by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Economy, Headlines
The United States Mint said today it was unable to meet surging demand for its gold and silver bullion coins in 2020 and through January, due partly to pandemic-driven demand and plant capacity issues. Sales of U.S. gold bullion coins rose 258% in 2020 while silver...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Headlines
A Kentucky teenager whose 2019 face-off with a Native American activist in Washington went viral has fired his lawyer, a man who played a key role in Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his election defeat. The teen, Nicholas Sandmann, terminated lawyer L. Lin Wood...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Business, Economy, Headlines
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, will hand over the reins of the e-commerce giant this summer and transition into the role of executive chairman. Andy Jassy, the chief executive of Amazon’s cloud computing division, will be promoted to run all of...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Headlines
Pete Buttigieg is America’s new Transportation secretary, bringing his political celebrity and legion of super fans to a mammoth agency that’s not used to headlines — unless they’re jokes about “Infrastructure Week.” Politico: After four...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Puerto Rico
The Biden administration said it would release $1.3 billion in aid that Puerto Rico can use to protect against future climate disasters, and is starting to remove some restrictions put in place by the Trump administration on spending that was to help the island after...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Former President Trump abruptly changed his legal team over the weekend, underscoring his difficulties in putting together a strong defense just a week before his impeachment trial is to begin. Trump announced late Sunday that his legal defense will be led by...
