Play Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for vice president? Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to appear on a major party ticket. On the 100th ... Read more: Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for vice president?
US states may be able to enact laws requiring electric vehicles Recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a law journal ... Read more: US states may be able to enact laws requiring electric vehicles
Record number of Americans have renounced their US citizenship in 2020 so far Americans are continuing to renounce their citizenship at the highest levels on record, according to research by Bambridge Accountants. According to their data, 5,816 Americans gave up ... Read more: Record number of Americans have renounced their US citizenship in 2020 so far
American Jewish Committee calls for Trump nominee for German ambassador to be sacked The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has called on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to withdraw the nomination of Col. Douglas Macgregor as the next U.S. ambassador to Germany, citing ... Read more: American Jewish Committee calls for Trump nominee for German ambassador to be sacked
St Kitts and Nevis to launch test and trace app in preparation for tourist re-opening The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has not had any new cases of COVID-19 for 25 days, according to the data from the World Health Organisation as at August 5, 2020. With only 17 ... Read more: St Kitts and Nevis to launch test and trace app in preparation for tourist re-opening
New advice suggests dams threatening the source of the Amazon in Peru would not be legal The environmental impact assessments for two dams planned on Marañon River, the main tributary to the Amazon, have expired, meaning the dams can no longer legally be built, according to a ... Read more: New advice suggests dams threatening the source of the Amazon in Peru would not be legal
Americans re-thinking support for economic re-opening in midst of COVID-19 resurgence According to a new survey by ROI Rocket, a leading provider of market research-based consulting services, the number of Americans highly concerned about the virus has increased dramatically since the ... Read more: Americans re-thinking support for economic re-opening in midst of COVID-19 resurgence
Large majority of US voters favour police reform in Congressional bills When a representative sample of American voters were given a detailed presentation of ten police reform proposals in current Congressional bills, large majorities favoured all of them, according to a ... Read more: Large majority of US voters favour police reform in Congressional bills