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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee works with police to enhance safety in wake of Colorado attack
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Following the attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left 12 people hurt this weekend, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Shepard Englander, said the local Jewish community is 'heartbroken and outraged.' 'This was a targeted terror attack against people because of what they believe,' Englander said. 'America was founded so that we would have a place where people can believe whatever they believe and not be harassed and killed. This was not just an attack on Jews. This was an attack on America and what it stands for.' FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine' Safety is a concern among those in the Jewish community locally, and the Federation is working with local law enforcement to ensure the community stays safe. 'We have had to invest more than we ever wanted to in security professionals and we are so grateful to have some of the best,' Englander said. 'We would rather be spending the money helping people, connecting people in programs, but now we are going to have to even spend more which is not what any of us want, but it is absolutely necessary because everyone needs to be safe and not afraid to come out and be part of a community and celebrate their traditions.' Englander spoke with local law enforcement Monday about safety moving forward. The sheriff's office said Hoffman was briefed on the incident in Colorado and, as a result, requested extra patrols near local synagogues and the Jewish Federation. 'Our intelligence unit is monitoring for anything suspicious that might possibly be related to or inspired by the Boulder incident,' a sheriff's office spokesperson wrote. 'The sheriff says the main reason for these meetings is to share information and communicate so that we are being proactive to prevent an incident in our community. We will continue monitoring closely.' During a stop in Sarasota Monday morning, 8 On Your Side asked Governor Ron DeSantis about the state's response. He described antisemitism as a 'huge problem' across the country and called the recent attacks 'sick.' 'We will continue to respond the way that we always responded,' DeSantis said. 'This type of stuff will not fly in Florida, and we will do what we can obviously to prevent, and certainly if anybody makes the mistake of doing what this guy in Colorado … you will absolutely live to regret that.' Englander spoke briefly with Gov. DeSantis during his stop in Sarasota. 'I thanked him for his support and he said 'let us know what you need,'' Englander said. 'America is a place where the Jewish people have had such friendship and support; being reminded of it brings tears to my eyes.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Dollar mixed on tariff uncertainty
NEW YORK: The dollar was mixed on Friday but on track for a monthly gain against the Japanese yen as investors factored in the likelihood of trade tariffs remaining in some form, even as US President Donald Trump faces a court battle over his authority to impose them. A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of Trump's tariffs on Thursday, a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and ordered an immediate block on them. While the exact level of tariffs that will remain on trading partners is unknown, traders are expecting the levies to persist in some form. 'We're going to have some tariffing. Maybe not as exciting as was announced on April the 2nd, but we're still going to get it,' said Steve Englander, head of global G10 FX research and North America macro strategy at Standard Chartered Bank's NY Branch. 'The one thing that the court ruling may have done is limited the amount of shocks that Trump can unleash with a headline or with a comment at a press conference,' Englander said. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Thursday that the Trump administration will seek to enact tariffs through other means if it ultimately loses the court fights over its trade policy. Investors are concerned that tariffs will slow growth and reignite inflation, though deals to drop tariff increases on China and the European Union as they negotiate trading terms has reduced pessimism over the US economic outlook. The dollar briefly bounced on Friday after Trump said that China had violated an agreement on tariffs with the United States. It comes a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks between the US and China were 'a bit stalled.' Tariffs are also seen as a key source of revenue as Congress works on a bill to reduce some income taxes. Meanwhile the dollar showed little reaction to data on Friday showed that US consumer spending increased marginally in April as a rush to beat higher prices from import duties slowed, while inflation eased during the month. A separate report showed that the US trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in April as the boost from the front-running of imports ahead of tariffs faded. 'Nothing in the data was such a clear surprise relative to expectations that would generate a definitive market move,' said Englander. May's jobs report due for release next Friday will next be closely watched for any indications that the labor market is weakening, after data on Thursday showed a bigger than expected jump in jobless claims in the latest week. The euro was last down 0.47% at $1.1317. It is on pace for a 0.05% monthly loss, the first red month since December. German inflation eased further in May, bringing it closer to the European Central Bank's 2% target and bolstering the case for an interest rate cut next week. The dollar weakened 0.14% to 143.99 Japanese yen. The greenback is on track for a monthly increase of 0.7% against the Japanese currency, the best performance since December, following four consecutive months of losses.
The Herald Scotland
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
I'm grateful to the SNP when I recall the harm Tories and Labour did
But I also know that if I wait until after 9am I will get through within a few minutes. If I am seriously worried and don't want to wait three or four weeks, I will be offered triage by a qualified nurse or a telephone consultation with a doctor, usually on the same day. As a last resort, I will be told to attend the surgery after 11am, but that I will probably have to wait a while. None of this is perfect, of course, but given the state that Scotland has been left in after my lifetime of Jim Callaghan's Labour, Thatcherism, Blair/Brown light-touch financial regulation, and 14 years of Tory austerity, I am glad that I have the SNP Government doing its best to protect me from the likes of Nigel Farage, Reform, Scottish Labour and the hapless Tories. John Jamieson, Ayr. The Brexit deficit When I first read Ian Lakin's letter (May 10) I thought it was a UK Government press release but then I realised he was being serious. Evidently the SNP are "narrow nationalists" for wanting Scotland to rejoin the EU (some contorted logic there) while Mr Lakin is apparently oblivious to the fact that Brexit was brought about by narrow nationalism of the "little Englander" variety. Basically, people were conned during the EU referendum campaign by a mixture of blatant lies, sophistry and subterfuge (remember the Leave assertion that departing the EU would mean an extra £350 million per week for the NHS?). The Independent published an article in March which revealed that Brexit was costing UK business more than £3 billion per month. If Mr Lakin believes the agreements he refers to in his letter will offset this then all I can say in response is dream on. Alan Woodcock, Dundee. Read more letters Indy is the way forward My mother was a repository of wonderful clichés; I was reminded of one, the oft-cited "if wishes were horses then beggars would ride", when reading Robert IG Scott's letter (May 12). Contrary to all evidence he predicts the return of a Labour/Liberal return to power at Holyrood. Surely he will acknowledge that the Starmer/Reeves Axis of Callousness, in dismantling winter fuel payments, ghosting the Waspi women, signalling their utter tone-deafness in relation to people with disabilities and prattling on about "working" people hasn't exactly made their local branch representatives very popular. I don't know what my mother would have said if confronted with such an obvious disconnect with reality. The Scottish people are canny and many of them have already figured out that the way out of this morass is to ensure there is an overwhelming independence vote on the list to provide the backbone required to release us at last from what Alex Salmond once called "the yoke of mediocrity". Marjorie Thompson, Edinburgh. • When faced with explaining 19 years of party failures on the election doorsteps the clever people in the SNP have come up with a campaign novelty to divert the subject: independence ("Indy will be 'central' to SNP 2026 election campaigning", The Herald, May 12). This has been done, lost and subsequently endlessly reborn before. Mr Swinney wants a 60% to 70% vote in favour this time, which sounds like a de facto referendum but in an even less doable form. If a referendum is really needed what about asking the public if they still want to retain Holyrood at all given its very questionable track record? Does this recycling of the independence tactic not demonstrate an underlying sheer desperation to hang on to power? Dr Gerald Edwards, Glasgow. Backlash to Trump's tariffs 'Squeeze til the pips squeak' – first quoted by Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty re German reparations at the end of the First World War – has come to mean the exertion of maximum pressure to extract maximum compliance: something President Trump has so far failed to inflict on Vladimir Putin but has been happy to do to the global trading system courtesy of his tariff policy. And 'pips' have indeed been squeaking. In a brash and somewhat vulgar post-Liberation Day statement, the US President informed the world that they are all calling up and 'kissing my ass'. (The 'they' in this instance being the countries affected by blanket tariffs of 10%, with the threat of more and higher to come.) The UK squeaked quietly and politely and has come away, not with a comprehensive trade deal, but a memorandum of understanding on tariffs with headings on automotive, steel, aluminium and beef etc – with serious work still to be done. Effectively we received a slap on the wrists rather than a full-blown Glasgow kiss for being an economy that's a little too 'closed' according to President Trump. More significantly, perhaps, the 'pips' of US big business are now squeaking louder in opposition. Apple, Tesla and Boeing, for example, each employ between 140k-170k people and anywhere between 30k70k of these are employed in overseas subsidiaries: these are flagship firms at the heart of key global value chains. Like it or not, US Inc remains integral to, and therefore dependent on, a global trading system created in its own image in the post-war period. This represents a massive, fixed investment (and legacy) that cannot be changed overnight by a tariff policy designed by a property developer and economically illiterate White House sycophants. This is one of the reasons why Trump tariffs, if they stay, will go down as one of the biggest acts of economic self-harm in history. Ewen Peters, Newton Mearns. The English royal family I note with interest Mark Smith's column ("Not My Scotland: anti-royal protesters have got it wrong", The Herald, May 12). The royal family are all born in England, live in England and their titles and ceremonies are reflective only of English history. Scotland plays no role at all in this: the coronation is an Anglican service in continuity with coronations preceding the Union of 1707, the regnal number is reflective of England's monarchy and while the heir to the throne could, if he wanted, use his title of 'Prince of Scotland', he only ever uses the title reflective of an English narrative (and conquest) of 'Prince of Wales'. Monarchs require simple, uncritical, loyalist followers to maintain their position; people who don't mind them pleading poverty ('oh, the polo ponies'!) while being extremely wealthy, with property in many countries, and as the Panama Papers showed, hiding wealth abroad in tax havens where the taxman cannot get them (though they don't pay much tax anyway). GR Weir, Ochiltree. Prince William is also the Prince and Grand Steward of Scotland (Image: PA) The voice of religion The 2025 Church of Scotland General Assembly, which opens on Saturday (May 17), presents the Kirk with an opportunity to reflect upon the fact that according to Unicef (the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide) there were two million (in October 2024) severely malnourished children globally at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food. With both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer cutting foreign aid that situation can only deteriorate. In that context the Assembly cannot forget its obligation to speak truth to power in both Westminster and the White House, not forgetting in the Israeli Knesset which is responsible for the suffering and death of so many innocents in Gaza. The Irish Times suggests that 'the siege has prompted a whole new level of suffering'. This particular human catastrophe defies comprehension. I, from my Presbyterian perspective, was impressed by Kevin McKenna's recent article ('How new Pope and Catholic Church have mesmerised our Godless societies', The Herald, May 10). The General Assembly must recognise the wave of hope amongst impoverished populations generated by Pope Francis, by the appointment of Pope Leo XIV and by the words of Professor Jim Conroy of Glasgow University in the aforementioned article: 'We're living through the most extraordinary attack on what it means to be a human being' but 'the power of the Gospel can counteract this'. It is good to see the voice of religion speaking out when politicians are failing miserably. John Milne, Uddingston.
The National
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
Anas Sarwar stays silent as UK Labour undermine him on immigration
The SNP have written to group leader Anas Sarwar urging him to speak out after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was 'common sense' that people living in the UK should speak English and claimed the country risked 'becoming an island of strangers'. The Labour Government further laid out plans to end visas for care workers, make migrants wait 10 years rather than five to apply for settlement or citizenship, and close the legal route for asylum used by a Palestinian family in the UK earlier in 2025. Labour MP Nadia Whittome was among the voices to criticise Starmer's rhetoric and policies, calling them 'shameful and dangerous'. READ MORE: 'Little Englander': Keir Starmer provokes fury over 'speak English' post She went on: 'Blaming migrants for a housing crisis and failing public services lets the real culprits off the hook: landlordism, chronic underinvestment, and deepening inequality. 'Labour was elected to tackle those, not parrot Reform's scapegoating, which will never improve people's lives.' Her fellow Labour MP Sarah Owen issued a similar warning, saying: 'The best way to avoid becoming an 'island of strangers' is investing in communities to thrive – not pitting people against each other. 'I've said it before and will say it again: Chasing the tail of the right risks taking our country down a very dark path.' Prime Minister Keir StarmerFurther condemnation of the Labour Government was widespread, with trade union GMB calling the plans 'deeply damaging – potentially catastrophic', and Scottish Care chief executive Donald Macaskill telling The National that Starmer had been echoing the racist 20th-century politician Enoch Powell 'at his worst'. However, Scottish Labour have remained silent, failing to respond to multiple requests for comment from The National. Scottish Labour leader Sarwar had previously spoken in support of immigration, especially into the social care sector. In a clip on the BBC Sunday Show which was widely shared online after news broke of Labour's plans to end visas for the sector, Sarwar said: "We need migration around the health and social care system, of course we do.' Anas Sarwar, June 2024 "We need migration around the health and social care system, of course we do." — MSM Monitor (@msm_monitor) May 11, 2025 In a separate interview with the BBC Sunday Show the following month, July 2024, Sarwar said Scotland could have a 'bespoke' visa arrangement within the UK to help ease pressures in key sectors. SNP MP Seamus Logan, his party's health and social care spokesperson at Westminster, has written to Sarwar urging him to 'finally grow a backbone' and stick to his word. Logan highlighted a now-infamous claim from the Labour MSP that he would 'stand up for Scotland' to Starmer, something which opponents say he has failed to do even as Welsh Labour's leader Eluned Morgan makes headlines with her criticism of the Prime Minister. The SNP MP wrote: "The Labour Government's wider migration plans are a shameless attempt to mimic Nigel Farage, and they will damage key industries, public services and universities across Scotland – harming economic growth and leaving us all worse off as a result. READ MORE: Ian Murray's 'Farage is smiling' claim back to haunt him over Labour visa plans "During the UK General Election, you promised voters in Scotland that you would 'stand up to Keir Starmer' and press for a migration system that worked for Scotland. You said 'we need migration around our health and social care system' and claimed, if elected, the Labour Party would be open to introducing a Scottish visa, which you said was 'common sense'. "However, since the election, you have failed to stand up to Keir Starmer once. 'Instead, you have rolled over and defended every damaging decision, including the Labour Government's winter fuel and disability cuts, the decision to block compensation for Waspi women and the political choice to keep punitive Tory welfare policies, including the bedroom tax and two-child benefit cap, which are pushing thousands of Scottish children into poverty. "I urge you to finally grow a backbone and join the opposition to Keir Starmer's damaging migration plans, which are an attack on Scotland's NHS and our economy. "You cannot credibly claim to be on the side of the NHS if you fail to stand up to Keir Starmer over his harmful plans to cut Scotland's NHS and social care workforce. "Moreover, these plans are an attack on Scotland's values and our national interest. I urge you to put Scotland's interests first and speak out against Keir Starmer's plans, before it is too late.' As reported above, Scottish Labour did not respond to a request for comment.
Mint
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Sam Curran's 'Call Me' signal to CSK and outburst at PBKS dugout, sparks buzz; know details
Sam Curran played an explosive knock at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday (April 30). He smashed 88 off just 47 balls for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against his former team Punjab Kings (PBKS). During the match, Curran's half-century celebration by signaling someone at the CSK dugout to give him a call caught attention. Moreover, he was also seen lashing out at the PBKS team after his dismissal. Coming to bat at number three, Sam Curran registered a strike rate of 187.23. He hammered nine fours and four sixes, marking his highest IPL score of 88 runs. He was dismissed on Marco Jansen's delivery. His heroics powered CSK to post a total of 190 in 19.2 overs. Interestingly, it was Curran's fourth innings of the IPL 2025. He has amassed 109 runs this season, so far. The all-rounder reached his fifty in the 15th over off Azmatullah Omarzai. He celebrated his sixth fifty of the league with a special celebration. After lifting to bat to celebrate the half-century, Curran made a gesture by looking at the CSK dugout, asking them to call him. The act seemed like a clear message to Captain MS Dhoni and team, hinting at his frustration over limited chances to feature in matches this season and how he is ready for a bigger role. Sam Curran was dismissed in the 18th over by Jansen as Josh Inglis took his catch. As he walked off, the England star unleashed a fiery outburst, gesturing angrily, and was seen firing off words at the PBKS dugout, a team he once led as captain. The gesture was caught on camera, sparking speculations about his unresolved tensions with PBKS. Curran's visible annoyance added a layer of controversy. "Well, Sam Curran is a fighter. That's something we all know. Whenever he turns up he wants to contribute," CSK skipper MS Dhoni praised the Englander after the match. "Unfortunately so far, whenever we tried to give him a chance, the wicket was on the slower side and he found it slightly difficult. But today's wicket was one of the best we've got at home in this tournament," he added. PBKS chased the target of 191 in just 19.4 overs to 194/6 in 19.4 overs to secure a four-wicket win against CSK. Their win resulted in CSK's elimination from the Playoffs of IPL 2025. CSK are cemented at the bottom of the points table with eight losses and two wins. On the other hand, PBKS jumped to the second place with six wins and three losses. First Published: 1 May 2025, 12:14 PM IST
