Tag: abroad

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the United States, Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick). Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6,…


As Pressure Mounts, Biden Signs Executive Order to Deter Wrongful Detention of Americans Abroad

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of U.S. citizens abroad by authorizing government agencies to impose sanctions and other measures. The move came amid growing pressure on Biden from families of hostages and detainees, most recently on the case of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who…


More Than $6.4 Billion in U.S. Pandemic Aid Sent Abroad, Inspector General Finds

Some 2,000 foreign contractors and nonprofits in 177 countries received more than $6.4 billion in United States’ federal pandemic response assistance between the spring of 2020 and the fall of 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). Most of the “prime recipients” are based…


More Than $6.4 Billion in US Pandemic Aid Sent Abroad, Inspector General Finds

Some 2,000 foreign contractors and nonprofits in 177 countries received more than $6.4 billion in United States’ federal pandemic response assistance between the spring of 2020 and the fall of 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). Most of the “prime recipients” are based…


More Than $6.4 Billion in US Pandemic Aid Sent Abroad, Including China

Some 2,000 foreign contractors and nonprofits in 177 countries received more than $6.4 billion in United States’ federal pandemic response assistance between the spring of 2020 and the fall of 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). Most of the “prime recipients” are based…


US Allows Americans With Expired Passports to Return Home

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that document until the end of year. Citing delays in passport renewals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said certain passports that expired on or after Jan. 1, 2021, will be honored…