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Email Posted December 12, 2019 12:11:28 Video: The gun battle left parts of Jersey City in lockdown (ABC News) Map: United States Police are investigating whether a couple who killed four people at a kosher grocery store in the US state of New Jersey were motivated by anti-Semitic beliefs, after the local mayor labelled the attack a "hate crime". Key points:Police are investigating links between the shooters and an anti-Semitic Black Israelite groupThe pair killed four people before dying in a shootout with policeThe attack has been labelled a "hate crime" by Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop Three people were killed inside the store after a man and woman pulled up in a rental van and began firing at the Jersey City store yesterday.The two attackers, identified as David N Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, were killed in the ensuing firefight with police, along with one police officer.Investigators believe Anderson and Graham had previously identified as Black Hebrew … [Read more...] about Shooting in New Jersey kosher grocery labelled a hate crime as police probe links to Black Israelites

New York: Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has reached a USD 25 million settlement with dozens of his alleged sexual misconduct victims, one of the women's lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. The cash will be shared among more than 30 actresses and former employees who have sued the 67-year-old producer for offenses ranging from sexual harassment to rape. Aaron Filler, an attorney for "Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta, told AFP he expected his client, who accused Weinstein of raping her in 2010, to be part of the settlement. Weinstein will not have to admit wrongdoing or pay from his own pocket, celebrity news portal TMZ said, with the bill instead being met by insurers for his bankrupt former movie studio, The Weinstein Company. The deal will have to be signed by all parties and get court approval to resolve almost every misconduct lawsuit brought against him since 2017 and insulate company directors from future liability. Weinstein's accusers include some of the … [Read more...] about Disgraced Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Agrees to $25 Million Settlement with Accusers

New York: Despite its common occurrence, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding miscarriage and many women find that their emotional and psychological needs are unmet as they go through a devastating grieving process. But for some, Instagram has emerged as a tool to cope with such distress, a study says. The study, published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that the content posted by Instagram users included rich descriptions of the medical and physical experiences of miscarriage, and the emotional spectrum of having a miscarriage and coping with those emotions, the social aspect, and family identity. "I find it endlessly fascinating that women are opening up to essentially strangers about things that they hadn't even told their partners or families," says Dr Riley. "But this is how powerful this community is," said Amy Henderson Riley, assistant professor at Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, US. View this post on Instagram … [Read more...] about Women are using Instagram to cope with miscarriage distress

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged lower against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs are likely to remain unchanged indefinitely. The Fed expects moderate economic growth and low unemployment to continue through next year's presidential election, the U.S. central bank's rate-setting committee said in its policy statement after the end of a two-day meeting on Wednesday. The decision left the benchmark overnight lending rate in its current target range between 1.50% and 1.75%. "The bar to a rate hike remains higher than the bar to lowering rates further, but overall you are looking at a Fed that is fairly confident about where the economy is headed and expects inflation to remain under pressure for a prolonged period of time," said Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Cambridge Global Payments in Toronto. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six other major currencies, was … [Read more...] about Dollar edges lower after Fed holds rates steady

Video PlayerClose UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C) attends the Special Event on "Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism", at the UN headquarters in New York April 12, 2018. Antonio Guterres on Thursday underscored the importance of investing in youth for the fight against terrorism. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) UNITED NATIONS, April 12 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday underscored the importance of investing in youth for the fight against terrorism. "Today's discussion is centered on young people who are at risk of disempowerment and alienation, and susceptible to extremist narratives and recruitment. If we are serious about prevention, and particularly about preventing conflict, we need to be serious about engaging with and investing in young women and men," Guterres told an event organized by the Norwegian and Pakistani delegations and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism. Violent extremist groups target and invest in young people because they are aware of … [Read more...] about UN chief asks for investment in youth to counter terrorism