U.S. job growth was higher in May than economists expected. According to the US government, employment increased by 390,000 jobs. Experts had expected an average increase of 320,000 new jobs. This is an important indicator for the US economy. The April figure was also revised upwards, from 428,000 to 436,000 new jobs in the world’s largest economy. Unemployment remained very …
The US government has limited opportunities to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic. This has reversed a decision of the Trump administration, write various American media. It is an area in the US state of Alaska of about 9.3 million hectares, which has received the name National Petroleum Reserve. There are large reserves of oil and gas in …
A high school in the U.S. State of New Jersey is at the center of a medical mystery that is causing a stir in the United States. 103 people who went to school there were diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. The case got rolling when, in August 2021, Al Lupiano’s wife, 50, Michele, was discovered to have a brain …
On the windows of a real estate agency there are ads in Russian, and in a restaurant Russian is the main language. “Are you looking for Russians? Look there, and there, and there,” the waiter points around, “you’ve come to the right place.” Welcome to “Little Moscow”, as in the city to which this district owes its nickname, The Russian …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), on behalf of the Biden government, is making $6 billion available to maintain the sustainable electricity production of a number of unprofitable nuclear power plants. In order to combat climate change, electricity must be as ‘clean as possible’ and as much of the not yet electric energy consumption in mobility, industry and heating must …
Winter weather in large parts of the United States causes a lot of inconvenience. Nearly 300,000 households are without power due to snowfall and ice formation. Thousands of flights have been cancelled. Weather warnings apply to 100 million inhabitants, almost a third of the entire population. Parts of the state of Tennessee suffer from a layer of ice of more …
Five states in the northeastern United States have declared a state of emergency due to heavy snow showers that are expected. It would be the heaviest snowfall in years. They are accompanied by strong gusts of wind. Thousands of flights in New York and New Jersey, among others, have been canceled and residents are advised to only hit the road …
The attorneys general of the US states of Texas, Indiana and Washington are taking Google to court. The tech giant allegedly obtained location data from users through deceptive tactics in order to be able to advertise more specifically, the indictment says. The unauthorized data collection would have taken place between 2014 and 2019. It concerns smartphones with Google’s operating system …
Instagram and Snapchat sued after Selena’s 11-year-old suicide in the US. Instagram and Snapchat have been sued in the United States by the mother of a girl who committed suicide at the age of 11. Selena Rodriguez would have been extremely addicted to the social media for two years and that would have led her to take her own life. …
The United States reported 1.13 million new corona infections on Monday. No country previously recorded so many new cases in one day. The previous record was 1.03 million new infections a week earlier, including in the US. On Monday, a higher number of infections are often reported in the US, as many states do not provide data on weekends. On …
