NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Appeals court to hear arguments in Trump tax return fight

8:40 pm September 1, 2020

New York: A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in President Donald Trump‘s latest attempt to prevent a New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns. Trump’s lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month after a district court judge rejected their renewed efforts to invalidate a subpoena […]

VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

President Trump’s second term would see reform in America’s broken immigration system: Pence

11:57 pm August 31, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday said the second term of President Donald Trump would see a reform in the country’s broken immigration system, with a focus on the intake of immigrants on the basis of merit. Acknowledging that there were challenges in the country’s immigration system, he said that Trump, who is seeking re-election in the […]

Police: Most arrested during Kenosha protests not from city

7:53 pm August 31, 2020

Kenosha: Most of the people arrested in demonstrations against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha were not city residents, according to police. Of the 175 people arrested during protests in Kenosha since Blake was shot in the back August 23, leaving the 29-year-old Black man paralysed, 102 have addresses outside of Kenosha, including 44 different cities, […]

When Trump talks law and order, some Wisconsin voters listen

2:16 pm August 31, 2020

Washington: Alexis Arnold says she’s sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building. “Why are we so broken right now?” the 44-year-old art gallery owner wondered. The uncertainty is drawing her to whatever stability President Donald Trump can offer. He has […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Florida suspect killed by police after shooting at officers

11:10 pm August 30, 2020

Dayton: A Florida suspect was shot dead by police after he opened fire on officers serving a warrant for his arrest, officials said. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri said one of the officers was shot in the chest but was wearing his bulletproof vest and was expected to recover soon. Another officer tripped running […]