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Forbes (July 7)

2020/ 07/ 09 by jd in Global News

In the U.S., evictions could be the “next shoe to drop” as the pandemic continues to play havoc with the economy. “There are a confluence of factors that could result in wide-scale evictions this month” as enhanced unemployment benefits and eviction moratoriums are set to expire. The evictions could possibly extend to “millions of Americans.”

 

Washington Post (July 7)

2020/ 07/ 09 by jd in Global News

“As the nation faces a pandemic, financial catastrophe and massive social justice protests, it is suddenly also confronting a spike in violence in some of its major cities. Tragedies struck in urban centers thousands of miles apart, with 65 people shot over the weekend in New York and 87 in Chicago, and homicides climbing from Miami to Milwaukee.” Shootings often rise in summer, but “the recent toll has been particularly devastating.”

 

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