The Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to pay up to $2.2 million for an outside audit of homelessness programs that was ordered by a federal judge. But the commitment fell short of the $2.8 million to $4.2 million proposed by the firm selected by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter to conduct the audit. The council did not explain its rationale for setting the lower amount. After initially indicating in a hearing Friday afternoon that he would accept the offer, Carter recalled the city's...
Happy Tuesday, all! Here's your Tuesday Tech Drop, the past week's top stories at the intersection of tech and politics. Another brick in the Wohl Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two far-right activists supportive of Donald Trump, could pay up to $1.25 million in damages after settling a lawsuit related to a fraudulent, voter suppression scheme that used robocalls to spread disinformation to deter Black people from voting in the 2020 election. New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an...
UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $2.8 billion to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office for Gaza and the West []
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations appealed for $2.8 billion on Tuesday to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian
"Ironically, Ramadan is all about food," says Aya Yousef, an HLB Egypt Makary Consulting senior analyst.While more than two billion Muslims endure a month of fasting, the international food consumption rate exceeds the typical consumption pattern."Food retailers stock products at least a month ahead in preparation for excess demand," Yousef added. "Supermarkets and hypermarkets extend hours to midnight and tend to have Ramadan-specific promotions and offers."A survey published by HLB found that...
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRecent tragedies in Gaza are not a reason to “walk away from Israel”, the former British home secretary, Suella Braverman, said.Asked if the UK should still be selling arms to Israel, Braverman told LBC: “I don’t think the fact that these tragedies happen is a reason to walk away from Israel, and to stop selling arms to Israel, because of that broader battle that they are engaging with.” Continue reading
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Former President Donald Trump has a new fundraising ploy — and that is to make his supporters into doormats. A new WinRed page posted for the Trump campaign offers supporters of the former president a personalized doormat with their name on it if they contribute $100 to his re-election — although alternative amounts suggested are $150, $200, $300, $500, $1,000, or the maximum allowed federal campaign contribution limit of $3,300.The doormats feature a Trump 2024 logo and say, "The [X] FAMILY...