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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Yahoo
North Andover officer shot by fellow cop arraigned on criminal charges Thursday
A North Andover police officer shot by a fellow officer during what officials have described as an 'armed confrontation' in late June was arraigned Thursday, according to the Essex District Attorney's office. Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. Fitzsimmons, who is still hospitalized, appeared via teleconference for the arraignment, a spokesperson for District Attorney Paul Tucker's office wrote in an email. Fitzsimmons pleaded not guilty to the charges and was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing. Judge Carol-Ann Fraser said she would revisit the order to hold Fitzsimmons if a 'suitable release plan is presented that would ensure the safety of the community,' the spokesperson wrote. Read more: Officer shot by colleague in North Andover releases statement: 'I was failed by so many' Fraser's order allows Fitzsimmons to remain at a hospital for treatment. Fitzsimmons will return to court for a probable cause hearing on Aug. 28. Last month, Fitzsimmons released a statement through her attorney, Tim Bradl, saying she tried to take her own life when officers served her a restraining order obtained by her fiancée. Fitzsimmons and Bradl have said she was suffering from postpartum depression at the time of the incident after giving birth to her first child in February. In the statement, Fitzsimmons says she was undergoing treatment at the time of the shooting. In the statement, she denied ever pointing her gun at a fellow officer. Bradl did not immediately respond to MassLive for comment on Thursday. More about the case Officer shot by colleague in North Andover releases statement: 'I was failed by so many' North Andover officer shot by fellow cop has police certification suspended Mass. police officer shot in 'armed confrontation' faces armed assault to murder, other charges North Andover officer won her gun license back before 'armed confrontation' at her home Authorities ID off-duty cop shot by fellow officer in North Andover Read the original article on MassLive.
BBC News
07-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Public inquiry told 'clear need' for 1,700 homes in Frome
Developers have told an inquiry into proposals for 1,700 new homes, there is "no better Plan B". The Selwood Garden Community (SGC), planned for Frome in Somerset, would be built on the edge of the town near the the first day of a five-day hearing into the application, being held in Shepton Mallet, barristers representing the SGC consortium said there was "a clear and pressing need" for local the plans have been met with opposition from local residents, with some arguing there are "massive environmental concerns" with the site, as well as fears over infrastructure and pressure on local services. Two new care homes, a primary school and sports facilities would also be built at SGC, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Council had been due to discuss the proposal in February but the application was called in by central council has taken a neutral position at the hearing and said it could "neither endorse nor disagree with" the developers' position, but would do what it could to secure financial contributions towards local services if the development went Tucker KC made his opening statement in favour of the new development on behalf of the SGC consortium of said the scheme "offers a vast number of clear and tangible benefits" – including affordable housing to meet the needs of local people."The inquiry will conclude with a site visit on 12 August and the final decision on the plans will be made by housing secretary Angela Rayner within the next six months.
Zawya
25-07-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Presides Over Swearing-In of Two Deputy Ministers
His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio today presided over the official swearing-in ceremony of two newly appointed Deputy Ministers: Mr. David Fortune, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, and Mr. Paul Hingha Augustine Charles Tucker, Deputy Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation. The ceremony was held pursuant to Section 57 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, which mandates that Minister or Deputy Minister shall take and subscribe the oath before for the execution of officials must take an oath before entering upon the duties of office. Declaring the purpose of the ceremony, Secretary to the President, Mr. Barba Brima Fortune, explained that following the President's nomination and the completion of parliamentary vetting, the two appointees had been duly approved by the Parliament of Sierra Leone. Speaking on behalf of the newly sworn-in officials, Mr. Paul Hingha Augustine Charles Tucker expressed deep gratitude to President Bio for entrusting them with the opportunity to serve the nation. 'We pledge to fully support our supervising ministers in implementing your administration's governance policy objectives and in consolidating the progress already made. We are mindful that this appointment is not merely an achievement but a call to confront complex challenges, and we are committed to meeting that responsibility with diligence,' he affirmed. In his statement, President Julius Maada Bio congratulated the two Deputy Ministers and acknowledged the weight of responsibility that comes with their appointments. 'You are taking up your roles at a time when we are confronted with several challenges, including resource constraints largely driven by global geopolitical tensions. However, I urge you to inject fresh ideas and adopt innovative approaches that can thrive within our local ecosystem,' the President advised. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House Sierra Leone.
Telegraph
01-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Fed independence is already dead: Trump will get his monetary bailout
Central banks have no God-given right to independence. Nothing in the US constitution authorises the US Federal Reserve to act as a shadow government, and nor should it have such powers under any theory of accountable democracy. One can admire the gentlemanly altruism of Fed chairman Jay Powell, and one can deplore the motives and methods of Donald Trump, while also conceding that Trump is accidentally right on the perils of overmighty technocrats. The Fed has slipped its leash. It is not alone in that. Central bankers have been calling the shots across the advanced democracies over the last 30 years, elevating this priesthood to the status of Nietzschean rock stars. Sir Paul Tucker argues in his exposé, Unelected Power: The Quest For Legitimacy in Central Banking, that they have become the 'third great pillar of unelected power', akin to the judiciary but without the constraints. The Bank of England veteran says the fraternity has strayed a very long way into 'quasi-fiscal' intervention, picking winners and losers in what amounts to a revolution in the system of government. There is a case for zero rates and quantitative easing in a crisis, but these policies were pursued for too long and have led to a vast transfer of wealth from wage workers to the owners of capital. The central banks unwittingly became agents of extreme inequality. Trump has purged the top echelons of the US military, the CIA, the NSA, the FBI, the justice department and every agency that stands in his way. It would be out of character if he spared the Fed. His war of words against Jay Powell is in full flight: 'Low IQ ... a very stupid person, actually … terrible … a major loser … Mr too late ... a total and complete moron.' Needless to say, Trump's determination to get his hands on the machinery of interest rates and bond purchases is an admission that his 'big, beautiful bill' is pushing the limits of US debt sustainability. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the draft will add $3.3 trillion (£2.4 trillion) to deficits by 2034, mostly from rolling over the Trump 1.0 tax cuts that were never affordable in the first place. The US is in a runaway debt compound trap. The budget deficit is 6.7pc of GDP at full employment. The next recession will push it into double digits. Interest costs were 1.6pc of GDP in 2018, during those halcyon days of free global money. They are 3.2pc this year and rising fast. 'The federal budget has become highly sensitive to interest rate dynamics,' said James Knightley from ING. The US is also about to breach the Niall Ferguson rule: that great powers go into terminal decline once interest costs exceed military spending as a share of GDP. Net public debt was 54pc of GDP at the turn of the century. It is now 121pc, rising by two points a year even in good times, and heading for 140pc in short order.
Boston Globe
23-06-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Second person in Beverly plane crash has died, DA's office says
On Monday, Michael Keefe-Feldman, a spokesperson for Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker's office, confirmed that the second person has died. Their name was not immediately released. The pilot and passenger were trapped inside the plane's fuselage when emergency responders reached the scene, officials said. Advertisement The National Transportation Board said the plane was a Mooney M20F single-engine plane. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. He was an experienced pilot, according to the fundraising page. 'Geoffrey loved flying, even moonlighting as a ferry pilot to build hours and experience when he was a graduate student,' the tribute read. 'He flew aerobatics for several years, volunteered as a glider pilot, and was working toward his CFI to be able to teach others about the joy of flight.' Advertisement Andrews was a staff scientist at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and doctoral graduate of Purdue University, according to the fundraising page. He did his undergraduate studies at Lehigh University, where he recently began teaching as a visiting lecturer, according to the page. Nick Stoico can be reached at
