Andrea Chavez, who arrived in the United States illegally nearly two decades ago, gave birth to a baby girl in Maryland last year. Within days, the child had a Social Security number. Ms. Chávez’s cousin María Calderas, who is undocumented and just a few months pregnant, faces the possibility that her child will not be … Read more
If President Trump has his way, the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles could soon be reversed. He would eliminate tax credits for electric-vehicle purchases, federal grants for chargers, and subsidies and loans to help rebuild assembly lines and build battery factories. The executive orders issued by Mr. Trump on Inauguration Day are similar to … Read more
Gail Collins: Well, Brett, we’re here. None of us are crazy about another four years of Trump in office, but I’ll bet you can come up with a more optimistic spin than I can. Go to it. Brett Stephens: Well, here’s a hope: Donald Trump’s return to power will serve as a wake-up call to … Read more
Washington — TikTok stopped working in the United States late Saturday night and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law taking effect Sunday to shut down the app used by 170 million Americans. President-elect Donald Trump had said earlier in the day that he would “likely” give TikTok a 90-day exemption … Read more
Hours before a new federal law banning TikTok was to take effect in the United States, the social media app showed users a pop-up message saying it would be “temporarily unavailable” starting Sunday. “We regret that the US law banning TikTok will go into effect on January 19,” the message said. “We are working to … Read more
Los Angeles – Just days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela Chavez-Munoz resumed classes at another campus, temporarily hosting children from her school this week. Started from. She arrived wearing a T-shirt that said “Pali” – the nickname of her Pacific Palisades neighborhood – … Read more
taipei, taiwan – US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, hours after China announced its plan to send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. In a post on his social media platform “Truth Social”, Trump described the call as “very good” for the … Read more
Havana – Cuba began releasing some prisoners on Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced its intention to lift the US designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Gave. More than a dozen people who were convicted of various crimes — and … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan – As Sunday’s deadline for TikTok to divest or face a US ban approaches, hundreds of US users of the popular social media video app say they are migrating to another Chinese social media app, Xiaohongshu or Rednote. Have been. Some people describing themselves as “TikTok refugees” say they are making the move … Read more
Since Donald Trump’s election victory, we have seen surprising adjustments to his narrow victory and mandate called “Anticipated Obedience.” Are we sleepwalking towards autocracy? We hope this will not happen, and we will be happy if the threat does not materialize. But as close observers of people and places where democracy has come under pressure … Read more