Thursday, November 21

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Warren Buffett donates nearly $900 million to charities before Thanksgiving
23Nov By adminNo Comments
Money

Warren Buffett donates nearly $900 million to charities before Thanksgiving

Warren Buffett has donated more than $870 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to four charitable foundations, a holiday tradition that underscores the billionaire's pledge to give away most of his wealth to philanthropy.  The famed investor granted 1.5 million Class B shares of his conglomerate to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, a charitable vehicle that invests in reproductive health and family planning grants, the company said in statement on Tuesday. He also distributed 300,000 Class B shares to each of the three organizations run by his children: the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the NoVo Foundation. The donations "supplement certain of the lifetime pledges I made in 2006 and that continue until my death (at 93, I feel good but full...
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Conservative Donors Failed to Show Up in the 2023 Elections
19Nov By adminNo Comments
Business

Conservative Donors Failed to Show Up in the 2023 Elections

Once critics of the supposedly malign influence of money in politics, the progressive left proved to be big spenders in November’s elections. In four key state races—for Kentucky’s governor, Virginia’s General Assembly, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court and Ohio’s abortion referendum—left-wing advocacy groups dropped at least $135 million on campaign ads, outspending conservative groups by $42 million.A few years ago, left-leaning organizations and media outlets warned that conservatives had come to “dominate” state politics and policy. They pointed to Republican victories in state elections and significant policy achievements like the Wisconsin collective-bargaining reform known as Act 10. Those of us working in the trenches on these issues knew better. Government unions and progressive speci...
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Mayor Adams starts legal defense fund over FBI probe of campaign
18Nov By adminNo Comments
Health

Mayor Adams starts legal defense fund over FBI probe of campaign

Mayor Adams has created a legal defense trust in direct response to the FBI probe into his 2021 campaign finances. The fund — first reported by Politico — will allow Adams to raise money to cover legal expenses “in connection with inquiries by the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (‘SDNY’) related to the operations of the Eric Adams 2021 mayoral campaign committee,” according to an agreement posted with the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board. It’s unclear when Adams started the fund, but the COIB site shows a letter dated Nov. 13 by the city’s Corporation Counsel acknowledging the establishment of the fund, and stating that the city’s lawyers will not be involved with the Adams’ legal matter. Under the law, Adams is allowed to accept contributions ...
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Battle of the Badges softball tournament raises money for families in need
21Aug By adminNo Comments
Money

Battle of the Badges softball tournament raises money for families in need

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - It was an exciting day for fire departments, paramedics, police departments and many more agencies who all gathered today for one reason: to play ball.An annual softball tournament brought Lenoir County together to get active and raise money for local families in need.The historic Grainger stadium was getting as rowdy as it can for the last day of Battle of the Badges. Excitement and energy filled the stadium as city and county’s first responders and state agencies kicked off this annual game.Temperatures are rising, but not as fast as the crowd’s energy at Kinston’s Historic Grainger stadium.The Down East Wood Ducks hosted this year’s Kinston-Lenoir Battle of the Badges.City and county’s first responders and state agencies formed eight groups to play in this yea...
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