Tag Archives: United States

Nature reports: The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers. More than 1,200 scientists who responded to a Nature poll — three-quarters of the total respondents — are considering leaving the United States following the disruptions prompted by Trump. …

Travel site One Mile At A Time reports: Aviation analytics company OAG has published some data on the decline in flight bookings between the countries, and it’s worse than most people probably imagined. Specifically, the company compared summer season bookings in March 2024 vs. March 2025. In other words, at this point in both years, how many people have booked …

Newsweek reports: Denmark and Finland have revised their travel guidance for transgender individuals planning to visit the United States. A new section has been added under Denmark’s visa rules for entry into the United States. It states that when applying for a U.S. visa, there are only two gender options available, male or female. Meanwhile in Finland, the advisory notes …

Reuters reports: Britain has revised its advice for citizens traveling to the United States to include a warning that anyone found breaking its entry rules could face arrest or detention. Since taking office on January 20, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a number of immigration-related executive orders that focus on stricter border policy, tighter visa vetting procedures and a …

The Associated Press reports: Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Researchers say that beyond health and wealth, some factors that influence happiness sound deceptively simple: sharing meals with others, having somebody to count on for social support, and household size. Believing …

Politic Europe reports: French President Emmanuel Macron wants to lead a charm offensive to convince EU countries to stop buying U.S. defense equipment and buy French and European instead. Macron, who has been calling for years to direct defense spending toward EU products, said he wants to convince other European countries that are currently “buying American” to shift to local options. …

The Christian Post reports: A new survey has found that more than half of Americans do not believe God exists or that He “affects lives,” prompting one prominent researcher to highlight the need for “sweeping national repentance and spiritual renewal.” The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released the second installment of its American Worldview Inventory 2025 on Wednesday. …

ABC News reports: Canadians who are in the United States for 30 days or longer will soon have to register their information with the United States government, according to a notice obtained by ABC News. Traditionally, Canadians who cross the northern border by land and stay for longer than 30 days do not have to register with the federal government, …

The CBC reports: Amid the patriotic chest-thumping and sincere efforts of Canadians to do right by their country in the face of the on-again, off-again U.S. tariffs, the humble little Maple Leaf has been working overtime. Perhaps nowhere more so than at the grocery store, where shelves are emblazoned with red maple leaves to indicate that certain products are, to …

The Washington Post reports: Chinese tariffs on a wide array of U.S. agricultural products took effect Monday as Beijing remains defiant in the face of U.S. pressure — while urging Washington to come to the negotiating table. China’s decision to impose tariffs of up to 15 percent on products including corn, soybeans and beef starting Monday targets some of the …

Semafor reports: Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered fighting talk in his acceptance speech after being elected Liberal Party leader Sunday night, vowing to resist US threats of annexation and to maintain tariffs on US imports until “America shows us some respect.” “Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form,” Carney said. “We …

The Washington Post reports: Overall, 62 percent of Americans call themselves Christian, a figure that has been roughly stable over the past five years, but is down from 71 percent in 2014 and 78 percent in 2007. In the latest poll, 40 percent of U.S. adults identify as Protestants, 19 percent as Catholics and 3 percent as “other” Christians. Meanwhile, …

The New York Times reports: It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” Mr. Trudeau wrote on X. Ahead of the match, the …

The Montreal Gazette reports: Christopher Dip was talking with family around the dinner table in early February when the conversation turned to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and what they could mean economically for Canada over the next four years. Still thinking about the issue the next morning, Dip brainstormed with a friend, Alexandre Hamila, and an idea was …

ABC News reports: The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. “The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in …

Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE reports: The number of people in the United States seeking to become Irish citizens has significantly increased. The Foreign Births Register allows the descendants of Irish people who have moved abroad to claim Irish citizenship. Last November, saw the highest number of passport applications from the US in a calendar month in the ten years worth …

Fox News reports: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and banning funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza. The order came as the president is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump said on Tuesday while signing the executive order, which calls for a review …

NPR reports: Political leaders in Washington will honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter with a funeral service at the National Cathedral this morning. Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100, was the nation’s longest-living president. Thursday’s event marks the final public tribute to Carter, following additional funeral services and ceremonies since Saturday at the U.S. Capitol, the …

CNN reports: Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket is now in the Capitol Rotunda, where he will lie in state until Thursday morning, with a military guard of honor keeping watch throughout. Military body bearers carried the casket up the steps of the US Capitol and into the Rotunda after a 21-gun salute. Now, a short service will begin in the …

The New York Times reports: A sweeping blackout hit Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, plunging nearly all of the island into darkness on New Year’s Eve. As of 10:20 a.m. Eastern, only 13 percent of Puerto Rico’s 1.4 million utility customers had power, according to the tracking page of Luma Energy, which supplies power to the U.S. territory. The company …