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☆ Europe is beating inflation. Why can’t America declare victory?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Fed aims to keep inflation at 2% over the longer run. Meanwhile, among the 20 countries that use the euro, annual consumer price inflation has slowed steadily since the start of the year. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said earlier this month that she would favor a rate hike “should progress on inflation stall or even reverse.”So why does the United States appear to have a bigger inflation problem than Europe? Some economists argue there isn’t actually much daylight between the US and European rates of inflation, pointing to a quirk in the US measures. The measure is designed to track inflation in the real estate market while accounting for the fact that most Americans own their homes.

Persons: Michelle Bowman, Paul Donovan, Simon MacAdam, ”, MacAdam, ” Carsten Brzeski, Janet Yellen, Jim Watson, Brzeski, “, ” Davide Oneglia Organizations: London CNN, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, PCE, UBS Global Wealth Management, Capital Economics, ING, CNN, Monetary Fund, Washington, Reuters, Getty, —, ECB, Lombard Locations: United States, Europe, Centreville , Maryland, AFP, Russia, Ukraine

☆ An Amish family had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot while they were shopping, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewAn Amish family had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot while they were inside shopping, police said this week. A truck driver, who was parked in the lot, told police that he saw a woman stealing the buggy. Later that evening, the horse and buggy were found a little over two miles away from the store. AdvertisementAccording to Amish America, a website about Amish culture and communities, Michigan has the sixth largest Amish population in the US. More than 10% of the state's Amish population live in a community near Centreville, roughly 14 miles from the Sturgis Walmart.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Sturgis Department of Public Safety, Walmart, St, Sturgis Walmart Locations: Michigan, Sturgis, Detroit, Joseph County, America, Centreville

☆ How Danica Roem overcame a massive anti-trans campaign to win her fourth election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Danica Roem is now the first-ever transgender state senator in Virginia. AdvertisementAdvertisementRoem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. After coming into the election with a Democratic State Senate and a Republican House of Delegates, Virginia has a Democratic majority in both chambers. In her own election, Roem "faced an unprecedented deluge of anti-trans hate on the campaign trail, but she was not fazed nor distracted," Parker said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHer Inner MayorAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles.

Persons: Danica Roem, Roem, —, toting kabobs, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin's, Youngkin, Annise Parker, Parker, Bob Marshall, Virginia's, she's, Marshall, Bill Woolf III, I'm, Prince William County Organizations: Republican, Service, Shadow, Democratic, Delegates, Republican Gov, Associated Press, ABC, Houston, Democratic State Senate, of, Ohio, Democrat, Capitol, Mayor, Dodge, Airport Locations: Virginia, state's, Arlington , Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Richmond, United States, Centreville, Manassas, Virginia's, Prince William

Roem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. Only two folks who saw the mailers phoned her and she’s having lunch with one of them to talk things through. ___HER INNER MAYORAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles. Her slogan for the 2023 campaign was “Fixing roads, feeding kids.” Much of Roem’s social media feed reads like a transportation diary — or the work of a mayor. In her first two campaigns, Roem had her own past investigated, to avoid being blindsided.

Persons: Danica Roem, toting kabobs, Roem, Glenn Youngkin, ” Roem, “, ”, Annise Parker, —, Roem “, Parker, ‘ electable, Bob Marshall, Virginia’s, she's, ” Marshall, Marshall, Bill Woolf III, — “ Organizations: WASHINGTON, Dodge Shadow, Democratic, Delegates, Republican Gov, Associated Press, Houston, “, Capitol, Dodge, Airport, + + Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Richmond, United States, Centreville, Manassas

☆ Opinion | Stephen King and America’s ‘Gun Problem’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

To the Editor:Re “18 More Deaths From Our Gun Addiction,” by Stephen King (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 31):Mr. King’s frustration with gun violence and his feeling of helplessness for our country are not unique, but they are born more from exhaustion than reality. “The gun problem” is just that: a problem to be solved. A good coach knows when to substitute for exhausted players, and it’s OK that Mr. King and others need some bench time. The fresh legs off the bench are many, and they are moving with optimism, impatience and persistence to find the right courses of action that will make America’s gun violence problem no longer exist. She is the author of “Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis” and “How to Talk About Guns With Anyone.”To the Editor:I agree with Stephen King.

Persons: Stephen King, King, Katherine Schweit, Sandy, “, Pam Leiter Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Sandy Hook Elementary Locations: America, Katherine Schweit Centreville, Va, Haven, Mich

☆ D.C. school bus driver charged with DUI after allegedly crashing into a ditch, injuring 9 students
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A school bus driver in D.C. was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he crashed into a ditch, injuring nine children returning from a field trip. The bus — carrying 44 children and four adults — hit a rock, causing the rim to bend and the tire to flatten. "Reynolds continued driving until the adults on the bus convinced him to follow a second bus, which was also returning to the school from the field trip," police said. The agency's Motor Carrier Safety also found 18 safety violations between Reynolds and the other bus driver transporting children on the trip. "MCS determined that none of the bus drivers were properly licensed to operate a school bus," authorities said.

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