U.S. Stages Largest Caribbean Military Exercises in Years on Puerto Rico’s Coast
In early September, the United States Southern Command unveiled dramatic video of U.S. Marines conducting live-fire exercises, helicopter
September 18, 2025Section
North America
The United States and Canada set the price of money, the direction of technology, and the trade rules the rest of the world lives by. The Rio Times covers North America through an emerging-market lens: the Fed and the dollar, Wall Street and the AI boom, tariffs and the policies that decide how capital flows to – or away from – Latin America. This hub gathers our daily US and Canada coverage and connects it to the wider Global South story.
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Mexico and Canada Double Down on Partnership as U.S. Raises the Bar on Trade
Mexico and Canada have just formed a closer partnership to protect themselves as the United States sharpens its trade demands
September 18, 2025
Charlie Kirk Assassination Sparks Trump’s Unprecedented Bid to Label Antifa ‘Terrorist’
President Donald Trump has announced plans to designate Antifa as a “major terrorist organization” following the murder of conservative
September 18, 2025
After Charlie Kirk’s Murder: Will the Right Become What It Hated?
(Op-Ed Analysis) In the first hours after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, two comments stood out. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi declared,
September 18, 2025
U.S. Housing Stumbles, Oil Supplies Tighten as Mortgage Activity Surges
America’s economy delivered a split message on Wednesday. Fresh housing data showed the market is losing steam just as a...
September 17, 2025
Fed Cuts Interest Rates but Sees Years of Sub-2% Growth
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 4%–4.25%, its first reduction since late 2024....
September 17, 2025
Global Economy News Briefing for September 16, 2025
The global economy on Tuesday offered a study in contrasts: strong American consumers keeping momentum alive.
September 17, 2025
Reckoning After Kirk: Trump and Vance Target Left-Wing Extremists
President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance launched federal probes into left-wing extremism after conservative activist Charlie
September 16, 2025
U.S. Factories Struggle While Shoppers Keep Spending: The Contradictory Economy Explained
The flood of economic numbers coming out of Washington and Wall Street can feel overwhelming, even contradictory.
September 16, 2025