Paul Sean

CARACAS — The United States has imposed sanctions on 21 additional allies of President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them Wednesday of carrying out part of the repression with which officials in Venezuela responded to the disputed presidential election in July. The security and cabinet-level officials sanctioned by the Treasury Department include the head of the country’s prison

WASHINGTON — The rise in U.S. consumer prices accelerated last month, the latest sign that the steady decline in inflation over the past two years has stalled. According to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose 2.3% in October from a year earlier, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. This represents an increase from 2.1%

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining near seven-month lows. Claims for unemployment benefits fell by 2,000 to 213,000 for the week of Nov. 23, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The previous week’s level rose by 2,000 applications, going from 213,000 to 215,000. However, continuing claims, the total number of

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital replica of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monuments while helping the Holy See manage the flow of visitors and identify conservation issues. Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs, taken with drones, cameras and lasers

DETROIT — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada, the resulting price increases would clash with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation. Various economists indicate that companies would have no choice but to pass on the additional costs,

WASHINGTON — Virtual President-elect Donald Trump attacked Mexico and Canada on Monday, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the United States. Returning to one of the main themes of his election campaign and his first term, Trump said that the country’s borders are insecure and affirmed that immigrants contribute to crime and the

US President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a host of technological tools at his disposal that will help him deliver on his campaign promise to toughen immigration policies, including surveillance technology and artificial intelligence that The Biden administration already uses it to make crucial decisions in terms of tracking, detaining and

In the same way that has happened with the great celebrities of sports and the world of entertainment, a new wax figure has been announced by Madame Tussauds. This time it’s Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi, who now celebrates his iconic legacy at the museum in Orlando, Florida. The revelation coincides with Messi’s move to

YIWU, China — Tourists who bought refrigerator magnets in Times Square or other New York tourist spots in recent years probably acquired the work of Du Jing or one of his fellow exporters in a small Chinese city that supplies the United States and the world with tons of small merchandise. Du and her husband