute immunity” Mess. The United States Department of Justice considered this Thursday that the former president of the country Donald Trump (2017-2021) can be sued for having incited the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. According to a brief from the Justice Department’s civil law …
So what has been flying around lately???
NOBODY NEEDS ANY MORE PROOF THAT THE COLD WAR IS ALIVE AND WELL. The United States shot down this Saturday the Chinese balloon that had been flying over the country for several days, whose remains fell into the sea and are being recovered to learn details of a mission with …
US states have pissing contest as IMMIGRATION will be talking point of 2023
Dozens of immigrants were sent by buses to Chicago and New York overnight Monday from the US southern border in Texas, hours after the Supreme Court ordered upholding the health regulation known as Title 42. The Mayor’s Office of the city of El Paso, Texas, which borders Ciudad Juárez in …
Back at home, “Age” is a talking point of next election cycle
In mid-November, Joe Biden became the first sitting President of the United States, having reached the age of eighty. A reality shared by Nancy Pelosi, who presided over the House of Representatives until her 82nd birthday, and by former President Donald Trump, who at 76 is emerging as a candidate for …
Ousted Venezuelans from US protest on the border. DOWN TO MADURO!!!!!!!!!!
Hundreds of Venezuelans are demonstrating silently Thursday in camps on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on the edge of the Rio Grande in the face of Washington’s new immigration restrictions. Migrants consulted by EFE in Ciudad Juárez, on the border with El Paso, Texas, said that this silent protest …
Ahead or primaries US engage in a battle of BLUE/RED Immigrant wars,
The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, declared a state of emergency on Friday to respond to the arrival in recent months of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers, many of them sent on buses by the authorities of the state of Texas. Adams explained that the city expects to …
Former TRUMP architect formally indicted on Money Laudering with Mexico.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/ultraderechista-bannon-acusado-lavado-dinero-caso-muro-mexico/24208984?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http In February of last year, the New York Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation against the controversial former adviser for alleged fraud against donors for the border wall with Mexico. The far-right and former adviser to former United States President Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon , was charged this Thursday by the New York District …
Amid stock market plunge; high ranking Latino CFO of “Bed,Bath, and Beyond” jumps out of building.
http://elsiglo.com.pa/internacional/director-financiero-bath-beyond-suicida-nueva-york/24208686 Something out of a movie for certain. This reeks from all angles. I don’t think there is a person around that has not shopped at BBandB. Weird story. Latino Gustavo Arnal committed suicide by jumping from the iconic skyscraper in the New York neighborhood of Tribeca, known as the …
Tennis greats and Sisters will re-unite for US Open serenade.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/tenis/220827/serena-venus-williams-jugaran-dobles-juntas-primera Sisters Serena and Venus Williams received an invitation letter from the US Open on Saturday to participate in the doubles tournament together, marking their return to the courts as a team for the first time since 2018. It was the 2018 Roland Garros the last time Serena and Venus …
Hoping all enjoyed an observant and happy MEMORIAL DAY.
As a veteran of war, I definitely observe MEMORIAL DAY in the US, and as such I did not post. I would like to believe the sacrifice made by both men and women over the years reflects more of what the US as a country “aspires to be”, as opposed …
Decision of USDOJ to come Friday for Martinelli brothers/ ODEBRECHT
https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/fiscalia-nueva-york-sostiene-que-hermanos-martinelli-linares-no-cooperaron-de-buena-fe-la-investigacion-n5710358 The District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York responded to a letter dated May 13 sent by the lawyers of the brothers Luis Enrique and Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares , to federal judge Raymond J. Dearie, who is leading this process. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: New …
US stocks taking a beating, TESLA plummets as Musk buys TWITTER
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/25/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday continuing a vicious April sell-off after a one-day breather, as investors dumped shares on fears of an economic slowdown. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.9% and retreated more deeply into bear market territory, sitting now 22% off its high. The Dow Jones …
US visit prompts opinion of investment to combat migration issues.
From La Estrella: A call for unity and regional cooperation to face the challenges of irregular migration echoes during the Ministerial Meeting on Migration, which takes place on the Isthmus (April 19 and 20) with the presence of the Secretaries of State and Security from the United States, Antony Blinken …
US arrives for first talks on Migration issue.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220419/secretario-eeuu-inicia-gira-panama The Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, travels to Panama City, Panama, on April 19 and 20 to co-lead a Ministerial Conference on Migration and Protection and meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erika Mouynes, as well as other leaders from across the …
Authorities CAPTURE lead SUSPECT in NYC SUBWAY SHOOTING. To be tried as TERRORIST
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/nyc-subway-shooting/?id=84075950 The New York City man accused of opening fire on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn is expected to make his initial court appearance Thursday. Frank Robert James, 62, was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, more than 24 hours into an intense manhunt that began after 10 people were …
Biden to engage Russia’s biggest ally in speaking with China.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220317/biden-hablara-viernes-xi-guerra-ucrania-casa-blanca US President Joe Biden will talk with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Friday, mainly about the war in Ukraine, the White House reported Thursday. “The two leaders will discuss how to handle competition between our two countries as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine and other issues of …
Just as Corona fears ease, US lit afire amid Racial Police murder.
OP ED: “JB:- As we were anxiously looking towards to 22nd and the possibility of visiting family. I had to watch the streets of Miami filled with tear gas and armored riot patrols as the US is bracing with yet another high profile and videotaped murder of a Black male …
Glimmer of hope in NY as cases are dropping. No easing of restrictions however.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-coronavirus-hospitalizations-keep-falling-shutdown-extended-idUSKBN21Y2NG (Reuters) – The number of people hospitalized for the novel coronavirus and related deaths in New York fell to their lowest levels in more than a week, adding to evidence that the hardest-hit state was controlling its spread, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.FIEL PHOTO: New York City Fire …