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 Systematic federal immigration raids that resulted in dozens of people reported to be taken into custody across Los Angeles have led to mass protests and tense confrontation with riot police, now joined by the National Guard
America United States Scientists are considering leaving the US as the administration shutters whole health divisions and curbs what can be studied: in a recent poll by Nature 75% of the 1.600 interviewed said they were thinking of moving elsewhere, mostly to Canada or Europe
America United States Supreme Court ruled the administration's ban on transgender troops can be enforced while legal challenges move forward; the ruling was unsigned and it offered no reasoning, which is typical when the court acts on emergency applications
America United States More US residents will turn 65 in 2025 to 2027 than at any other time in history: almost 12.000 will be reaching retirement age every day; the US Council on Ageing reported that nearly half are subsisting on an income that can’t sustain their basic needs