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Strong Economy Is Hallmark Of Biden Presidency
Death In Bartlett Is Ruled A Homicide
Hudson Man Charged In Mother’s Death
Even as the Rainbow Family of Living Light gathered in the White Mountains to promote world peace, and the U.S. Army announced that the world's last declared chemical weapons stockpile would be destroyed as early as today, the White House announced that the United States is weighing whether to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine. Cluster bombs are considered to be a violation of international humanitarian law because they break apart in the air and release “bomblets” that are designed to detonate upon hitting the ground, indiscriminately killing or injuring those in the area.
More than 120 countries have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of the weapons, noting that, beyond the initial damage they cause, many bomblets fail to detonate immediately, posing a risk to civilians years later. Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have declined to sign the treaty.
Army General Mark Milley said that the discussion about sending the bombs to Ukraine was “ongoing,” claiming that Russian troops already are using them on the battlefield. However, 14 Senate Democrats wrote to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan two say “the humanitarian costs and damage to coalition unity of providing U.S. cluster munitions would outweigh the tactical benefits, and [we] urge the president not to approve such a transfer.”
Providing the weapons to Ukraine has the potential of eroding the widespread support for defending the country against Russia, and could prove to be as damaging to President Joe Biden Jr. as George W. Bush’s pivot from fighting terrorism to taking down Saddam Hussein on the pretext of the Iraqi leader possessing “weapons of mass destruction” when, in fact, he did not.
Strong Economy Is Hallmark Of Biden Presidency
President Biden’s economic initiatives have resulted in $500 billion in private-sector investment, with much of the benefits going to states whose leadership opposed the government’s measures to refocus attention on the workers and producers, rather than relying on the “trickle-down” economics promoted by former president Ronald Reagan. Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates commented, “Every signature economic law this president has signed, congressional Republicans who voted ‘no’ and attacked it on Fox News then went home to their district and hailed its benefits.”
Payroll processor ADP reported that private-sector employment increased by 497,000 in June, far higher than predictions, with the biggest gains occurring in the leisure and hospitality segment, which added 232,000 new jobs; construction, with 97,000; and trade, transportation, and utilities with 90,000. Annual pay rose at a rate of 6.4%, and most of the jobs came from companies with fewer than 50 employees, according to ADP.
The U.S. Labor Department, however, had different figures. According to the government, employers added only 209,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.6%. The share of Americans who are working or actively seeking jobs remains well below the February 2020 pre-pandemic level of 63.3%, largely reflective of the aging U.S. population. Businesses still are experiencing labor shortages.
Death In Bartlett Is Ruled A Homicide
The death of 23-year-old Samuel Lozado in Bartlett has been ruled a homicide following an autopsy by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg, who found Lozado died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Lozado’s body was discovered in the parking lot at 25 Nordic Wilderness Road, Bartlett, on July 5, and a second male, Jason Sanchez, 24, had sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound.
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Executive Major Matthew S. Shapiro, and Bartlett Police Chief Christopher Keaton said they believe both men knew each other and that the shootings are related, but that there is no known threat to the public.
Hudson Man Charged In Mother’s Death
Grant DeGiacomo, 26, of Hudson is facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of his mother, 57-year-old Christine DeGiacomo, on July 5.
Hudson police officers responded to a report of a disturbance at 35 Shoal Creek Road at 9:44 p.m. and found Christine DeGiacomo with a traumatic injury. She was taken to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center where she was declared dead.
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Executive Major Matthew S. Shapiro, and Hudson Police Chief Tad Dionne said Grant DeGiacomo is charged with recklessly causing his mother’s death by repeatedly striking her head.
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