Shows US trade with Mexico, Canada and China
https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-readies-order-steep-tariffs-goods-mexico-canada-china-2025-02-01/
Robert Santos decides to resign as US Census Bureau director midway through a 5-year term
Robert Santos, who emphasized inclusivity and outreach to overlooked communities, has decided to resign as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, midway through his five-year term and in the midst of planning for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding nationwide for another decade.
Santos, who was appointed by former Democratic President Joe Biden, said in a letter Thursday evening that he made the decision “after deep reflection.” Santos was sworn in as the bureau’s 26th director, and its first Hispanic leader, in 2022.
His planned departure clears the way for Republican President Donald Trump to reshape the agency’s leadership as his allies in Congress and GOP state attorneys general renew efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from census numbers used to divvy up congressional seats and Electoral College votes among states.
A Republican redistricting expert wrote that using citizen voting-age population instead of the total population for the purpose of redrawing congressional and legislative districts could be advantageous to Republicans and non-Hispanic white people. The census numbers also guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal dollars to the states for roads, health care and other programs. …
https://apnews.com/article/census-bureau-robert-santos-redistricting-bac775b7251f4bfabb9026f0930a553d
The girl was a patient of Shriners Children's Philadelphia, the hospital confirmed. With sponsorship from a third party charity, the girls had traveled to the U.S. for urgent medical care that had given her another chance at life.
'Shriners Children's is heartbroken to confirm that one of our pediatric patients and the child's mother were aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Philadelphia this evening,' the facility said in a statement.
'The patient had received care from Shriners Children's Philadelphia and was being transported back to her home country in Mexico on a contracted air ambulance when the crash happened. Because of patient privacy concerns, we cannot say any more about the patient and her family at this time.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14348791/Child-returning-home-receiving-life-saving-treatment-six-people-board-doomed-Pennsylvania-plane.html
MSNBC guest claims America is becoming 'less safe' as FBI paints over 'diversity wall'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-14349461/MSNBC-Frank-Figliuzzi-claims-America-FBI-repaints-diversity-wall.html