Traders bet on supply squeeze pushing up copper prices – Financial Times
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Traders are betting on tighter copper markets in the coming months as disappointment over slowing Chinese economic growth outweighs concerns about tight global supplies. The June delivery price for copper, a key barometer of the health of […]
Police Get A Surprise When They Find Out Car Chase Was Led By 9-Year-Old Trying To Drive To School
ABC7 reports that a 9-year-old boy behind the wheel of a car in California led police on a chase that ended near the child’s school. The boy, who was on his way to school, surprised the police officer who pursued him after the car stopped. According to ABC7. “It’s shocking,” said Trooper Terry Dunn of […]
Ex-FDNY honcho skirts conflict laws by joining IT consulting biz: critics
Laura Kavanaugh, a former fire chief and longtime confidant of the chief, now works for the global IT consulting giant that under her watch raised $39 million in no-bid contracts for the FDNY. Critics argue that the close relationship circumvents conflict of interest laws. Former Deputy Commissioner John-Paul Augier resigned from his $241,119-a-year FDNY job […]
Judge blocks NJ ballot design panned for alleged pro-establishment favoritism
A federal judge agreed Friday to block New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design, which has been widely criticized for increasing the chances of partisan candidates. The judge acknowledged the unusual nature of the order and said the “integrity of democratic practice” was at stake. The ruling shakes up the foundations of New Jersey’s primary ballots, […]
Youth Wrestling Coach Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Child Pornography
2016 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials – Day 1 IOWA CITY, Iowa – April 9: After losing to Jesse Schielke in the Greco-Roman 59kg semifinals on Day 1 of the Olympic Wrestling Trials in Carver. , Spencer Mango’s shoes can be seen retiring on the mat. -April 9, 2016, Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by […]
We Need Accountability for Those Who Suppressed Truth, Advocated Terrible Policies During COVID
During the final monologue of Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said those who promoted bad policies and approaches during the coronavirus pandemic have avoided admitting their mistakes. “Many dissenting voices have been suppressed and ridiculed in Congress,” he said. Time proved right. Perhaps that’s why those in power never wanted a […]
Second shipment of food, aid departs Cyprus for Gaza as concerns of famine grow
Early Saturday morning, a convoy of three ships left Cyprus for Gaza carrying 400 tonnes of food and other supplies, the second such shipment in recent days, raising concerns about widespread hunger in the region. It was inside. The relief supplies will be delivered by World Central Kitchen (WCK). The boat is loaded with ready-to-eat […]
Brooklyn parents call on state to oust anti-Israel parent board
Four disgusted Jewish mothers are demanding that the entire controversial Brooklyn School District Parent Council be disbanded over its discriminatory and anti-Semitic behavior. The District 14 Area Education Council, a volunteer board serving Greenpoint and Williamsburg, uses its official platform to promote anti-Israel views and organize rallies, according to a petition filed with the state […]
We’re Better Off Under Biden, Don’t Have Excessive COVID Restrictions
In his final monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said, “We’re not in the middle of a time when the coronavirus hit and America drenched itself and found itself empty. “Because of this, America is better off than it was four years ago.” I overreacted to the coronavirus pandemic and […]
France to Bring Back Remains of Colonial Soldiers from Vietnam
(AFP) The French Ministry of Defense has announced that it will repatriate from Vietnam the bodies of six soldiers who died in Dien Bien Phu, the country’s last stronghold in colonial Indochina. The statement added that the surgery would take place “within the next few days.” Dien Bien Phu in northern Vietnam was the site […]