Democrats drop millions to keep and win control in six battleground states
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is infusing a total of $2.2 million into six battleground states to enhance efforts to compete for their state legislatures. The DLCC is sending $1.1 million to Michigan to keep their state House and $500,000 to Pennsylvania for the same. $350,000 in New Hampshire, where Democrats are trying to flip […]
‘Big Con Game’: Corporations Sink Hundreds Of Millions Into Carbon Credit System On Already Protected Land
A large number of carbon credit projects are claiming to preserve land that is already being protected by Brazilian conservation efforts, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Over the past two decades, so-called “carbon cowboys,” people who set up carbon credit initiatives for financial gain, have launched land preservation projects across the Amazon rainforest, generating carbon […]
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
SPRING, Texas — With power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl and temperatures soaring in the home that Houston-area resident Janet Jarrett shares with her sister, she did all she could to keep her 64-year-old sister cool. But on the fourth day after the power went out, Pamela Jarrett, who was in a wheelchair and relied […]
Good news for millions of seniors: Social Security announces the months when they will receive two payments – Tododisca
This elderly group is not receiving new Social Security benefits – License AdobeStock of Social Security Administration (SSA) has arranged for double payments to beneficiaries for August, November and December. SSA monthly payments are either deposited directly into recipients’ accounts or mailed as checks. Beneficiaries include retired workers, survivors, and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) […]
Millions face extreme temperatures as heat dome covers US midwest and east | Extreme heat
Millions of Americans are bracing for dangerous temperatures early next week as a heat wave sweeps across the Midwest and Eastern United States. Heat warning The high pressure system that caused havoc in the West last week is slowly moving across the country, stretching from Kansas and Texas into New York and South Carolina. Air […]
Biden Admin Denied A Houston Grid Upgrade Request. Then Hurricane Beryl Knocked Out Power For Millions
The Biden administration turned down a Houston utility’s request for funding to upgrade grid infrastructure before Hurricane Beryl knocked out power in the city this week, according to E&E News. CenterPoint Energy — the Houston-based utility — applied for about $100 million from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships […]
Kevin Hart’s Former Friend J.T. Jackson Reportedly Sues Him For Millions: REPORT
Kevin Hart’s former friend, J.T. Jackson, reportedly filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the comedian in relation to a sex tape scandal dating back to 2017. The newly filed court documents noted the two came to a settlement agreement in 2021, but Jackson alleged Hart breached the terms of his agreement by failing to use […]
Go See ‘Sound of Freedom’ for the Truth on Millions of Trafficked Children
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The movie Sound of Freedom will finally come to theaters the week of July 4, based on the stories of real-life heroes and their work to free children from the hellish and lucrative world of child trafficking. Toward the end of the trailer above, actor Jim Caviezel (who played Jesus […]
Millions under flood watch in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic due to heavy rain from plume of tropical moisture
A flow of tropical moisture and a slow-moving front are expected to bring heavy rain from South Carolina into the Northeast through the early part of the weekend. The National Hurricane Center was tracking a swirling area of low pressure off the southeastern U.S. coast as a possible tropical storm, but it did not become […]
Paris Olympics a drag on revenues for Air France, Delta; will cost millions
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com The Paris Olympics are having a negative impact on the revenues of both airlines. Air France-KLM Group and Delta Air Lines both said the Olympics reduced demand to Paris between June and August, negatively impacting their unit revenues. Their comments come as the Summer Olympics rapidly approach, with Paris hosting […]