U.S. economy grew strongly in the first three months of 2021
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The U.S. economy grew at a brisk 6.4% annual rate last quarter, powered by consumers, government aid and declining coronavirus cases.
The nation's gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services — accelerated in the January-March quarter from a 4.3% annual gain in the final quarter of 2020, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. The increases were led by growing spending on durable goods, especially vehicles and at restaurants and bars. "In early 2021, the U.S. economy was served a strong cocktail of improving health conditions and rapid vaccinations, along with a fizzy dose of fiscal stimulus and a steady flow of monetary policy support," analysts with Oxford Economics said in a note.Pennsylvania was a pivotal state in the 2020 presidential election, sealing Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump after four days of vote counting. So it's no surprise the Keystone State is again front and center this election cycle, with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump investing time and resources there ahead of Election Day.
Reporter killed in restaurant she owns hours after journalist shot dead in separate attack in Mexico
The U.N. human rights office in Mexico said Wednesday journalists in Mexico need more protection, after gunmen killed a journalist whose Facebook news page covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan. Then less than 24 hours later an entertainment reporter in the western city of Colima was killed inside a restaurant she owned.