AllAfrica.comZimbabwe: Donors Say May Fail to Reach Targets in Food Distribution As Funds Hard to Come ByAllAfrica.comAlthough this had helped boost growing conditions in areas where crop conditions are fair, the majority of the drought-related crop da…
Daily Californian |
UC Student Association demands resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi
Daily Californian In November of 2011, during Katehi’s tenure, police pepper-sprayed protesting UC Davis students. On April 13, the Sacramento Bee reported that UC Davis spent at least $175,000 on consultants to dilute search results related to the 2011 incident … |
New Zimbabwe.comDrought Relief: Donors say no funds yetNew Zimbabwe.comAlthough this had helped boost growing conditions in areas where crop conditions are fair, the majority of the drought-related crop damage is irreversible at this point in the seaso…
Allentown Morning Call |
Allentown official Francis Dougherty resigns
Allentown Morning Call Dougherty’s resignation comes in the midst of an FBI investigation into Allentown’s contracting processes and connections to campaign donations to public officials. A subpoena served on City Hall specifically requested documents in the possession of … |
VICE News |
Bernie Sanders’ Team Just Accused Hillary Clinton of Violating Campaign Finance Rules
VICE News In a letter to embattled DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sanders campaign attorney Brad Deutsch questioned whether the Clinton campaign had “violated legal limits on donations” through activities associated with the Hillary Victory Fund. The … |
OPB News |
Checkup: An Oregon Surrogate’s Story
OPB News The egg donors (lots of college students sell their eggs) are paid between $5,000 and $10,000 for their donation. Once the couple has … Each man’s sperm was used to fertilize one egg, so they each get a child that’s genetically related. Palan says … |
Slate Magazine (blog) |
A Sperm Donor Hid His Schizophrenia From the Cryobank—and It’s Far From the First Time
Slate Magazine (blog) Three families have filed lawsuits at the superior court in Ontario, Canada, against the major American sperm bank Xytex Corporation. All have children fathered by the same sperm donor, Donor 9623—a man who was advertised as “healthy and working … Americas|Sperm Donor’s Profile Hid Mental Illness and Crime, Lawsuits SayNew York Times Three Ontario families suing sperm bank over ‘schizophrenic’ donor allegedly jailed for burglaryNational Post |
Financial Times |
IMF halts Mozambique aid after finding undisclosed debts of $1bn
Financial Times “Mozambique is close to a financial crisis if the authorities don’t take action to deal with the current risks.” The official warned that other donors could freeze disbursements of $350m to $400m “and you then have a fiscal crisis and a balance of … |
Mondoweiss |
Tax day is annoying for Americans, and hell for Palestinians
Mondoweiss … related material is available through the McMahon law firm’s website. The complaint is a remarkable 81-page document with damning accusations backed by extensive research and citations. From it you will learn that American donors and Israel’s state … |
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) |
Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to Tufts and $10 Million for Johns Hopkins
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) The center will sponsor programming for 10 humanities departments in the university’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, other departments in humanistic social sciences, and related programs. The donors are the children of Alexander Grass, the … |