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Angelina Jolie advocates for U.S. domestic violence law

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 10 03:18 PM

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday agreed on a deal to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a tearful speech of support. Read more »

US warns Russia of economic 'catastrophe' over Ukraine invasion

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 04 01:02 PM

The US government has warned Moscow that closer economic ties with China would not offset consequences of sanctions that would be triggered by a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, officially extinct

Rich McKay and Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 30 02:01 PM

The ivory-billed woodpecker, whose last confirmed sighting was nearly 80 years ago, is one of 23 federally protected species that would be officially declared extinct - the most ever at one time - under a U.S. government proposal announced on Wednesday. Read more »

Clock ticking for US Congress as gov't shutdown looms

Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 07:48 PM

The US Congress on Wednesday had just two days left before the federal government begins shutting many of its operations. Read more »

US federal government shutdown looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 06:29 PM

US lawmakers voted Tuesday to keep federal agencies running through December 3 and avoid a government shutdown. Read more »

US grants nearly P12 million to 5 PH universities for research and innovation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 05:46 PM

USAID's research application grants would also supposedly create partnerships among universities, industries, and local governments, according to the statement. Read more »

US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Makini Brice, Reuetrs
Posted at Feb 14 07:24 AM

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president's role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol. Read more »

New P7.25-B agreement to protect environment part of US’ ‘longstanding support’ to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 02:44 AM

The US Embassy said the new deal will deepen the two countries' commitment "to protect the environment by promoting the sustainable use of natural resources." Read more »

Trump flexes political muscle, meets top House Republican

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:45 AM

Donald Trump met with US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida Thursday amid a tug of war over the Republican Party's future, with congressional leadership appearing eager to present a united front with the former president.   Read more »

Biden’s first 10 days: missing vaccines, lowered hopes and Trump’s ghost

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Jan 31 08:11 AM

Although the new US President’s team arrived at the White House with a 200-page coronavirus response plan, it has instead met a mushrooming crisis. Among the issues the Biden administration must resolve is finding out what happened to 20 million vaccine doses that went missing. Read more »

US carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration

Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 16 05:56 PM

The US government was set to carry out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump's administration on Friday evening, just five days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty.   Read more »

Pfizer nears deal with US to supply additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 07:33 AM

As part of the new negotiations, the government is asking for 100 million additional doses from Pfizer from April through June. Read more »

Gobyerno ng US, di pa umano nagbibigay ng pabuya para sa pagkahuli ng mga terorista

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:16 AM

Hindi pa tumutupad ang pamahalaan ng Estados Unidos sa mga pangako na magbibigay ng pabuya kapag nahuli sa bansa ang mga itinuturing nilang terorista. Read more »

US to donate 100 ventilators to PH for pandemic response

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 03:53 PM

The United States Embassy in the Philippines confirmed Tuesday that Washington is donating 100 US-manufactured ventilators to support Manila’s COVID-19 pandemic response.  Read more »