New York hides 'its poor, tired, homeless masses' ahead of UN session | France pays winemakers to rip up vines as famous Bordeaux region faces uncertain future | Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better - and no one seems to care

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You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium New York hides 'its poor, tired, homeless masses' ahead of UN session - Business Insider    New York, City officials have cleared out homeless pavement dwellers from the area around the United Nations headquarters in preparation for the high-level General Assembly session starting Monday, keeping them out of view of the visiting leaders and raising the security level. The dozens of homeless people, who live under tarps, cardboard boxes, umbrellas and construction sheds for most of the year along First Avenue, where the UN is located, and Second Avenue and the side streets in the area, were out by Sunday evening. Clearing them away has been an annual exercise carried out by officials of a city facing a chronic housing crisis compounded by mental health issues that overwhelm the city's social services. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � France pays winemakers to rip up vines as famous Bordeaux region faces uncertain future - CNBC    Those words from a wine producer in Bordeaux underscore the huge challenge facing the famous French region as it undergoes a massive transformation. Extreme weather and changing consumer habits are hitting winemakers in a way that no longer makes it viable for some to keep their wineries open. Instead, some are uprooting vines and seeking government compensation. "In the next five years, we will see less vines in Bordeaux," Sylvie Courselle, an agricultural engineer and enologist at Château Thieuley, told CNBC. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Biden's economic policies have quietly made peoples' lives better — and no one seems to care - Business Insider    The pandemic taxed the tiny town's aging fire department, and it needed improvements but lacked the budget, said Fire Chief Bradley Bonds. "The air packs and different things that we were using were 20 something years old, so this was a huge upgrade for that and to be able to help us move forward," Bonds said. With an infusion of $1 million, the fire department got new air packs, which provide air to firefighters during rescues, the two new trucks, and paid bonuses to the firefighters who worked during the pandemic. Continued here

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