Central Bank Folly and Its Repercussions
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Most readers are likely familiar with discussions concerning Quantitative Easing. This was pioneered by Japan’s central bank and modified and emulated by many central banks around the world. Its adoption by US authorities was vital as the Federal Reserve acts as the defacto central bank, of central banks. While arcane, it […]
New Central American President Following Through On Pledge To Cut Illegal Migration To US
The Panamanian government is touting progress on efforts to reduce illegal migration through the Darien Gap, a dense jungle region that has long served as a gateway point for South American migrants making their way to the United States. The National Border Service, Panama’s version of the U.S. Border Patrol, reported that 11,363 migrants had […]
Grand Central Terminal’s main concourse closed amid anti-Israel protests
The iconic main concourse of Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal was closed to travelers starting Thursday afternoon in preparation for planned anti-Israel protests, authorities said. “Access to the main concourse at Grand Central Terminal will be limited today due to demonstrations in the area,” the MTA said in a statement. “Please follow the directions of MTA […]
Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial
As the trainer behind a horse killed two years ago faced off on his first day of trial, neighbors poured out outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday afternoon to demand the shutdown of the city’s carriage horse industry — at least, that’s what they thought. Ian McKeever, who is facing animal cruelty charges in the […]
Biden admin slaps restrictions on releasing migrants from Central Asian country amid terror concerns: report
The Biden administration has reportedly imposed new restrictions on the release of migrants from at least one Central Asian country into the interior amid ongoing fears about terrorism. New York Post This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that it had received orders not to release any immigrants from Tajikistan, and if it did, […]
Man, 42, slashed multiple times in Central Park after getting into argument: NYPD
Police say a man was slashed multiple times after an altercation with two young people in Central Park. Police say the incident happened around 9:50 a.m. Saturday near the entrance to the park at the intersection of West 67th Street and Central Park West. Police say a man was slashed multiple times after an altercation […]
Greens’ co-leader Carla Denyer unseats Labour in Bristol Central | General election 2024
Green Party co-leader Carla Denier has been elected Member of Parliament for Bristol Central in a major upset for the Labour Party. Mr Denier received 24,539 votes in the newly drawn constituency, comfortably beating Labour candidate and shadow frontbencher Thangam Devonair, who received 14,132 votes, to come in second. Devonaire has represented Bristol West, the […]
Central Park attempted rapist charged
A suspect has been charged after attempting to rape a woman while she was sunbathing in New York City’s Central Park last month, authorities said Wednesday. Jermaine Longmire, 43, who has been arrested eight times in New York state and has a “significant arrest history” in other states, was identified as a suspect after his […]
Person of interest in broad-daylight attempted rape of Central Park sunbather in custody for alleged groping on subway platform
A suspect in a broad daylight attempted rape of a woman sunbathing in Central Park has already been detained for allegedly groping a woman on a subway platform on the Upper West Side, law enforcement sources said Tuesday. Sources say a 43-year-old man arrested Thursday in connection with the molestation of a woman at West […]
IDF Discovers, Destroys Large Tunnel Under Central Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that soldiers had discovered and destroyed a massive kilometre-long underground tunnel in central Gaza that had been used to transport terrorists and weapons through a key strategic area. Here is what our forces have encountered in central Gaza during operations over the past few months: – Approximately […]