Tag: United States
the number of homeless people up by 18% in 2024, according to an official report
More than 770,000 people were recorded as homeless in the United States in 2024, a record which represents an increase of 18% compared to 2023. This was announced on Friday,…
Elon Musk’s positions on H-1B visa create first cracks in Trump coalition
Donald Trump is not yet in the White House when certain dissensions are already arising within his coalition. Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, defends the importance of visas reserved…
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay controversial Tiktok ban | News in brief
In April, Biden signed a law according to which the Chinese owner of the app, Bytedance, must sell Tiktok within a year or else the app will be banned in…
Washington says North Korean soldiers in Ukraine are cannon fodder for Moscow
More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been injured or killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine. According to Washington, these soldiers dispatched by Pyongyang would be used as cannon fodder…
In the United States, homelessness reached record levels | News in brief
According to the ministry, in January 2024, more than 770,000 people were estimated to be without permanent housing or shelter. The number of homeless people in the United States rose…
the successful flight of the Parker probe near the Sun
This is a historic first for NASA. The Parker probe survived its Christmas trip closer to the Sun. Never before has a man-made object managed to resist the intense heat…
Mexico plans app for migrants facing US detention | News in brief
Mexico is preparing for possible mass deportations of migrants by Donald Trump, who will become US president. Mexico is about to launch an app with an alert button to help…
Immigration drove Elon Musk and MAGA activists into arguments | News in brief
In the United States, technology bosses led by Elon Musk had to defend the hiring of top engineers from abroad. The future president of the United States Donald Trump’s support…
Elon Musk calls for a boycott of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he considers “woke”
New episode in the war declared by Elon Musk on Wikipedia. The boss of Tesla, who should occupy a strategic position in the United States in the new administration of…
closure of the agency to combat disinformation abroad
The US Department of Foreign Affairs has announced that its office specializing in combating disinformation abroad is officially closed. The Republican majority Congress has in fact decided not to grant…