America United States President Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in an effort to refocus the holiday celebrating Columbus towards an appreciation of native peoples; Columbus Day will be on Oct 11th as established by Congress
America United States Electric automaker Tesla is moving its corporate HQ from California to Austin, Texas, validating the rise of the city to technology hub; CEO Elon Musk said they will be creating ‘an ecological paradise around the Colorado River’
America United States The Texas border crossing where thousands of migrants converged has been partially reopened; fed and local officials say no one remained at the camp, after some of the 15.000 people were expelled and others allowed to remain temporarily to seek asylum
America United States To mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th events, President Biden has ordered the declassification of relevant documents related to the facts occurred
America United States Texas’ new law allowing most people to carry handguns in public without a permit or training makes debate rise between those who think it will bring more safety to citizens and researchers who suggests crime actually rises after such laws are implemented
America United States Hurricane Henri, though now downgraded to tropical storm, impacted New York City where the Homecoming concert has been evacuated, subways shuttered and roads inundated; its landfall in Rhode Island is expected to leave 100.000 citizens without power
America United States The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperworks problems
America United States With over 110 medals, the country by far wins the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games both per medal count and golds won, though surprisingly missing medals that were widely expected
America United States A group of high school students in Maryland designed and built a wheelchair stroller attachment so that people with disabilities can walk and cradle to sleep their babies
America United States US ice cream company Ben&Jerry's will no longer sell ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying it is inconsistent with socially conscious brand values
America United States House prices rose by 14.6% year on year, the fastest rate in the 34-year history of the S&P index; apparently one of reasons is the quest for settling out of bigger cities
America United States The government has announced that it will for the first time offer gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans through its health care coverage; until now hormone therapy and mental health services were covered, but not surgery
America United States An extreme and abnormal heat wave is threatening 50 million people in the west of the country, particularly in California, Nevada and Arizona, with the National Weather Service issuing an urgent weather warning for temperatures to exceed 48°