Couple who illegally kept rooftop-roaming panther named Louise says they saw animal as their “big, affectionate baby”

[ad_1] A French couple kept Louise, a playful black panther, in an apartment in northern France, triggering panic when she was spotted roaming nearby rooftops. The pair were handed suspended jail sentences on Thursday for illegally keeping a wild animal, despite protesting that they saw Louise as their baby. The ruling follows a September 2019…

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Economist Mohamed El-Erian says Jerome Powell “hasn’t looked forward enough” on interest rates

[ad_1] Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signaled Friday that he could cut interest rates soon, which comes after months of pressure from the Trump administration. Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that many economists think Powell should cut rates earlier as well, saying that he believes that Powell…

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