According to police, officers had been searching a nearby apartment complex for somebody with an outstanding warrant when they say they spotted Scott getting out of his car and holding a firearm. When Scott got back into his car, police say they approached him and he got back out of his car, holding the gun and posing “an imminent deadly threat to the officers who subsequently fired their weapon striking the subject.” … [Read more...] about Protests Erupt After Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in Charlotte, North Carolina
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North Andover’s Bonnie Miller On Food And The Coronavirus
"It is my hope that some of these conservationist habits will be deeply rooted enough to persist, as we are facing many great crises in our future, especially climate change," she said. "We may be forced to adopt less carnivorous eating habits and a more conservationist mindset sooner than we think, so if the Covid-19 crisis happens to provide some training in that, I see that as having value." … [Read more...] about North Andover’s Bonnie Miller On Food And The Coronavirus
Europe’s social welfare net shows signs of wear from virus
Union flags and poster opposing the closure and job cuts are pictured outside the Renault plant Friday, May 29, 2020 in Choisy-le-Roi, outside Paris. Struggling French carmaker Renault announced 15,000 job cuts worldwide as part of a 2 billion euros cost-cutting plan over three years. The cost-cutting plan comes as Renault came into the virus crisis in particularly bad shape. Its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi is a major global auto player but has struggled since the 2018 arrest of its longtime star CEO Carlos Ghosn. less … [Read more...] about Europe’s social welfare net shows signs of wear from virus
Shuttered Canada-US border highlights different approaches to the pandemic – and differences between the 2 countries
By having greater command and control over the hospital system, Canadian health authorities slowed the initial spread of coronavirus. As a result, the death rate per capita is substantially lower in Canada, 182 deaths per 1 million population, than in the U.S. at 302 deaths per 1 million population. The U.S. coronavirus infection rate of 5,235 cases per 1 million population is more than double the infection rate in Canada of 2,305 cases per 1 million population. … [Read more...] about Shuttered Canada-US border highlights different approaches to the pandemic – and differences between the 2 countries
US consumer spending sinks by record 13.6% in face of virus
The depth of the spending drop is particularly damaging because consumer spending is the primary driver of the economy, accounting for about 70% of economic activity. Last month’s figure signaled that the April-June quarter will be especially grim, with the economy thought to be shrinking at an annual rate near 40%. That would be, by far, the worst quarterly contraction on record. … [Read more...] about US consumer spending sinks by record 13.6% in face of virus
