Category: Geral
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Latino Legislators Urge Biden to Grant Work Permits to Long-Time Immigrants
For over a year, the Biden administration has been using a humanitarian parole program to grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who recently arrived from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. But immigrants who have been living in the country longer, many paying taxes, say it’s time for them to receive work authorization…
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Inflation Rises Less in April, Providing Slight Relief to American Consumers
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% in April compared to the previous year, down from 3.5% in March, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday (15). The “core” index – which excludes the volatile prices of food and fuel to give a sense of the underlying trend – rose 3.6% last month, down from 3.8% the…
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House Prices in the U.S. Have Increased 47% Since Early 2020
House prices have risen by 47.1% since the beginning of 2020. This data comes from a recent analysis of the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which showed that home prices grew by 30.1% and 44.7% during the decades of the 1990s and 2010s, respectively. There are several factors behind the current price increase. Years of…
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Eight Dead and Dozens Injured in Bus Accident Transporting Immigrant Workers in Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a bus carrying 53 people on State Road 40 between Ocala and Dunnellon, in Marion County, collided with a pickup truck at 6:30 AM local time for undetermined reasons, causing it to veer off the road and overturn. The police say the bus was transporting “immigrant workers” to a…
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Thanks to a New Type of Visa, It’s Easier to Live in Some Countries
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New visa programs and tax incentives are making it easier for many to arrange life and start anew abroad, with countries like Portugal, Spain, and Costa Rica leading the way.
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Leaders in AI Collaborate for Brazil’s Climate Resilience
AI/R, a global leader in technology specializing in Data, AI, and Generative AI services, announced a plan to dedicate resources to pro bono programs over the coming years, aiming to harness the power of AI and data analytics. The program is a joint effort with global technology partners such as AWS, and leading Brazilian IT…
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Debt – And Delinquency – Are Increasing Among Americans
The American economy has been resilient, the job market is healthy, and consumers continue to spend, but more and more Americans are becoming financially overwhelmed – especially with their credit cards. New data released Tuesday (14) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that as household debt balances grew during the first quarter…
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Poll: Trump Leads Biden in 5 Key States
Donald J. Trump has not spent much time on the campaign trail across the country. Instead, he is sitting on a defendant’s bench, being tried for possible falsifications of his companies’ records. Even so, many voters seem unconcerned about the former president and current Republican candidate’s history. According to a new voting intention poll, he…
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Measure Limiting Late Credit Card Fees to $8 Temporarily Suspended
A federal judge in Texas suspended on Friday (10) the new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that limits late credit card fees to $8, a victory for business and banking groups challenging the Biden administration’s crackdown on so-called “junk fees.” The U.S. District Judge, Mark Pittman, in Fort Worth, issued a temporary…
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Global Wave of Extreme Weather Events Suggests Summer of Increased Risks
A series of unprecedented weather and climate events has hit several continents in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people and displacing many others. The relentless heat in Southeast Asia, the flooding in southern Brazil and Texas, and other events forecast an intense summer and align with scientific expectations of a warmer climate. The extremes that…