More than 1,100 flights have been canceled in the US due to the winter storm moving towards the northeast
More than 1,100 flights were canceled in the United States on Tuesday, and thousands more were delayed, as a winter storm with heavy snow, winds and coastal flooding moved northeast. By 7 p.m. Miami time, 1,150 flights within, to or from the United States had been canceled, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. More than […]
Sale of alcohol in Miami Beach may have a new time restriction
Travelers who head to South Beach, Miami for the bars and nightclubs that party until dawn may find that the parties don’t last as long as they used to. A judge ruled Tuesday that the closing time for alcohol sales in parts of South Beach could be changed, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. at […]
The death rate for adolescents and children in the US skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021
The US child and adolescent mortality rate skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021, a boost not fueled by deaths from covid-19, but by fatal injuries from firearms, drugs and car accidents, according to a study published this Monday in the academic journal JAMA. The pandemic years produced a marked change in infant mortality trends, which had […]
Mexico and the US will meet in Washington in April to discuss fentanyl and arms trafficking
Officials from Mexico and the United States will meet in Washington in April to discuss bilateral cooperation in the fight against fentanyl and arms trafficking between the two countries, says Mexico’s Foreign Secretary. “I had a phone conversation with Secretary Antony Blinken about our upcoming Bicentennial Accord meeting in Washington. The main topic is anti-fentanyl […]
Swiss central bank says it is prepared to support Credit Suisse
Switzerland’s central bank said on Wednesday it was prepared to provide financial support to Credit Suisse, if necessary, after shares in the country’s second-biggest lender plunged as much as 30%. In a joint statement with FINMA, the Swiss financial market regulator, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) said Credit Suisse complied with “strict capital and liquidity […]
