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Murder Crisis Plagues DC As Mayor Begs For More Officers After ‘Defunding Police’
Murder Crisis Plagues DC As Mayor Begs For More Officers After ‘Defunding Police’
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#NEW - Mayor Bowser on DC’s rising crime and 200+ homicides…
— Lorenzo Hall (@LorenzoHall) September 27, 2023
She says DC needs more police officers. @WUSA9 pic.twitter.com/VCApKXxzHJ
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a former supporter of the 'defund the police' movement, urgently calls for increased policing as the nation's capital faces an out-of-control murder crisis.
"What I can say is this: To me, numbers are just numbers. When we lose one person — whether it's one or 200 — that's too many," Bowser said at a press conference earlier this week.
Of course, Bowser, like many Democrat mayors, blames firearms as the issue, deflecting any possibility her disastrous social justice reforms only embolden criminals - while punishing law-abiding taxpayers -across the imploding Washington, DC metro area.
Even the Washington Post can't ignore the murder crisis:
For the first time in a quarter-century, the year's homicide toll in Washington has surpassed 200 before October — a mark of surging violence that has angered and distressed local leaders, drawn scrutiny from Congress and made some residents question whether they can safely live in the nation's capital.
WaPo added:
The last time D.C. logged its 200th homicide before October was Aug. 12, 1997, in a year that ended with 303 people slain, according to police data. After that, annual totals generally trended downward, staying below 200 from 2004 to 2020, with a low of 88 in 2012. But the killing pace has picked up again, reaching 226 in 2021.
Heading into the 2024 presidential election cycle, Democrats will never admit their social justice reforms have failed. They conveniently blame guns.
Directly north of D.C. lies another crime-ridden metro area: Baltimore City. And this week, mass looting was seen in Philadelphia. And just north of Baltimore and Philadelphia, New York City's progressive mayor recently warned of financial ruins due to a migrant crisis.
Democrats have transformed cities into absolute messes.
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Rare metals await judgement from US Federal Reserve
On Monday’s trading session, however, the silver market experienced a small fallback as the 50-day EMA helped the market gravitate towards the $22.50…
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On Monday’s trading session, however, the silver market experienced a small fallback as the 50-day EMA helped the market gravitate towards the $22.50 level. The market will be under constant observation to determine if it can hold a support level.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), India, gold prices continue to fall; analysts suspect the Navaratri festival has caused this sudden drop, particularly in local Indian areas. As of Monday, gold prices on the MCX have fallen 0.22%, with an ounce of gold weighing in at $1917.10, while silver prices have fallen 0.43% to $22.66 despite seeing a continuous rise in the first two weeks of October.
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As the week progresses, all eyes will be fixed on the US Federal Reserve as the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares for his decisive speech on inflation rates and interest hikes. With the minor and main support levels of these rare metals at 20.66 and 19.90, respectively, there is room for potential decline; however, all hangs in the balance until the Fed releases inflation data.
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Shell shares after new CEO’s focus on oil and gas
Experts believe that the focus of the outfit’s new chief executive officer (CEO), Wael Sawan, on key oil and gas dealings also enticed investor interest….
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Experts believe that the focus of the outfit’s new chief executive officer (CEO), Wael Sawan, on key oil and gas dealings also enticed investor interest. During Monday’s trading, Shell’s shares climbed to 2,763 pence in London at a stage.
This share price recovery comes after multiple strategic turning points. During the pandemic, oil and gas prices plummeted. Ben van Beurden, the Shell CEO at that time, reduced the company’s dividend by two-thirds and committed to cleaner energy, pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
After taking the wheel, Sawan stuck to this green commitment while channelling greater proportions of investment into oil and gas. Analysts feel he is trying to gain investors through higher returns and an unwavering focus on financial performance and strategy.
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Higher commodity prices, especially that of natural gas in Europe, gave Shell shares a helping hand. In a Bloomberg report, analyst Allen Good confirmed the impact of this new strategy and suggested that the strategic changes announced earlier this year likely attract more investors.
He also highlighted the weaker pound and euro performance against the dollar as a driver for this company’s market performance. On Friday, Shell ended off the week at 2,722 pence per share.
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UK property prices rising at a snail’s pace
Market specialists attributed the phenomenon to the effect of higher interest rates. According to Rightmove data, house prices fell by 0.8% and agreed…
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Market specialists attributed the phenomenon to the effect of higher interest rates. According to Rightmove data, house prices fell by 0.8% and agreed house sales declined by 17% during the 12 months leading up to October.
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In an attempt to bring inflation under control, the Bank of England raised interest rates 14 times in a row. During its September interest meeting, the institution kept the rate at 5.25%. This is, however, still the highest the interest has been since the 2008 catastrophe.
The situation also impacts renters, who face higher-priced leases as landlords battle to keep up with their mortgage payments. Other data shows that the average rent in Great Britain rose to £1,325 per month from £1,186 according to year-on-year analyses. Rightmove’s property expert, Tim Bannister, said:
Some sellers are pricing more competitively, but estate agents are reporting that others still need to adjust their expectations on the price they’re likely to achieve in this lower-activity market, where six in ten homes are now selling. In the busy post-pandemic market, we were seeing eight in ten sold.
The Guardian, citing a Hamptons analysis on UK and the Bank of England data, shows that landlords pay 40% for mortgage interest as of August 2022. The company also predicted that interest costs could escalate to approximately £20bn as fixed-interest periods come to an end.
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