WASHINGTON— A Congressman from Ohio said on Sunday that President Donald Trump has signed into law H.R. 991, the bipartisan extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Republican Congressman Brad Wenstrup,…
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Trump, Paris Coronavirus Alert, A Double Whammy That Hit European Stocks Hard
PARIS — European stocks slid today after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, hitting equity markets globally. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.5%, although pulling back from early losses of as much…
TRUMP AND FIRST LADY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19: Stock Markets Worldwide Plummet Overnight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who minimized the threat of the coronavirus pandemic for months, said that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine,…
Center For Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration Seeking To Protect Rare St. Croix Skink
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect eight rare species…
President Trump Sends Nearly $13 Billion In Aid To Puerto Rico Three Years After Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN — FEMA is sending almost $13 billion to Puerto Rico, directed at the territory’s energy and education systems, to help it recover from 2017’s devastating Hurricane Maria, the White House…
Canegata Gets Re-Elected With 100% Of The Vote, But RNC Will Have The Final Say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Republican National Committee will determine if John Canegata won, as he claims, re-election to a fourth term as the Virgin Islands Republican chairman during a caucus at Bluebeard’s…
‘The’ Bahamas Tells The United States That All Of Its Citizens Have 24 Hours To Leave: COVID-19 Update
NASSAU — The Bahamas allowed Americans to stay in their country for 17 days after re-opening to tourists. Now it is saying that the United States’ visitors have to go … until the…
Federal COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Updated FAQs: From VIDOL
CHRISTIANSTED — The President of the United States signed a law that provides additional Unemployment Insurance (“UI”) assistance to workers impacted by COVID-19 on March 27. This new law provides: • Pandemic…
IRAN WARNS! U.S. Poised To Act Like ‘Pirates’ Of The Caribbean Against Fuel Shipment To Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN — An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said today that there would be repercussions if the United States acted “just like pirates” against an Iranian…
Trump Taps Military Reserves For Anti-Narcotics Effort In Caribbean
SAN JUAN -— President Donald Trump said he’s activated units and individual members of the U.S. Armed Forces reserves for an ongoing counter-narcotics effort in the Caribbean. In an executive order Thursday, Trump authorized Defense…