MacKenzie Scott’s $250 million open call for donations yields applications from 6,353 nonprofits
NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s first open call for grants yielded 6,353 applications from nonprofits – meaning candidates have at least a 4% chance of being selected for a $1 million grant. Lever for Change, the nonprofit […]
Read MoreSouth Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortages
As the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to take decisive action to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain. Noem told reporters […]
Read MoreSoda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame – found in diet soda and countless other foods – as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still […]
Read MoreBiden’s White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new guidelines for corporate mergers, took steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launched a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry. The announcements will be discussed as […]
Read MoreJudge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer’s sex abuse and defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s claims that the award was excessive and that the jury vindicated him by failing to conclude he raped a […]
Read MoreHouse Republicans propose planting a trillion trees as response to climate change
BY STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) – As Speaker Kevin McCarthy visited a natural gas drilling site in northeast Ohio to promote House Republicans’ plan to sharply increase domestic production of energy from fossil fuels last month, the signs of rising global […]
Read MoreNew drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season
BY MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year. RSV is a cold-like […]
Read MoreSean ‘Diddy’ Combs aspires to create new Black Wall Street through online marketplace Empower Global
BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically feature Black-owned businesses. “I want to create our own […]
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