US trade deficit increases to $71.2 billion in May
The U.S. trade deficit widened in May as $71.2 billion as a small increase in exports was offset by a bigger rise in imports By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer … Read More
Month: July 2021
US adds a solid 850,000 jobs as economy extends its gains
WASHINGTON — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may … Read More
Angry protestors topple and deface statues of Queen and her great-great-grandmother Victoria
Boris Johnson condemns anti-colonial protestors who toppled statues of the Queen and Queen Victoria in Canada and dumped Captain Cook monument in a harbour amid anger over deaths of nearly … Read More
Amber Heard welcomes baby girl Oonagh via surrogate… five years after nasty split from Johnny Depp
Surprise! Amber Heard secretly welcomes baby girl Oonagh via surrogate… five years after her nasty split from Johnny Depp The 35-year-old announced her daughter’s birth on Instagram on Thursday The … Read More
Covid infections soared by two-thirds in England last week with 211,100 new cases
Covid infections soared by two-thirds in England last week with 211,100 new cases in highest number since February — but there are TEN times fewer patients in hospital now than … Read More
Angela Merkel ‘preparing to back down over travel rules’
Angela Merkel meets Boris Johnson at Chequers for crunch talks as German Chancellor ‘prepares to back down over travel rules and ditch quarantine for fully-vaccinated Brits’ paving the way for … Read More
Identities released of 3 additional victims in Surfside partial building collapse
Crestview Towers Condominium building in North Miami Beach. CNN Based on a late recertification report submitted to the City of North Miami Beach today, the city determined a Crestview Towers … Read More
Surfside mayor says county and local resources ‘joining together’ to accommodate affected families
Surfside Mayor Charles Burket CNN Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said Friday that county and local resources have been working to accommodate the displaced residents of the Champlain Towers South, and “there’s … Read More
The death toll in the Florida condo collapse is now up to 20 with 128 people still unaccounted for, the mayor says
A new letter from Morabito Consultants, the structural engineering firm hired by the Champlain Tower South condominium board to perform structural analysis on the building, to Board President Jean Wodnicki and Property … Read More
Take it slow, be OK with saying no and other expert advice for safely celebrating Fourth of July
What safety precautions should people keep in mind, especially with the more contagious Delta variant on the rise? What are the risks to vaccinated people versus those not yet vaccinated? … Read More
