Philadelphia issues heat health emergency
Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency as temperatures soar into the 90s and make it dangerous to be outside for long periods of time. Fountains and splash pads are…
Lake Titicaca drought alert declared in Bolivia
Bolivian authorities have declared a drought alert for Lake Titicaca, warning water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. (AP video shot by: Carlos Guerrero) (July 28)…
Officer released from hospital after mass shooting
A police officer who was critically wounded while responding to a mass shooting at a Louisville bank in April has been discharged from a rehabilitation center after enduring multiple surgeries…
L.A. car chase ends with crash into fire hydrant
A high-speed police chase involving a stolen vehicle ended with a multi-vehicle crash Friday in Los Angeles. One car ended on top of a fire hydrant with water gushing out.…
School plan in Houston to repurpose libraries into discipline centers draws fire
A recent decision from the Houston Independent School District to eliminate 28 school libraries and repurpose at least some of them as places for administrators to discipline students is drawing…
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Free food fridges aim to fight waste in Geneva
A Geneva non-profit has begun ramping up its rollout of street-side, free-access public refrigerators that restaurateurs, at-home cooks, and others can use to give away food that’s about to go…
Trump, Spared Attacks by Rivals in Iowa, Doesn’t Return the Favor
Candidate after candidate at an Iowa Republican dinner on Friday avoided so much as mentioning the dominant front-runner in the race, former President Donald J. Trump. But when Mr. Trump…
New Trump Charges Highlight Long-Running Questions About Obstruction
When Robert S. Mueller III, the first special counsel to investigate Donald J. Trump, concluded his investigation into the ties between Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, his report raised…
Central Banks and Income Distribution: Does the Taylor Rule Push Up Rentier Incomes? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post may be a bit wonky for some tastes, but it does set the stage as to how, from a technical standpoint, the Fed uses analyses that…