Tag: intervention

Oil Drops as China Considers Intervention to Ease Coal Crunch

LONDON—Oil prices fell on Wednesday after the Chinese regime stepped up efforts to tame record high coal prices and ensure coal mines operate at full capacity as Beijing moved to ease a power shortage. Brent crude futures dropped 73 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $84.35 a barrel at 10:03 GMT, paring a 75 cent rise…


City Attorney’s Office to Divert Some Offenders From Criminal Justice System

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office will divert from the traditional criminal justice system low-level, non-violent misdemeanor offenses committed by people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or drug addiction, city attorney Mike Feuer announced June 15. The goal of the Alternatives to Incarceration Pre-Filing Diversion Program is to introduce social service interventions into the criminal…