The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most lucrative franchises in the National Basketball Association, is returning $ 4.6 million in federal stimulus funds amid the COVID-19 crisis. News of the eye-popping check comes amid mounting controversy over the taxpayer-funded program pitched by federal lawmakers as intended to help small businesses struggling during the health emergency. […]
Grateful but frustrated singer Pink revealed Friday that she recently tested positive for coronavirus — and finally got the all clear just days ago. But Pink — Alecia Moore — is appalled that the test she had access to isn’t widely available — and is donating $ 1 million to two emergency funds to “support the […]
Money has been called the mother’s milk of politics, which may help explain why the Trump administration attempted earlier this year to help infant formula manufacturers by squashing a World Health Organization resolution that encouraged breastfeeding. Three of the largest infant formula companies ― U.S.-based Abbott Laboratories, Swiss-based Nestle, and U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser ― have […]
The Trump administration’s campaign to undermine the Affordable Care Act notched another achievement Tuesday. This time, the agency that runs the health insurance exchanges is slashing funds for organizations that help people to shop for coverage, forcing the groups to make do with about one-fourth of the federal funding they got for this year’s open enrollment. The […]
The Trump administration will propose a new rule Friday that would block federal funds to any organization that provides or even shares space with an abortion provider ― a domestic version of the so-called “Global Gag Rule” the president reinstated and expanded last year. The move would notably strip Title X funding from Planned Parenthood, which provides […]
The Trump administration plans Friday to announce a new rule that would cut federal funds from any health clinics that provide abortions or referrals to other abortion providers, The New York Times reported. The change would mean that funds would be lost for essential health screenings for women. The rule, which CBS News reported would […]