An increase in confirmed coronavirus cases and the emergence of the Delta variety aren’t enough to discourage Americans from traveling during the Labor Day weekend. According to a ValuePenguin survey, 20 percent of respondents (51 million individuals) stated they will travel over Labor Day, with six-figure incomes (32 percent), parents with children under the age … Read more
Washington DC: The number of hate crimes in the United States rose in 2020 to the highest level in 12 years, propelled by increasing assaults targeting Black and Asian people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on Monday. In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on … Read more
NEW YORK: Across the US, state governments and businesses are starting to shift from the carrot to the stick to boost coronavirus vaccinations, as daily new cases remain above 100,000 for days and deaths over 400, reported The Washington Post on Friday. “Cities and states — many of which have previously focused on incentives for … Read more
US Election 2020: More than 95 million people cast their ballots in the run-up to the November 3 presidential election in the United States. As of November 2, more than 95 million Americans had cast their ballots, and the turnout is expected to be the largest in history, according to the University of Florida’s U.S. … Read more
More plastic than ever is being used by Americans, and the waste exported for recycling is mishandled. The United States contribution to coastal plastic pollution worldwide is significantly larger than previously thought. Possibly by as much as five times more. According to studies and research, the Americans use more plastic than ever before. The United … Read more
The United States Department of Defense has reportedly procured 1 million surgical masks from China and sent those masks to Israel. According to the details, the masks will be distributed among Israeli soldiers, despite the fact that the US military had asked its personnel to make their own masks in order to combat coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
US President Donald Trump has refused to wear a mask despite the Americans are advised by new medical guidance to do so. He said that he could not see himself saying “presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens” in the Oval Office while wearing the mask. Donald Trump said that the guidance presented on Friday was … Read more
An increasing number of Americans are dying in the prime of their lives, a trend not observed in other wealthy nations, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These “excess deaths” — that is, people who die years and even decades before they’re expected to, tend to be clustered in … Read more
