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.

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

12:37 pm December 31, 2020

Washington: There’s little doubt that Nancy Pelosi will be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes Sunday. It could take a high-wire act for her to get there, largely thanks to the pandemic. The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter. Those skills have […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

12:18 pm December 31, 2020

Westpalmbeach: President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn’t explain. The White House announced the abrupt change in the president’s schedule late Wednesday, hours after Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to […]

Sheriff: 4 dead in Houston domestic violence shooting

12:14 pm December 31, 2020

Houston: Four people were killed at a Houston home Wednesday in what authorities said was likely a domestic violence shooting that included a man firing at police before turning a gun on himself. Officers went to a home in the city’s northeast around 3:15 am after receiving a call saying a woman had been shot, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Clash between farm workers, police leaves 3 dead in Peru

12:09 pm December 31, 2020

Lima: Farm workers demanding better wages clashed with police on a Peru’s Pan-American highway Wednesday, leaving at least three people dead and 24 injured in a dispute over reforms to the country’s agro-export sector The workers for agricultural export companies are unhappy with an increase in their daily wage worth $2.50 when they were asking for a USD […]

Trump extends visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their nationals

11:57 am December 31, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has extended visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their citizens who violated laws in the United States. The visa sanctions on such countries were set to expire on December 31. Trump had issued a memorandum in this regard on April 10 which empowered the secretary of state and the homeland security secretary […]