Top news of the week: 17.08.2021.
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Coronavirus live news: NZ reports first community case in 8 months, US expected to introduce booster shots
Authorities in Auckland are racing to discover the source of New Zealand’s first community transmission case since February while Americans are reportedly set to begin receiving booster ...
Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau said Thursday as it released a trove of ...
Mexico deports Central Americans after being flown in by US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Central American migrants being expelled by the United States and flown deep into Mexico for deportation to their homelands drew concerns from U.N. agencies Wednesday ...
US jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle ...
Census data kicks off effort to reshape US House districts
Redistricting season officially kicks off with the release of detailed population data from the U.S. Census Bureau that will be used to redraw voting districts nationwide — potentially ...
What The Census Tells Us About American Politics
Growing diversity and urban populations should benefit Democrats — but the Senate's rural bias is getting worse.
Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the ...
UN refugee agency concerned as US deports migrants to southern Mexico
Those being expelled risk being sent back to the very dangers they fled, UNHCR says