Fire unions livid as funding for 9/11 health fund excluded from federal budget, funds in jeopardy
Firefighter unions and fire advocacy groups have accused Congress of failing to secure funding for medical programs for 9/11 victims, despite an agreement to keep the government open. Budget negotiations in Congress resulted in a failure to fund the WTC healthcare program. The program will provide financial assistance to 125,000 people who became ill several […]
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Marshmello Among Celebs Accused of Fraudulent Use of COVID Funds for Parties, Private Jets
Rappers Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Marshmello and several other artists are accused of misusing government coronavirus relief funds to pay for lavish parties and line their own pockets. The musicians are accused of applying for and abusing Shattered Venue Operating Grants. The grant was intended to help arts organizations weather the coronavirus shutdown during the […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams facing key decision on public matching funds
Eric Adams' re-election is at a crossroads Monday when the city's Campaign Finance Commission is scheduled to decide whether to award the indicted mayor millions of dollars in public matching funds. Adams is scheduled to go to trial in April to fight federal corruption charges, including allegations of campaign fraud, if the board denies his […]
Big Tech funds Trump's inaugural
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Sam Altman to donate $1 million in personal funds to Trump's inauguration fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make a $1 million personal donation to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund, joining other technology leaders who made similar donations this week. The $1 million donation will come from Altman's funds, not from the ChatGPT maker itself, his spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. This differs from competitors in his industry, such […]
Emergency funds: What are they? How much should you have?
In life, it's best to expect the unexpected. Unfortunately, job losses, car breakdowns, and health crises can all be part of it. To better cope with these life events, experts suggest having an emergency fund, but many people don't have one. bank rate. Bankrate revealed in its 2024 annual report that nearly 59% of U.S. […]
Top DOGE senator demands answers on plan to exhaust CHIPs Act funds before Trump arrives
Exclusive: Leading U.S. senators are expected to demand that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo explain her plan to spend the remaining billions of dollars in CHIP and the Science Act before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. . “President-elect Trump recently ordered Commerce Department officials to work overtime, including weekends, as soon as possible before taking office […]
Speaker Mike Johnson Would Like to Slash Planned Parenthood Funds
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said he would “like to cut” funding to abortion giants Planned Parenthood and PBS once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. In an appearance on fox news Stories with Martha McCallum Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that defunding Planned Parenthood and PBS would depend on Parliament […]
What are Social Security's trust funds? New debate emerges on program's financing – CNBC
Richard Stephen | iStock | Getty Images There is still no new leadership in Washington, D.C., but Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced this week that The future of social security In a series of posts on social media platform X. Programs that provide monthly checks Over 65 million Beneficiaries are facing funding problems and the […]
Hiccups in ETFs tracking MicroStrategy occurring as bull market fuels trading boom in single-stock funds – CNBC
Photo | Future Publishing | Getty Images ETFs that give retail investors greater exposure to individual stocks are booming. This could be an ominous sign for the market and for the funds themselves where the glitch appears. Leveraged single-stock ETFs hit a record $17 billion in trading volume on Nov. 21, according to Todd Thorne, […]