Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, told CNBC on Tuesday that African Americans should form their own political party to focus their electoral influence. “I have long been convinced that 40 million African-Americans who tend to vote en bloc in one of the two parties limit their influence to …
Read More »Trump’s threat to ‘decouple’ the US USA And China affects the reality of trade and investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contradictory talks by Trump administration officials about the “decoupling” of the US economy from China are becoming a challenging reality: Chinese imports of US goods are increasing, investment by US companies in China continues and markets are wary of separating the world from major economies FILE PHOTO: …
Read More »LA Councilor José Huizar arrested in corruption investigation
Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar, an ambitious player in city politics for nearly two decades, was arrested Tuesday, making him the most prominent figure to face charges in the federal corruption investigation at City Hall. Huizar faces a extortion charges stemming from allegations that he was running an extensive …
Read More »Fireworks complaints skyrocket in U.S. cities as officials pledge to take action
Now officials have had enough. Why fireworks are going off so often, no one knows. And city officials say they still don’t know where the greats come from. Conspiracies abound over who is responsible, but it is clear that relentless fireworks are an inconvenient and dangerous phenomenon in an already …
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