WASHINGTON — The Teamsters’ political action committee broke decades of precedent last month when the union leadership voted to approve a $45,000 donation to the Republican National Committee’s convention fund. In recent years, Teamsters donations have been given primarily to Democrats. This year’s donation to the RNC convention fund marked the labor union’s pivot to […]
WASHINGTON — The Teamsters union’s political action committee donated $45,000 to the Republican National Committee’s convention fund in January, according to federal election commission disclosures. The Teamsters PAC’s donations overwhelmingly go toward Democrats, but the $45,000 donation marks the first significant donation to the RNC in years. The fund is specifically designated for the convention […]
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on prior to Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has made a generous donation to one of the families impacted by the shooting that occurred earlier […]
It’s little wonder that America — and much of the world — is enamored with the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift love affair. Friday began with news that Swift had donated $100,000 to the GoFundMe, established for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Shawnee mother of two, who was killed Wednesday at the Chiefs rally. Another GoFundMe […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One local organization threw a Super Bowl party Sunday for the men at Faith Mission homeless shelter. In addition to providing sandwiches for the party, the Singing Buckeyes also made a donation. For a few years now, the Singing Buckeyes, a group that sings barbershop music, make more than 130 sandwiches […]
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — National City community members and leaders came together Saturday to hold a donation giveaway for flood survivors at the Heart Revolution Church in National City. The giveaway was put on by the non-profit Adrian’s Way, in collaboration with Poker champion Lena Evans and other community leaders. “We need the […]
Computer science students at Florida Memorial University — South Florida’s only Historically Black University or College (HBCU) — use outdated and basic Dell computers to learn about artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, other students nearby at larger universities like Florida International University and the University of Miami dabble with cutting-edge servers with graphics processing units (GPUs) […]
Tewksbury police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole from a donation box in the public library Friday. Around 4:30 p.m. the Tewksbury Public Library told police a male party wearing a black jacket with a hood, and grey sweatpants took $50 from the donation box inside the men’s bathroom. The suspect allegedly broke […]
Jan. 27—CASSVILLE, Mo. — Crowder College received a $60,000 donation from Mercy Hospital Cassville last week to fund its nursing program at Crowder’s Cassville Instructional Center. “Partnerships with clinical sites are significant to our nursing programs,” Sandra Wilson, director of nursing, Crowder College, said in a statement. “Our faculty, staff and students are grateful for […]
(Bloomberg) — The Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s main opposition party, secured more large donations than the ruling African National Congress and its other rivals in the lead-up to this year’s national elections, bolstering its campaign. Most Read from Bloomberg The DA raised 161.6 million rand ($8.6 million) between April 1, 2021, and Sept. 30 last […]
Jan. 24—After a couple weeks of winter weather, both the American Red Cross and Carter BloodCare are issuing emergency warnings concerning blood shortages. Both are also offering gifts in exchange for blood and platelet donations. The national blood supply remains at critically low levels. Blood drives were canceled in nearly every state when winter weather […]
Jan. 21—Retirees and former employees of the Westinghouse corporation who want to commit to volunteer service can join the Service Uniting Retired Employees nonprofit, or SURE group, which has been cultivating community service projects for more than three decades. SURE’s latest “Feed the Hungry” campaign marked its 10th year, and donors helped the group set […]