US mayor justifies luxury flights citing skin color and gender

LaToya Cantrell suggests flying economy is “unsafe” for black women, while justifying her $30,000 spend on first-class seats The Democratic Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, has insisted that spending tens of thousands of dollars on first-class plane seats was necessary, suggesting that flying economy would be unsafe for a black woman.

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China can’t be ignored – JPMorgan

The country is too big to sideline, according to the investment bank’s Asia CEO China is an important player on the global economic stage that cannot be left aside, JPMorgan Asia Pacific CEO Sjoerd Leenart said on Thursday at the 20th annual Global China Summit in Shanghai.

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Ukraine continues missile strikes on Russian city

Ukrainian rocket artillery has launched another “indiscriminate” attack on Belgorod, local authorities confirmed shortly after midnight on Friday. Residents have been warned to shelter in place.

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