Global Nation: US says treaty applies to any attack on PH; Real Time Pain Relief Products on Amazon; Biden taps Fil-Am engineer for key post in U.S. Dep’t of Interior

[Inquirer.Net]( Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [American Airlines Joins GameStop Trading Frenzy as Calls for Probe Build]( An almost 60% surge in shares of American Airlines led to stellar gains for a series of social-media hyped stocks on Thursday, broadening a battle between small-time traders and major Wall Street institutions that has shaken U.S. and European stock markets. GameStop, the video game chain whose 1,700% rally has been at the heart of... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook Board Overrules Company on Most Cases in First Test]( Deciding its first cases, Facebook Inc’s oversight board ruled on Thursday that the social media company was wrong to remove four of five pieces of content the board reviewed, including posts Facebook took down for violating rules on hate speech and harmful COVID-19 misinformation. The rulings are a crucial test of the independent body created... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [US says treaty applies to any attack on PH]( The United States has assured the Philippines that it acknowledges the importance of the Mutual Defense Treaty both countries forged in 1951 and its application to armed attacks against the Philippine military, public vessels and aircraft in the Pacific and South China Sea. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the assurance in a call... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [What Does President Biden’s ‘Buy American’ Mean?]( In his first days, President Biden signed the Buy American Act (BAA) into law. The new leader of the United States faces a rocky start to his presidency. It begins after chaos at the Capitol while the COVID-19 pandemic continues with seemingly no end. The global contagion prompted the government to mandate a nationwide lockdown.... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Real Time Pain Relief Products on Amazon]( Millions of people who suffer from various body aches look for real-time pain relief to ease their woes. The pain levels may vary from mild discomfort to debilitating, but it’s safe to say that if you can find a quick solution, you’d most likely take it. However, one of the most pressing concerns about these... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Biden taps Fil-Am engineer for key post in U.S. Dep’t of Interior]( WASHINGTON, DC – Filipino American water policy expert Camille Calimlim Touton was named Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation under the Biden administration. She is the first Filipino American to serve in a leadership post at the agency. The Bureau of Reclamation is a water management agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior,... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Portland man charged with hate crime for attack on Asian woman]( PORTLAND, Oregon – Prosecutors filed felony assault and hate crime charges against a 39-year-old man who allegedly attacked an Asian American woman on a public bus on Jan. 22. Peter Eschright allegedly kicked the woman in both shins and hurled racial slurs at her while she was riding the bus with her son. The Multnomah... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. economy weakest in 74 years]( WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy contracted at its sharpest pace since World War Two in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic depressed consumer spending and business investment, pushing millions of Americans out of work and into poverty. The Commerce Department’s snapshot of fourth-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday also showed the recovery from the pandemic losing... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [A young Fil-Am’s life well spent among those who have the least]( OAKLAND, California – At a young age that held a promise of great things to come, Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez had already done and experienced much. He had been living with indigenous communities and farmers in the Philippines, standing with them in their fight for land, livelihood, and ancestral domain for months, when he died... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Drugs, vaccines likely less effective vs. new virus variants]( The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Coronavirus variants escape effects of antibody drugs Antibody therapies and vaccines for treating or preventing COVID-19 are likely to be less effective against some... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter troll charged over 2016 election scam]( A right-wing social media influencer was charged on Wednesday with spreading disinformation online that may have prevented thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters from voting in the 2016 presidential election. Douglass Mackey, 31, is accused of publishing memes on Twitter that falsely claimed Democratic voters could cast ballots by sending a text message to a specific... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Risk of U.S. extremist violence higher after Capitol attack]( WASHINGTON – The United States could face a heightened threat of domestic extremist violence for weeks from people angry at Donald Trump’s election defeat and inspired by the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security warned on Wednesday. The advisory – which said there was no specific and credible threat at... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hopeful Signs on Pandemic Lead US States to Ease COVID Restrictions]( Severe COVID-19 infections and restrictions are beginning to abate in many parts of the United States even as the death toll mounts, signaling an end to the pandemic’s post-holiday surge and prompting some states to ease public health restrictions. A slow but steady reduction in the number of Americans entering hospitals with the disease has... [Share this article](  Want to see more latest news? [Visit our website]( FOLLOW US © Copyright 2021 [INQUIRER.net]( [INQUIRER.net]( is the official news website of the INQUIRER Group of Companies (IGC) Your privacy is important to us. We will not share, sell or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial or other purposes without your permission. You can opt-out of any emails from us by [updating your preferences](. [Forward to a Friend]( | [Feedback](