Melinda French Gates to Dump $1 Billion into Abortion, Women’s Orgs
Melinda French Gates announced this week that she will donate $1 billion to women’s groups around the world, including groups that promote the killing of unborn babies through abortion in the United States. “I have long been focused on improving access to contraception overseas.Dobbs Times have changed and I feel I must support reproductive rights […]
‘We Raised Your Taxes $1 Billion Just to Spend on Migrants’
Illinois just passed the largest tax increase in state history, imposing about $1 billion in new taxes on a $53 billion budget, but the state is spending nearly that much on immigration alone. The tax hike irked Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie, who noted that nearly all of the tax increase would go toward Joe […]
Sony reportedly in talks to buy Queen’s music catalog for staggering $1 billion
Sony Music may be willing to pay a lot of money to acquire the rights to Queen’s music catalogue. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the entertainment giant is in talks to buy the British rock band’s songbook, which includes hits such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You,” for a massive $1 billion in one […]
Sweden to Send $1.2 Billion to Ukraine in Military Aid
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish government said Wednesday it will donate 13 billion kronor ($1.23 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, the largest amount of aid Sweden has ever donated. “This is made up of equipment that is Ukraine’s top priority,” Deputy Prime Minister Eva Bush said, including air defense weapons, artillery shells and […]
T-Mobile to buy almost all of US Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion
T-Mobile will acquire U.S. Cellular’s wireless communications business and certain spectrum assets for $4.4 billion, further consolidating the industry. T-Mobile will gain more than 4 million new customers and gain control of approximately 30 percent of U.S. Cellular’s wireless communications business and spectrum assets across multiple frequency bands. T-Mobile also plans to enter into new […]
T-Mobile acquires nearly all assets of US Cellular at $4.4 billion
T-Mobile announced its acquisition of nearly all of U.S. Cellular’s assets, valued at nearly $4.4 billion. In a statement Tuesday, T-Mobile announced that it would be taking on U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations, wireless customers, stores, and some specified spectrum assets. The $4.4 billion would include both cash and $2 billion in U.S. Cellular debt. Mike […]
Belgium Promises First F-16 Fighters and $1 Billion to Ukraine This Year
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a second $1 billion in military aid pledge in two days on Tuesday during a whirlwind visit to three European Union countries, while President Vladimir Putin warned that attacking Russian territory with Western-supplied weapons could send the war on a dangerous new path. The 2024 aid pledge […]
Interrogated by Cruz, Diplomat Gives False Testimony About Biden’s Billion Dollar Bribe
During a November 30th hearing of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a senior State Department official gave false testimony about a billion dollar bribery scandal involving Joe Biden. The official, George Kent, is President Biden’s appointee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Estonia. At Kent’s nomination hearing, Senator Ted Cruz (R–TX) questioned him about Biden’s actions in Ukraine while Kent […]
Newsom’s latest budget proposal falls $7 billion short, LAO says
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal still falls $7 billion short of a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024-2025, according to the state-funded, non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. This new budget, called the May Revision, is a marked improvement from earlier assessments from the LAO that said the 2024-2025 deficit could be […]
Musk raises $6 billion for xAI to challenge OpenAI
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has raised $6 billion from a group of investors to fund the expansion of its technology. The company website The company announced on Sunday that the “Series B funding” will be used to bring its first product to market, build out its infrastructure, and research future technologies. “xAI will […]