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After the third round of stimulus payments was sent out in March, many Americans are using their $1,400 check to buy new clothes in time for spring. A new report from the Commerce Department found that Americans spent their cash on cars, eating out and home renovations. However, sporting goods stores saw the biggest increase in sales, up 23.5 percent in March from February. It was followed by clothing stores, where sales soared 18.3 percent. Retail sales are up a seasonally adjusted 9.8 percent in March after dropping about 3 percent the month before, according to the Commerce Department. This increase was the biggest since May of last year, when stores reopened after closing at the start of the pandemic. It was also much larger than the 5.5 percent increase Wall Street analysts had expected. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Thursday's report, which covers about a third of overall consumer spending, is the latest sign that the economy is improving … [Read more...] about Clothing Stores See 18% Sales Boost Thanks to $1,400 Stimulus Check

Kindly Share This Story: By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – YOUTHS in Benin City, Edo State capital yesterday stormed the government warehouses on Medical Store Road in Uselu and Textile Mill Road where they looted the palliative items allegedly meant for Covid-19 pandemic. The youths also tried to access a private residence of a senior government official but were prevented while a private warehouse close to government house was also approached by the youths but they were repelled by security operatives. The youths claimed the warehouse was being funded by the government. READ ALSO #ENDSARS: Southeast Reps decry ethnicisation of protests The youths broke the human shield mounted by the military and entered the medical store by Medical Store Road and Textile Mill simultaneously in their hundreds. No incident of shooting was recorded as the youths helped themselves to the food items in the warehouse. Reports however, indicate that … [Read more...] about EndSARS: Youths cart away Covid-19 palliatives

Kindly Share This Story: …It’s a non-issue, APC replies PDP By Emmanuel Elebeke & Omeiza Ajayi The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday blamed Nigerians for the decision of Twitter’s to locate its new African headquarters in Ghana over Nigeria. He also noted that the decision was not based on commercial considerations, in view of the large market available in Nigeria. This is even as ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, countered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for lambasting the President Muhammadu Buhari’s adminstration over the decision of Twitter to cite the headquarters of its African operations in Ghana. The Minister, in an interview with Vanguard, condemned the unpatriotic attitude of some Nigerians, especially the media, who he said had always struggled to outdo one another in painting Nigeria as hell where no one could live. Mohammed argued that the natural expectation was that Nigeria should have … [Read more...] about Lai Mohammed blames Nigerians for Twitter’s decision to locate African hqtrs in Ghana

High-density housing might be a controversial solution to a housing crisis , but despite being a magnet for NIMBY-ism, high-density housing will be better for the environment as the climate changes. A Ministry for the Environment report , released on Thursday, pinpoints Wellington as a place “where suitable land for additional housing is naturally limited”. Stats NZ data from 2018 put the region’s population at 525,900, and projections put that number as high as 701,000 by 2048. “To address the demand for housing, there is a choice between building in existing residential areas (and creating denser urban areas) or building outwards onto productive land,” the report says. READ MORE: Flood-prone Plimmerton among Porirua suburbs mooted for proposed high density residential zone Porirua City Council wants to sell pensioner flats, freeing itself from social housing game Councillors and staff at odds again as chief city planner cops criticism for public comments on … [Read more...] about The only way is up: high-density housing key to responsible land use in Wellington facing climate change

East Baton Rouge Parish school superintendent Sito Narcisse wants to start the 2020-21 school year early as a way of catching up schoolchildren who’ve fallen behind academically during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about Narcisse’s proposal, which he’s calling Smart Start: Q: When would the 2021-22 school year start for students? A: Students would return Wednesday, July 28, rather than Monday, August 9, as currently planned. Their summer break would end 12 calendar days earlier, and they would have eight more days in school. Q: When would the 2021-22 school year start for employees? A: Classroom teachers and paraprofessionals would start Monday, July 19, rather than Monday, Aug. 2. So their summer break ends 14 days early and they have 10 more days of work. School administrators who get summers off would start Monday, July 12. Deans of students who work nine months of the year would be most affected; their summer break ends 21 … [Read more...] about Baton Rouge early school start plan: Here’s what parents, teachers, staff need to know