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New health plan tax, home care revamp pose risks to state’s Medicaid budget, comptroller says New York state’s fiscal watchdog is raising scrutiny of new health budget programs that aim to funnel money to a cash-strapped Medicaid program, stating that initiatives including a controversial ... 05/20/2024 - 10:33 pm | View Link
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Trump trial live: Michael Cohen grilled over key phone call about Stormy Daniels’ hush money payment Michael Cohen cross-examination to resume in hush money case after lawyers attack testimony - Former president’s estranged ex-attorney return to witness stand as prosecution’s final witness ... 05/16/2024 - 9:20 am | View Link
The trial of fugitive Chinese mogul Guo Wengui kicks off in New York Wednesday, as federal prosecutors prepare to lay out what they have called a “complex” conspiracy involving elaborate financial schemes, dozens of offshore accounts, and evidence translated from Mandarin. But the heart of the case is a simple and familiar American phenomenon: political grift—a confidence job in which a demagogic leader allegedly translated partisan passion into personal gain.
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US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted nonprofits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.
Local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have teamed up with at least four utilities across 10 states to build “zero-net energy homes,” which are meant to produce more energy than they use.
The houses, which are sold at affordable rates to low-income families, are weatherized and meticulously insulated to boost efficiency and equipped with rooftop solar panels.
American taxpayers have spent considerable treasure to ensure that Yemenis didn’t starve and then had to spend another fortune providing protection against them.