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Goldman Sachs says Kamala Harris, Democrats better for economy than Trump

Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs says a win for Kamala Harris and Democrats in November would be better for your pocketbook than if former President Donald Trump succeeds in getting back to the White House.

A report from the investment bank suggests Harris’ plan to assist middle class Americans and small business would increase consumer spending and create tens of thousands of jobs every month.

The boost would narrowly outweigh any negative impact of possible higher taxes Democrats might implement for the wealthy and big business, especially if they control Congress and block extending Trump’s giant 2017 tax cut.

“If Democrats sweep, new spending and expanded middle-income tax credits would slightly more than offset lower investment due to high corporate tax rates, resulting in a very slight boost to (gross domestic product) growth,” Goldman wrote in the note to investors.

—New York Daily News

Denver International Airport launches facial scanning for travelers headed abroad

DENVER — Denver International Airport travelers flying to other countries this week faced new facial recognition scanners at 15 gates, the latest technology deployed to boost security under a mandate from Congress.

This new U.S. Customs and Border Protection system compares a traveler’s photo to images already kept by the government, including passport and visa photos. The Transportation Security Administration agents at airport security checkpoints already use facial recognition technology when screening all travelers.

DIA officials announced in a news release this week that the facial scanning process takes about 3 seconds. They cast this as faster, better for the flow of travelers at the airport, and more accurate than relying on airport gate agents to conduct checks.

Anybody wanting to opt out can do so by advising gate agents, who then would manually scan that traveler’s passport, according to John McGinley, DIA’s aviation program manager.

—The Denver Post

Las Vegas police: Woman stole casket with body inside

LAS VEGAS — Police have accused a woman of stealing a casket with a body inside from a Las Vegas funeral home.

The Metropolitan Police Department alleged in an arrest report that Patricia Sierra, 47, of Las Vegas, broke into a funeral home at 2127 W. Charleston Blvd. on Aug. 27 and removed the body of Maria Ramirez, a woman who had died on Aug. 13 and for whom a viewing was held the day before the burglary.

Affordable Cremation & Burial Service is located at that address. Prosecutors listed the business in a criminal complaint as Lover of Family Affordable Cremation. A woman who answered the phone Wednesday at Affordable Cremation declined to comment.

Sierra faces charges of burglary of a business and removing, transferring or disturbing human remains. Police said she told them she was blacked out from drinking six beers and could not remember why she took the casket.

—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ukraine says Russian strike kills 5, injures dozens in Lviv

Ukraine said Russia launched a combined aerial strike at Lviv, in a rare attack on the western city, killing five people including a junior and injuring at least 35, mayor Andriy Sadovyi said on Wednesday.

Over 50 residential buildings in the central historical part of Lviv were damaged, Sadovyi said in a video statement on Telegram.

Residents of six buildings will have to relocate due to damages and two health care institutions were also damaged. As the attack was ongoing, Sadovyi said that missiles and drones were attacking the city.

The downtown of the central city of Kryvyi Rih was also attacked by a missile strike, which targeted civilian infrastructure, including a hotel, and five people were injured, mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said.

—Bloomberg News