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February 03, 2023
US Services Sector Rebounds

The dominant services sector in the United States bounced back in January after contracting in December, survey data showed on Friday, helped by stronger business activity and new orders.

February 03, 2023
US Notes 'Important Progress' in Ethiopia Peace Deal

The United States said Thursday it has noted “important progress” made by parties in Ethiopia to enforce a peace pact signed in Pretoria, South Africa to end the country's horrific two-year conflict.
February 03, 2023
US is Hiring!

US job gains surged unexpectedly last month as unemployment slipped to its lowest rate in more than five decades, government data showed Friday, despite efforts to cool economic activity.
February 03, 2023
China Says "Sorry" for Spy Balloon

UPDATED TO NOTE BLINKEN TRIP DELAY: Beijing voiced regret Friday for an "unintended" breach of US airspace by what it said was an unmanned civilian airship, after the Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon. The incident has prompted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to delay his PRC trip.
February 02, 2023
US House Republicans Boot Rep. Ilhan Omar From Committee

House Republicans have voted to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her past comments about Israel and its influence in Washington.
February 02, 2023
"Ban Tik Tok From App Stores!" - US Lawmaker

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc. and Alphabet's Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a letter dated Thursday.
February 01, 2023
US Manufacturing Shrinks Again

Activity in the US manufacturing sector shrank for a third straight month in January, hovering at the lowest levels since May 2020 as new orders and production slumped, according to survey data released Wednesday.
February 01, 2023
US Fed Considers More Rate Hikes

The US Federal Reserve is in the second day of its policy meeting Wednesday, on growing expectations that it will step down to a smaller interest rate hike as red-hot inflation shows signs of cooling.
January 31, 2023
US Consumer Confidence Down

Consumer confidence in the United States edged down in January on concerns over the economy in the coming months and less optimism on the jobs outlook, according to survey data released Tuesday.
January 30, 2023
Nichols’ Death Revives Calls for US Police Reform

Calls for police reform have been reignited in the U.S. after five police officers in Tennessee were caught on video beating a man who later died. Tyre Nichols, 29, was severely beaten on Jan 7. and died in the hospital three days later.
January 27, 2023
US Africa Visits Demonstrate Renewed Commitments: Analysts

Analysts say visits by two of America's top diplomats to Africa this month is an attempt to rebuild relations with the continent while other global powers such as Russia, China and Turkey also scramble for power and influence there.
January 27, 2023
US Braces For Beating Video Blowback

The southern US city of Memphis and other places braced for possible unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim's mother said, "beat him to a pulp."

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