Powell: “Tension” between jobs, inflation is the chief challenge facing Fed
(Reuters) -Resolving “tension” between high inflation and still-elevated unemployment is the most urgent issue facing the Federal Reserve right now, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, acknowledging the central bank’s two goals are in potential conflict. The United States is more than 5 million jobs short of where it was before the pandemic. At the Fed’s most recent meeting policymakers lifted their inflation forecasts for this year to 4.2% – more than twice the targeted level of 2%. Typically the rates of unemployment and inflation are inversely related, partly due to monetary policy and the use of interest rates to either stimulate or depress the demand for goods and services, thus influencing prices and hiring. The issue now is how long that dislocation lasts, and whether inflation proves so persistent that it outruns improvement in the job market and forces the Fed to begin raising interest rates while unemployment is still high.
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September 29, 2021 18:45 UTC
'Pathetic little wheel boy:' City of Hamtramck’s attorney ruthlessly mocks local activist in a wheelchair
click to enlarge ShutterstockA local activist in a wheelchair has filed suit against a municipal lawyer over demeaning emails. Back to your regularly scheduled sit down.”• “I love to walk. And do things that others can’t. My children thank you, in fact, for the college money,” Allen wrote. I beg you, cowardly punk.”Allen also represents other municipalities, including Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, and Wayne County, according to Blackwell.couldn’t reach Allen or Hamtramck city officials.
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September 29, 2021 17:47 UTC
Natick husband and wife in their 80s are out $26,000 after credit card scam
They told him that someone from Russia was trying to steal $13,000 using his credit card through the credit union. She was told that someone from China was trying to steal $13,000 from her account using her credit card. The woman bought 10 $1,000 Apple gift cards and six $500 Macy's gift cards and provided the PIN numbers to the scammer, Rossi said. As for the couple, Rossi said it is not known if they’ll ever get the money back. “Hopefully, since the credit card company and the credit union told them to file a police report they can help,” said Rossi.
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September 29, 2021 17:03 UTC
Making workplaces safe as businesses begin reopening after COVID-19
How do we return to work environments we once knew so well? Some may start to consider health insurance surcharges. SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT:Parents demand remote learning option amid delta spikeFor some businesses, a return to an on-site office culture may not be immediately possible. Review remote work policies and determine how to set expectations about camera presence and availability on communication tools to maintain team cohesion and accountability. Plan for the return to, and maintenance of, healthy operations with flexible and supportive leave policies and practices that educate employees and make workplaces safer.
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September 29, 2021 14:03 UTC
Three Polish regions scrap 'LGBT-free zones' after EU threatens to pull funding
Three regions in Poland have voted to cancel resolutions declaring themselves to be “LGBT-free zones.”With local authorities seeing pushes for gay rights as an affront to traditional Catholic family values, nearly 100 regions in Poland passed anti-LGBTQ resolutions in 2019, which the EU said violated discrimination laws. The European Commission later threatened to pull up to $150 million in funding for five local governments if they didn’t cancel the resolutions. In response, Podkarpackie, Lubelskie and Malopolskie scrapped their declarations on Monday. In an interview with BBC, Bart Staszewski, a Polish LGBTQ activist, praised the repeals while underscoring the need for further action. I mean, they don’t want to revoke the whole resolution, they just want to replace it with another one,” he said.
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September 29, 2021 14:01 UTC
Update: State trooper on detail in Weston seriously injured after tractor-trailer crash
WESTON — A Massachusetts State Police trooper who was seriously injured late Tuesday night when his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 128 (Interstate 95) will be on medical leave, authorities said. The trooper, a 33-year-old man, was treated and released at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after the 11:44 p.m. crash on Route 128 southbound in Weston. State police say the driver of the tractor-trailer, a 27-year-old man from Montreal, told them he fell asleep. But the force of the crash broke the SUV’s steering wheel off and pinned the trooper inside his cruiser. The road was closed for about two hours as drivers were detoured through Waltham on Route 20, according to state police.
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September 29, 2021 12:47 UTC
Anti-LGBTQ church minister arrested for allegedly touching young boy at bus stop
According to police, the father chased Coghill, a discipleship minister at Lakehoma Church of Christ, and attacked him, fracturing his Coghill’s skull and cracking his orbital socket. We will cooperate with authorities as needed.”Lakehoma said that church elders had voted to relieve Coghill “from all duties. He will no longer be on staff at Lakehoma.”Coghill’s former employer, the anti-LGBTQ Choctaw Church of Christ, held a prayer vigil for him on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Coghill spent five years at Choctaw as the church’s Youth, Family and Involvement Minister, before moving to Lakehoma Church in Mustang. In addition to authoring an anti-gay book, Mazzalongo also criticized gay rights in an article republished by Choctaw, LGBTQ Nation reports.
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September 29, 2021 12:32 UTC
Harvest Fest returns to Detroit’s Palmer Park
click to enlarge Barbara Bearfeld/People for Palmer ParkHarvest Fest returns to Detroit's Palmer Park this weekend. For 10 years, residents in the Palmer Park neighborhood celebrated the season with an annual Harvest Fest. Harvest Fest, presented by People for Palmer Park, is an all-ages festival that will feature live music, storytelling, arts and crafts, pumpkin picking, and apple cider from Motor City Brewing Works. The Harvest Fest will be open to the public from 1-4 p.m., Sat., Oct. 2; 1121 Merrill Plaisance, Detroit. Subscribe to our newsletters, and follow us on Google News, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Reddit.
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September 28, 2021 19:18 UTC
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Michigan teacher says he was 'censored' for telling class '[America] is a country built on lies'
click to enlarge Shutterstock.comThe United States of America hasn't exactly always lived up to that whole "All men are created equal" thing. Ross Randall Johnson is a substitute teacher for the Dickinson-Iron School District in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, near the Wisconsin border. "I said, 'Yes,' and framed it within the context of the subject matter we were covering in class," Johnson says. Johnson says he felt that was threatening, and maintains that he was following Michigan’s school curriculum guidelines. People of color should not feel apprehensive about walking into a school in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula whether as a student or teacher."
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September 28, 2021 16:52 UTC
Dior brings bold splash of colour to Paris fashion week
PARIS (Reuters) -Christian Dior showcased a burst of colorful 1960s- and 1970s-flavored mini dresses as crowds returned to its hometown show at the Paris fashion week. Chiuri swapped Dior’s signature, cinched Bar jackets for short, boxy cuts, rounding the shoulders and pairing them with mini skirts and bermuda shorts. “I bring this reference in the silhouette, in the bold colour and also it’s very graphic,” said Chiuri. Patterns included neon leopard prints and pastel camouflages as well as animal images that were blown up and applied with embroidery techniques. It feels different but it also feels encouraging that we’ve figured out a way to all be together and experience the world of fashion,” said actor Rachel Brosnahan, who flew in from New York.
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September 28, 2021 14:43 UTC
Texas students walk out of school over alleged anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Hundreds of students walked out of a Texas high school on Wednesday, claiming discrimination against queer students and teachers. Related: Indiana school sued for allegedly discriminating against Gay-Straight AllianceIn a memo to staff, the Irving Independent School District said, “We want to send a different tone this year. “They are merely a signal that a teacher feels confident in their ability to have these conversations,” she told WFAA. Additionally, students who have attended GSA meetings at MacArthur told CBS that they have been questioned by the administration. Read More:Utah school district bans ‘politically charged’ Pride flag from classroomsWATCH: Anti-LGBTQ protester punched in the face at Pride paradeJake Gyllenhaal: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ helped break ‘stigma’ of straight actors taking gay roles
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September 28, 2021 14:15 UTC
Detroit's new Vault of Midnight comic book store opens Saturday in Milwaukee Junction
click to enlarge Courtesy photoVault of Midnight's new Detroit store features a mural by Sintex. Detroit's bigger and better Vault of Midnight comic book store will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction neighborhood.The new store, located at 2857 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, will open to the public from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2.According to a press release, the grand opening will feature select free comic books, a video game truck by Round 1 Gaming Lab, DJs, the Buddah Foods food truck, discounts, and more.Comic book fans can also check out a new mural designed by Sintex that features superheroes from Marvel, D.C., and Milestone Comics, as well as Vault of Midnight's "Lonely Spaceman" mascot.First founded in 1996 in Ann Arbor, Vault of Midnight expanded to Grand Rapids in 2013 and downtown Detroit in 2016 on Library Street. The new Milwaukee Junction location is more than double the square footage of the former Library Street store.
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September 28, 2021 13:52 UTC
DoorDash delivery man arrested for writing anti-gay slurs on gay couple's order
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into civil rights violations and poor conditions inside Georgia prisons, including the targeting of LGBTQ inmates by prisoners and staff. On Tuesday, in a news conference, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said the Justice Department found "significant justification" to open the investigation, citing dozens of murders, stabbings and beatings, scores of smuggled weapons, and documented gang activity inside state-run prisons. Last year, 26 people in state-run prisons were killed in confirmed or suspected homicides, and 18 others have been killed this year. Additionally, an investigation by the Southern Center for Human Rights, a nonprofit law firm that monitors conditions in state prisons, last year found that inmates in Georgia state prisons had a suicide rate twice the national average, raising further red flags.
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September 28, 2021 11:48 UTC
Drowning girl statue causes a stir in Bilbao
BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) – Staring impassively out from the murky waters of Bilbao’s River Nervion, the eerily lifelike face of a young girl drowning in the tide has been unsettling people in the Spanish city since she appeared unannounced last week. Bilbao residents awoke to the installation last Thursday after it was taken by boat and lowered into the river near the city centre at the dead of night. “I learnt today that’s not what it’s about, but I think people can each give their own meaning to it,” she said. ‘Bihar’ is not the first Orozco work to surprise and move Bilbao. Two years ago his life-size statue of a lone woman sitting on a park bench, ‘Invisible Soledad,’ sparked a debate about the isolated lives of the elderly.
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September 28, 2021 11:15 UTC
WATCH: Anti-LGBTQ protester punched in the face at Pride parade
A woman has been arrested in Northern Ireland after punching an anti-LGBTQ protester in the face at a Pride parade. A 44-year-old woman, who has not been named, approached McGeough, paused as if to say something, and then punched him in the face. Gerry McGeough has clearly fallen down the fascist rabbithole of hate as he protests at the Mid Ulster Pride event alongside Niall McConnell. Mid Ulster Pride, which organized the march, said it was unaware of the incident but was “very sorry” to hear it had happened. The anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion campaigner said he would continue to protest LGBTQ events and the “homosexual agenda,” including another Pride event in Omagh.
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September 28, 2021 11:03 UTC