The Daily Populous

Joe Biden is working towards putting Harriet Tubman on $20 notes after Donald Trump delayed the move.

The Obama administration had wanted to replace Andrew Jackson with the American abolitionist on the notes but it went nowhere during the Trump Administration.

“The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 notes. »

The Biden administration has reaffirmed its calls for Russia to immediately release political opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his supporters who have been detained for protesting his incarceration.

Mr Navalny, who has recovered from the attack after treatment in a German hospital, returned to Moscow on a flight on 17 January and was promptly arrested.

We haven’t had any proof yet, but I will take a look,” Mr Trump said of Mr Navalny’s poisoning. »

AMC Theatres, the world’s largest cinema chain, has raised $917 million in new equity and debt capital, the company said on Monday.

Of the $917 million, AMC has raised $506 million of equity, from the issuance of 164.7 million new common shares, along with the previously announced securing of $100 million of additional first-lien debt and the concurrent issuance of 22 million new common shares to convert $100 million of second-lien debt into equity.

Adam Aron, AMC CEO and president, said: “Today, the sun is shining on AMC. »

Why it matters: The U.S. lags far behind the rest of the world in electric vehicle adoption.

Catching up will require big investments in EV production — including battery cell manufacturing and mining of raw materials — to avoid dependence on imports and foreign supply chains.

Biden's goal: 1 million new auto industry jobs in manufacturing, supply chains and infrastructure like EV charging stations. »