Slavery-reparation activists demand $15 billion from Boston, perhaps $50 million more from white churches
The activists recent meetings He called on the city of Boston to allocate billions of dollars in slavery reparations and to invest millions more in local white churches. About 200 people gathered Saturday at the Bowling Building in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood to meet with members of an activist group called the Boston People’s Reparations Committee. […]
Biden announces another $7.7 billion in student loan cancellation
President Joe Biden has announced another $7.7 billion in student loans will not need to be repaid, with those who stand to benefit having an average of $35,000 in debt written off. “Today, my administration is canceling student debt for 160,000 more people, bringing the total number of Americans who have benefitted from our debt […]
Schumer leads bipartisan group in a push to invest $32 billion per year in developing AI
A bipartisan group of four U.S. senators met last Wednesday to express the need to invest more money into artificial intelligence research. The argument is that if the government does not act quickly, the United States will soon be left behind. fox news digital report The bipartisan group is said to be led by Senate […]
RFK Jr. has $5 billion reparations plan to top Biden and Trump in November
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised black farmers he would make good on a $5 billion reparations plan that was watered down after white farmers complained it infringed on their constitutional rights. RFK Jr., speaking on his podcast with John Boyd Jr., founder of the National Black Farmers Association, promised to “get rid” of the people […]
‘Historic Settlement’: Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis To Repay $2 Billion To Alleged Defrauded US Investors
Bankrupt lender Genesis has agreed to repay $2 billion to investors it allegedly defrauded across the United States, New York prosecutors announced Monday. New York Attorney General Letitia James said the agreement will create a victims’ fund that will benefit hundreds of thousands of investors and creditors, including at least 29,000 New Yorkers. The settlement, […]
UK to Pay Out Estimated $12.7 Billion to Infected Blood Scandal Victims
LONDON (AP) – The final report of Britain’s Infected Blood Survey examines how tens of thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis through transfusions of contaminated blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. The announcement will be made on Monday, about six years after it began. . The scandal is widely […]
3 Billion More Reasons to Buy Amazon Stock – The Motley Fool
The e-commerce giant’s web is about to expand a bit more. investors are watching Amazon (AMZN 0.58%) You probably already know that the company is waist-deep in the advertising business. In 2023, it collected a total of $47 billion from third-party sellers who wanted to more prominently feature their products on Amazon.com. This is a […]
Poland to Invest $2.5 Billion to Build Up Border Fortifications
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to strengthen border security and deterrence with Russia and ally Belarus, the prime minister announced Saturday. Mr Donald Tusk said work had already begun on the Shield East project, including the construction of suitable military fortifications. Poland is on the eastern side of NATO and […]
Biden Admin Leaned On Questionable Data To Send Out $3 Billion For Key Initiative
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used unverified data in the process of sending billions of taxpayer dollars to states in 2023 to advance one of the agency’s signature initiatives, according to an agency watchdog. Led by the EPA, the Biden administration is aiming to replace nearly every single lead pipe in the U.S. within about […]
UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company
United Nations experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a United Arab Emirates company, despite the country having difficulty managing debt backed by its oil reserves. ing. In its report to the United Nations Security Council, the Committee of Experts said loan documents it reviewed show that the deal […]