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.

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Indian-American physician now trails in Arizona Congressional race

11:15 pm November 5, 2020

Washington: Indian-American emergency room physician Dr Hiral Tipirneni is now trailing against her Republican incumbent in an Arizona Congressional race, which she was leading initially. After overnight round of counting, Congressman David Schweikert by Thursday morning was leading by over 6,200 votes. By Wednesday evening, Tipirneni,52, had a lead of less than 2,000 votes. With 81.5 per cent of the total […]

Judge declines to move trial of officers in Floyd’s death

11:05 pm November 5, 2020

Minneapolis: A judge on Thursday declined defense requests to move the trial of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death, and also ruled that all four would be tried in a single proceeding. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled after defense attorneys had argued that pretrial publicity had made it impossible for the […]

Indian can be US’ great partner in fighting COVID-19 pandemic: experts

11:01 pm November 5, 2020

New York: India can be a “great partner” for the US in combating the coronavirus pandemic and rebuilding the economy, and the two countries’ relationship is about how they can influence regional and global challenges, leading Indian-American experts have said. Speaking during a virtual post-election political analysis hosted by leading nonprofit Indian diaspora organisation ‘Indiaspora’, […]

751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy

10:56 pm November 5, 2020

Washington: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic. A surge in viral cases and Congress’ failure so far to provide more aid for struggling individuals and businesses are threatening to deepen Americans’ […]

Weakened Eta drenches Honduras; could reach Florida

8:41 pm November 5, 2020

TEGUCIGALPA: The rain-heavy remains of Hurricane Eta flooded homes in Honduras on Thursday as the death toll across Central America rose to at least eight. Forecasters said the once-mighty storm was expected to regather form and head toward Cuba and Florida by early next week. The storm that hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane […]