Paterson is a city in chaos, but it now has solar powered smart garbage bins complete with Mayor’s inscription
Smart trash cans – Paterson’s latest off-topic solution to a problem that is low on people’s minds Paterson, NJ — While residents in Paterson continue to face ongoing fears of future water…
Colombia poverty declined in 2021, but still above pre-pandemic levels
BOGOTA – Poverty levels in Colombia fell last year versus 2020, amid an economic recovery in the Andean country, but have yet to return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Russian Patriarch prays for quick end to Ukraine conflict but avoids criticising it
(Reuters) – The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, whose backing for Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has dismayed many fellow Christians, said on Saturday he hoped it would end quickly…
India wants to be friends with West but needs Russian help to defend borders, says Finance Minister -Bloomberg
MUMBAI – India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an interview in Washington.…
Americans back flexible approach on masks, but eager to move on from COVID-Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – Most Americans support a flexible approach to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, with cities reimposing mask mandates when cases surge, even as a growing number are eager to…
Column-Returning to work but close to retirement? Adjust your plan
By Mark Miller (Reuters) – The Great Retirement is morphing into the Great Return, with the U.S. employment report for March, released earlier this month, showing a jump back into the labor…
Rising calls for U.S. LNG revive stalled export projects, but at higher costs
By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – Soaring demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as buyers steer clear of Russian fuel is putting some long-stalled U.S. export projects back on track. But…
U.S. has permitted more wind and solar under Biden, but needs to do more -report to Congress
(Reuters) – The U.S. has accelerated the permitting of wind and solar projects on federal lands under President Joe Biden, but his administration needs more staff and less administrative red tape to…
Off Duty New Jersey Cops Can Smoke Weed, But Maybe Not for Long
TRENTON, NJ – With legalized marijuana finally arriving this Thursday in New Jersey, it has been announced that cops will be able to smoke weed as long as they’re off duty. That’s…
BOK governor nominee flags further policy tightening, but at more sedate pace than Fed
By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL -South Korea’s central bank governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong said on Tuesday the bank will continue to tighten monetary policy, but suggested the pace of hikes…
Traffic Sop Leads to Nearly Two Pound Cocaine Haul but Driver Escaped
UTICA, NY – A routine traffic stop led to officers hauling in nearly two pounds of cocaine seized during the incident. According to the Utica Police Department, at approximately 8:30 PM on…
China keeps medium-term policy rate unchanged, but markets expect more easing
SHANGHAI -China’s central bank kept borrowing costs of its medium-term policy loan unchanged for the third straight month as expected on Friday, despite Beijing calling for more monetary stimulus to cushion an…
ECB cannot ensure growth, but should stabilize prices – Lindner
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN -Inflation is the biggest threat to public finances and the European Central Bank should act on its mandate to stabilise prices, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters,…
Judge Lets Accused Secret Service Dupers Out On Bail — But There’s A Catch
Judge Lets Accused Secret Service Dupers Out On Bail — But There’s A Catch Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 A federal judge granted bail Tuesday to the two men accused of…
Carjackers’ Flawed Plan Helped Police, But they Got Away Anyway
PITTSBURGH, PA – A group of males carjacked two victims but left one in the car with them. It was this flaw in their plan that helped the police track them down.…
Driver Shot, But Escaped Attempted Carjacking in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, PA – A man sustained a gunshot wound while three assailants attempted to carjack him in Harrisburg on Sunday. Police said the man was shot as he fled his attackers. “On…
Atlantic City Police Find Drugs, Gun, but Suspect Remains a Fugitive
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Atlantic City police officers are searching for a fugitive released by police after finding drugs and a gun in his vehicle after a routine traffic stop. On April…
BoK to pause in April but rates to go up every quarter – Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU – The Bank of Korea is likely to stand pat at its meeting this week as its committee awaits the appointment of a new governor, but it will…
Oil Prices Are Falling, But It Has Nothing To Do With Biden’s Policies
Oil Prices Are Falling, But It Has Nothing To Do With Biden’s Policies Thomas Catenacci on April 11, 2022 Global crude oil prices continued to slide Monday because of the sudden decreased…
Analysis-U.S. strategic oil sale speeds fuel-price fix, but at what cost?
By Timothy Gardner, Julia Payne and Ahmad Ghaddar (Reuters) – The Biden administration is selling a record amount of emergency oil from national reserves to tame soaring U.S. fuel prices as quickly…
Cleveland Fed’s Mester says inflation elevated through 2023 but trajectory will fall – CBS
WASHINGTON – Inflation will remain high this year and next even as the Fed moves steadily to lower the pace of price increases, Cleveland Fed president Loretta Mester said Sunday in an…
Holmdel Schools Late to the Game, But Cafeteria COVID-19 Plexiglass Shields Finally Removed from Cafeterias
HOLMDEL, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy dropped the school masking and COVID-19 safety requirements for students on March 7th. It wasn’t until two weeks later that the Holmdel School Board…
Second booster shields elderly from COVID but protection wanes quickly – study
(Reuters) – A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of COVID-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel has found. The second…
Fed’s Daly sees slower growth, but no recession ahead
(Reuters) – Interest rate hikes aimed at bringing down too-high inflation will slow economic growth but will not tip the U.S. economy into recession, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly…
Analysis-Big victory at Amazon gives unions promise – but no end to challenges
By Jeffrey Dastin, Danielle Kaye and Julia Love (Reuters) – A vote by Amazon workers to organize their warehouse in New York surprised and inspired long-time labor backers, for whom a new…
Bill to legalize marijuana passes U.S. House, but faces dim prospects in Senate
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to end the federal ban on marijuana, which has created legal headaches for users and businesses in…
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