Rail Company Reaches $310 Million Settlement With Biden EPA For East Palestine Derailment
Norfolk Southern Railroad reached an agreement to pay $310 million to settle claims from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2023 prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as authorities moved to address the release of the […]
Actress Cate Blanchett, Worth $95 Million, Calls Herself ‘Middle Class’ at Cannes
A-list actress Cate Blanchett was ridiculed Thursday for claiming she is part of the middle class despite her estimated net worth of $95 million. The 55-year-old Oscar winner faced backlash after blurting out her claims during a panel discussion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. According to the website Celebrity Net WorthThe Australian is worth […]
Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement over last year’s Norfolk Southern Railroad derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people living near East Palestine have no idea how much the settlement will ultimately cost them. I still have doubts about whether I can get it. Tentative approval of the settlement came late […]
Antonio Brown files for bankruptcy, owes creditors $3 million
Antonio Brown is bankrupt. The controversial and mercurial former NFL receiver filed for federal bankruptcy in Florida on Monday, owing about $3 million to eight creditors. According to a report in the Times Union. The former owner of the Albany Empire Arena Football League team won’t be able to pay at least three six-figure civil […]
Uvalde Shooting Victims’ Families Announce $2 Million Settlement, Further Lawsuits Against Public Safety Officers
The families of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting have reached a settlement with the city, but are planning additional lawsuits against the responding officers, according to an attorney representing the families. That’s what it means. Uvalde police were heavily criticized for their response to the 2022 shooting after they waited more […]
15 million Americans still harmed by medical debt despite credit agencies’ changes
Americans are delaying medical care because of rising medical costs. (iStock) The CFPB said that despite changes to the way medical debt is reported, millions of Americans continue to have their credit damaged by medical debt. report. To support those facing unexpected hospitalization costs, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion Last year, we took steps to remove nearly […]
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 Admin Has Paid Taliban Nearly $11 Million Since Withdrawal Disaster
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report On Monday, the Biden administration announced it was overseeing $10.9 million in payments to Afghanistan’s Taliban junta since President Joe Biden took office. a disastrous retreat of the U.S. military in August 2021. cigar Said The majority of US taxpayer funding for the Taliban regime came from […]
Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston
A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in damages in connection with two explosions that injured workers and forced the evacuation of thousands, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. An explosion at a TPC Group factory in the coastal city […]
Biden To Sell 1 Million Barrels Of Reserve Gasoline
Biden administration to release 1 million barrels of stockpiled gasoline ahead of summer travel season CHICAGO, IL – MAY 21: Gas prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 2024. . President Joe Biden announced the release of 1 million barrels of gasoline from the Strategic Reserve […]