Category: Americas

DHS Seeks Volunteers to Assist With ‘Overwhelming’ Surge at Southern Border

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking volunteers from among its agencies to assist in dealing with an “overwhelming” migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the Biden administration continues to deny that there’s a crisis. “Today, I activated the Volunteer Force to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as they face a surge…


Fossils of Oldest Member of Huge Dinosaur Group Found in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES—Scientists have unearthed in Argentina’s Patagonian wilderness fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group known as titanosaurs that includes the largest land animals in Earth’s history. Researchers said on Monday the fossils represent a dinosaur species named Ninjatitan zapatai that lived 140 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period….


Migrants Photographed Wearing ‘Biden, Please Let Us In’ T-Shirts at US-Mexico Border

A large number of migrants seeking to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have been photographed wearing T-shirts and holding banners that bear slogans calling on President Joe Biden to let them enter the country. “Biden, please let us in!” read the white T-shirts, worn by migrants from Central America and elsewhere at the San Ysidro crossing…


Dr. Seuss books Cancelled over ‘Hurtful and Wrong’ Imagery

Dr. Seuss has become the latest target of cancel culture after the company in charge of the Suess catalogue of books decided to pull six titles from publication due to offensive imagery. The move coincides with Dr. Seuss’s removal from “Read Across America Day,” which was observed on Tuesday. Dr. Seuss had previously been the…


‘History Has Been Made’: First Aussie Made Military Aircraft in 50 Years Takes Off

The first Australian military aircraft designed and developed in half a century—the Loyal Wingman—has successfully completed its first flight on the weekend. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the program is a testament to the ingenuity of Australia’s defence industry. “History has been made,” Morrison said. Introduced in February 2019, the unmanned Loyal Wingman has a range…


Biden Meets Virtually With Mexican Leader on Immigration, CCP Virus, Climate Issues

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador joined in a virtual bilateral meeting on Monday where the two leaders discussed immigration, commitments to combat the CCP virus pandemic, and explored areas of cooperation on climate issues. Lopez Obrador has been Mexico’s president since December 2018, limited to a single six-year term. “The United…


Biden Not Mulling Sharing COVID-19 Vaccines With Mexico: White House

The Biden administration on Monday downplayed the prospect of sharing coronavirus vaccines with Mexico, saying it is focused first on getting its own population protected against a pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans. The remarks by White House press secretary Jen Psaki came hours before Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected…


Rep. Green Suggests Latin America as Manufacturing Option to Decouple From China

Manufacturing can be relocated to Latin America in lieu of the United States as a way to speed up the process of decoupling from China, Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) says. Green was recently named the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee in the House of Representatives. “So, as as I contemplate what’s going on in…


Mexico Wants to Participate in Restoring Supply Chain for Chips, Critical Goods in North America

Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a virtual meeting on Friday that Mexico wants to be a supplier of chips and other critical goods for North America. Clouthier said in her remarks before the meeting that Mexico wants to be a part of efforts to restore the supply…


Secretary of State Tells Mexican Officials: ‘Border Is Closed to Irregular Migration’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Central Americans not to make journeys to the United States without travel papers as the Biden administration deals with a surge in illegal immigrants on the southern border. “The border is closed to irregular migration,” Blinken said in a virtual event with officials from El Paso and Mexico’s…