Category: United States
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USA and Brazil Celebrate 20 Years of Health Partnership
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA celebrated 20 years of partnership with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In these two decades, over 37 million dollars have been invested in programs in Brazil to combat diseases. More than half of these funds have…
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Witches of the Past, Present, and Halloween
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Today seen as a symbol of evil and represented by frightening images, these women were once considered guardians of life and death, playing an essential role in European peasant communities during the Middle Ages. Witch. What image comes to your mind when you read that word? It is not uncommon to imagine the witch as…
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Lula and Biden Launch Partnership for Workers’ Rights
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, launched a partnership to promote “decent work.” They reaffirmed their mutual commitment to workers’ rights by signing a protocol in a groundbreaking initiative between the two countries. The initiative aims to combat precarious work through unions. “We don’t want just one class…
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Christopher Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
For centuries, the U.S. celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas – a symbol of American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation. Columbus was unofficially celebrated in the United States since the late 18th century. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation commemorating the 400th anniversary of his landing. Waves of…
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Biden Says Walls Don’t Work at the Border, But His Administration Is Building More
President Joe Biden has stated that he does not believe walls at the border serve as a barrier for immigrants; however, his administration has announced it will construct new barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. According to a notice published on Wednesday (4) in the Federal Register, the construction of the wall will be funded…
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Contrary to Predictions, Job Growth Remains Strong in the U.S.
The U.S. labor market has been showing resilience. In September, 336,000 new jobs were added to the economy, as announced by the Department of Labor on Friday (6). The increase, nearly double what economists had predicted, serves as a confirmation of the vitality of the labor market and the robustness of an economy facing challenges.…
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75 Thousand Healthcare Workers Go on Strike in the U.S.
On Wednesday (4), more than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare providers in the country, stopped working, initiating the largest strike of healthcare professionals in U.S. history. The striking employees, who work in California, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., are represented by a coalition of eight unions…
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This Florida City Has Just Been Named the Best Food City in the Country
Dining out, like everything else, is getting more expensive. In fact, according to WalletHub, restaurant prices have risen 6.5% between August 2022 and August 2023. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still go out and have fun – especially if you live in one of the top food cities in the country.
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Government Is Not Paralyzed and House Leader Is Expelled by Republicans
The agreement of Republican Kevin McCarthy with the hardline conservatives of the House of Representatives, who handed him the gavel of president in January, came to an end on Tuesday (3), when those same right-wing rebels, joined by the Democrats, expelled him from the position. The 269-day reign of McCarthy ended with a vote of…
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First Blood Test for Hereditary Cancer Approved by the FDA
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of the first blood test that can help identify hundreds of hereditary variants potentially associated with cancer. The “Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel” evaluates a blood sample to identify DNA variants in 47 genes associated with an elevated risk of developing certain types of cancer.…