At least 15 dead after train collision in Bangladesh

Schumer says Senate to take up border bill again this week

The U.S. Senate will once again vote on a bipartisan border security bill this week after previous efforts collapsed when Republicans withdrew their support, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a letter to colleagues Sunday. In the letter, Schumer said the Border Act had received endorsements from the likes of the National Border […]

US dollar falls 6% against the Uruguayan peso from January to July

The value of the US dollar against the Uruguayan peso dropped 6.59% from January to July 2023, as reported by Uruguay’s Central Bank (BCU) and the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (BEVSA). In the last session of July, the dollar fell 0.62% compared to the previous day, closing at 37.429 pesos per dollar in the […]

Back to normal on Capitol Hill: House focuses on partisan revenge

Everything is back to normal on Capitol Hill. The House is functioning again after more than three weeks. It finally elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. And that means lawmakers are back to doing what they do best: attacking one another and debating whether to expel or sanction fellow colleagues. Sure, moments after the House […]