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.

Biden pushes closer to victory in race for the White House

8:35 pm November 5, 2020

WASHINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and narrowing President Donald Trump’s path. With just a handful of states still up for grabs, Trump tried to press his case in court in some key […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Young American voters hold key to White House

5:54 pm November 5, 2020

Houston: Young electors in the US have been making their voices heard and although the votes are being counted, their choice could shape the outcome of the closely-fought 2020 presidential election and decide the presidency of the world’s oldest democracy. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump immigration rule takes effect again during appeal

12:18 pm November 5, 2020

Chicago: A federal appeals court has allowed a Trump administration rule that would deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits like food stamps to go back into effect while it considers the case. The Election Day development was the latest dizzying twist in a legal battle over the controversial rule that the Trump […]

Indian-origin millionaire Thanedar elected to Michigan state legislature in US

12:15 pm November 5, 2020

Houston: Shri Thanedar, an Indian-origin Democrat millionaire who ran for Governor two years ago, has been elected to the House of Representatives in Michigan with 93 per cent votes. Thanedar, 65, the scientist and businessman, raised a record-breaking USD 438,620, primarily from his own wealth, in the state House primary against six other opponents. The former gubernatorial hopeful cashed […]

For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

Biden vows to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

12:09 pm November 5, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pledged that his administration would rejoin the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Biden, 77, has not won the presidential elections yet, but is inching closer to be declared the winner by garnering 253 electoral votes out of the required 270. His Republican rival and incumbent US President Donald Trump has got 213 electoral […]