NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Indian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary-General

12:27 am February 14, 2021

United Nations: A34-year-old Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced that she is running to be its next Secretary General, throwing her hat in the ring against the world organisation’s current chief Antonio Guterres, saying she refuses to be a bystander and it is now time for a new UN. Arora Akanksha, whose work includes managing audits […]

US Coast Guard searching for 6 boaters off the Florida coast

11:24 pm February 13, 2021

Fort Pierce: The US Coast Guard continued its search for six people Saturday, three days after their boat apparently capsized off Florida‘s Atlantic coast. The search began Friday morning when a boater rescued a Jamaican national who said six others were with him when their 18-foot vessel overturned on Wednesday 23 miles offshore from Fort Pierce. They were en route from Bimini, Bahamas, […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Fight over witnesses could delay Trump trial conclusion

10:57 pm February 13, 2021

Washington: Senators have voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The vote could potentially extend proceedings that had been expected to end with a vote on Saturday. A last-minute fight over calling witnesses threatened to slow the speedy conclusion of Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial Saturday as the Senate moved closer to a […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court

5:13 pm February 13, 2021

Washington : The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser by their side as they are executed. The high court around midnight Thursday declined to let Alabama proceed with the lethal injection of Willie B. Smith III. Smith had objected to […]

Bidens view Valentine”s Day decorations on White House lawn

11:47 pm February 12, 2021

Washington : First lady Jill Biden has a valentine for the American people: giant pink, white and red hearts bearing calls for “unity,” “hope” and “love” installed early Friday on the North Lawn of the White House. “I just wanted some joy,” the first lady told reporters during a surprise visit to the lawn with President Joe Biden and their two German shepherds, Champ and Major. “I think […]