Dive Brief: Uwe Schoenbeck, a biotech veteran who most recently was chief scientific officer at Pfizer’s innovation division, has joined Canaan Partners as a venture partner, the investment firm announced Wednesday. Since starting at Canaan in January, Schoenbeck has led Canaan’s involvement in a $132 million Series B round for precision cancer drug developer Alterome […]
This article was originally published in Utah News Dispatch. The mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, a student who was killed in her English class during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, stood before a room full of lawmakers and state officials on Wednesday. Lori Alhadeff held a portrait of her daughter […]
This article was originally published in Source NM. A bipartisan group of Connecticut lawmakers wants to use state money to seed and sustain a trust fund designated solely to cover early childhood education. The proposal, House Bill 5002, would direct an initial $50 million in bond funding and up to $50 million more from the state’s […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs owes nearly $100 million in mortgage payments on a trio of mansions in Los Angeles and Miami that were raided by federal agents this week, according to a report. The embattled rapper took out eight bank loans, totaling a whopping $140 million, to pay for the sprawling properties, the Daily Mail reported. […]
This article was originally published in Nevada Current. Nevada charter schools are clamoring to access the millions of dollars in financing now available to support capital projects, such as buying or expanding school buildings. The Nevada Facilities Fund is a $100 million revolving loan fund setup by the State Infrastructure Bank to provide long-term, low-cost […]
Dak Prescott is suing a woman who accused him of sexual assault, claiming that she made a false accusation in an attempt to extort $100 million from the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Prescott filed the lawsuit Monday in Collin County, Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports. Per the lawsuit, the defendant claims that Prescott sexually assaulted […]
A New York appeals court judge on Wednesday denied a request by former President Donald Trump’s attorneys to delay enforcement of the recent $464 million judgment against him, his sons and his company. Trump’s lawyers had asked the judge to instead allow the former president to post a $100 million bond instead of the statutorily […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A wooden walkway next to Atlantic City casinos credited as being the first boardwalk in the United States and a similar coastal thoroughfare in the musical home of Bruce Springsteen are among Jersey Shore boardwalks that will share $100 million in repair and reconstruction funds. New Jersey on Friday chose […]
A proposed $100 million sports tourism complex would bring a projected $50 million annual economic impact to Gluckstadt, a developer told city officials in a special meeting Thursday night. If built, the 400,000-square-foot complex would also affect local businesses. On Tuesday, 828 Sports Based in Madison, Ventures and , announced Tuesday their plan for the […]
Abigail Kawānanakoa walked in two worlds: considered by some to be the last scion of the Hawaiian royal family, and by others as someone awash in Western wealth. For Kawānanakoa’s part, she had a passion for the Native Hawaiian culture she hailed from, and following a contentious fight for her estate, that passion will support […]
A Texas man suing Walmart is seeking $100 million in damages or “unlimited free lifetime shopping” at any location. Roderick Jackson of Waskom, Texas, filed two handwritten complaints Monday with the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Walmart’s headquarters are in Bentonville, Arkansas. The complaints do not go into detail about why […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a British tourist who was among five killed — including his newlywed wife — when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Grand Canyon in 2018. Under the settlement approved in Las Vegas on Friday, […]