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LEGO Builds New Factory In US - Check Out The Details

The Danish toy company, The LEGO Group, plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a new factory in Chesterfield County, Virginia. LEGO expects the 1.7 million square foot facility, once completed, to provide jobs to more than 1,760 people. CEO Niels B. Christiansen said, "This is an exciting step for the…

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Armstrong World Industries Reveals CFO Transition Plan

Armstrong World Industries Inc (NYSE:AWI) has appointed Christopher P. Calzaretta to succeed Brian MacNeal as its next chief financial officer, effective August 1, 2022. When Calzaretta assumes a new role as CFO, MacNeal will continue in an advisory role through September 1, 2022, to support a smooth transition. Calzaretta brings over 20 years…

Benzinga

Summit of the Americas: Biden's attempt to unite the region on migration gets off to a shaky start

The ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the Joe Biden in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, was overshadowed by US president’s decision not to invite the presidents of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. The reason given for this was antidemocratic leadership and disrespect for human rights in those…

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Biden's Summit of the Americas Was Over Before It Started

Biden's decision to exclude nondemocratic countries led to a boycott by allies.

Reason

Biden, western hemisphere leaders announce migration plan at Americas summit

US President Joe Biden and other leaders from the western hemisphere on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

France 24

US rolls out migration plan on final day of Americas summit

Experts question whether Summit of the Americas declaration will do enough to address pressing needs in the region.

Al Jazeera

Some LA homeless camps cleared as world leaders arrived for Summit of the Americas

LOS ANGELES — As their Uber ride headed from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles late Thursday morning, Bella Reith and Paul Campo couldn’t help but notice the row of tents on sidewalks and freeway underpasses.

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U.S. pledges more visas for Cubans, Haitians at Summit of the Americas

The Biden administration will spend $314 million to support Venezuelan migrants across the Western Hemisphere and restart programs allowing some Cubans and Haitians to reunite with family members in the United States, U.S. agencies announced on Friday.

Reuters

Editorial: Latin American dictators get zero tolerance, but Biden gives the Saudis a pass

For the United States to have any hope of restoring itself as a global beacon of democracy, the Biden administration must take a firm and consistent stand when dealing with dictators. If other nations’ leaders can’t embrace the fundamentals of democracy, they don’t deserve to be welcomed on these shores.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Biden unveils migration plan, capping Americas summit roiled by division

U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders from the Western Hemisphere on Friday rolled out a new set of measures to confront the regional migration crisis, seeking to salvage an Americas summit roiled by division.

Reuters

White House says Biden, Bolsonaro agree to work together on Amazon deforestation

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro agreed during a meeting at an Americas summit in Los Angeles to work together on preventing further deforestation of the Amazon, the White House said on Thursday.

Reuters

Blinken defends exclusion of Cuba from Summit of the Americas, despite triggering boycotts

LOS ANGELES — Despite the absence of presidents from some of the region’s key countries, the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, taking place in Los Angeles this week, can serve as a venue of delicate dialogue and incremental problem-solving, America’s top diplomat said Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas underscores regional divides

Biden doesn't have many friends in the region.

Axios

Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

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Leaders at Americas summit eye plan to manage migration impact

Leaders attending the Summit of the Americas are poised to issue a declaration pledging measures to curb illegal migration and help countries receiving large number of migrants to cope with them, according to a draft document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

The Conversation

Migration to the US is on the rise again – but it's unlikely to be fully addressed during the Summit of the Americas, or anytime soon

An estimated 6,000 Latin American migrants are traveling together through Mexico to reach the U.S. by foot and car, marking the largest caravan yet in 2022 of migrants traveling to the U.S. border.

Reuters

Biden rebuked over guest list at Americas summit he is hosting

Latin American leaders rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden face-to-face on Thursday over his exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from an Americas summit he is hosting, underscoring the challenges he faces to reassert leadership in the region.

The Independent UK

Biden seeks consensus at fractured Americas summit

President Joe Biden is kicking off his first full day at the Summit of the Americans in Los Angeles, which brings together leaders from across the hemisphere every few years

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U.S. plans new trade pact with 'like-minded partners,' says senior official

The Biden administration will press its competitive goals against China with the launch of a new trade pact in the Americas focused on "like-minded partners" with existing free trade agreements, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday.

Roll Call

White House to train health care workers in Latin America - Roll Call

The Biden administration hopes a plan to train health workers in Latin America will help stem the COVID-19 pandemic and future health crises.

Reuters

Biden and Bolsonaro to have awkward first meeting at Americas summit

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.

Reuters

Mexico foreign minister accuses U.S. of inconsistency in Americas Summit invitations

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday accused the United States of double standards by refusing to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, while engaging with non-democratic governments in Southeast Asia.

The Independent UK

A migrant caravan is headed towards the US border. Could it undermine Biden’s Summit of the Americas?

Massive group of migrants undermine a summit already on shaky ground

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas hobbles to its opening as Mexico’s president declines to attend

WASHINGTON — As the high-profile Summit of the Americas got under way Monday in Los Angeles, with presidents and prime ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere expected to attend, confusion continued to surround the agenda, what President Joe Biden hopes to achieve and whether U.S.-Latin American relations will be better…

Al Jazeera

US-bound migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico

Thousands of migrants begin walking towards US as the country is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

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