Relief Passes Billion

Philly Chinatown says new 76ers arena plan offers relief, but skepticism remains

A sudden reversal in plans to move the 76ers' arena to near Philadelphia’s Chinatown has left activists breathing a little easier while still feeling some distrust.

NBC News - 7h

Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.

As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?

The New York Times - 2d

Biden's total student debt relief passes $183 billion, after he forgives another 150,000 borrowers

In his final days in office, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would forgive student debt for more than 150,000 borrowers.

CNBC - 1d

Biden announces student debt relief for 150,000 borrowers, bringing total helped to more than 5M

The Biden administration announced Monday it was forgiving student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of individuals impacted by debt relief in President Biden’s term ...

The Hill - 1d

FA Cup thriller: Relief for Man United; Arsenal's transfer pressure grows

Man United find respite in the FA Cup, while Arsenal's worries grow about whether they have what it takes.

ESPN - 1d

MLB rumors: Jack Flaherty, Anthony Santander open to shorter contracts, Yankees and Cubs eye relief help

Here are your hot stove rumors for Sunday, Jan. 12

CBS Sports - 2d

GOP rep suggests California relief aid should be withheld over state policies

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said he believes Congress should withhold disaster relief funds from California in the wake of Los Angeles wildfires until environmental policy changes are made by the ...

The Hill - 3d

Santa Anita racing ppd., track used for fire relief

A flare-up of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.

ESPN - 3d

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts

A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend

ABC News - 3d

Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros., Comcast and others pledge money for fire relief and rebuilding

Entertainment companies, including Netflix and Amazon, said they would steer more than $65 million to disaster relief and recovery efforts.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Supreme Court takes up Biden's proposal to expand relief for borrowers defrauded by schools

The Supreme Court decided Friday to take up the Biden administration’s appeal defending its proposal to ease applications for the Borrower Defense student debt relief program. In a brief order, ...

The Hill - 4d

Los Angeles restaurants providing food, relief for those impacted by fires

Amid the Los Angeles fires restaurants are helping serve meals and free food, water and facilitating donations for first responders and the affected community.

ABC News - 4d

Wildfire emergency relief efforts underway

Southern California wildfires have killed at least 5 people, forced tens of thousands to evacuate and burned several thousand structures. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson reports on an emergency ...

CBS News - 5d

Jamie Lee Curtis Offers $1 Million to Fund Wildfire Relief

Actor Jamie Lee Curtis offered the money to aid in battling the Palisades fire.

Inc. - 5d

Where to give: Top-rated charities active in the Los Angeles wildfire relief effort

For those who wish to help victims of the wildfires, here is a list of highly rated nonprofits already engaged in relief and recovery efforts on the ground.

CNBC - 5d

Jean Smart calls on TV networks to not air award shows, instead donate to Los Angeles wildfire relief

Jean Smart is urging TV networks to refrain from airing glitzy awards shows amid the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, and to donate money to relief efforts instead. "ATTENTION! With ...

The Hill - 5d

How to donate to LA wildfire relief

A swarm of winter wildfires ravaged America's most heavily-populated county to start 2025, scorching cars, banks, bungalows and multi-million dollar mansions.

The Hill - 5d

Jamie Lee Curtis donates $1M to LA wildfire relief efforts: We are 'banding together to save each other'

Jamie Lee Curtis says her family is donating $1 million to relief efforts amid the wildfires in California that have devastated the Los Angeles area. "As the fire still rages on and [the California ...

The Hill - 5d

Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round

The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.

The New York Times - 6d

AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation

The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.

Inc. - 6d

MLB rumors: Alex Verdugo draws interest from contenders despite down year, Red Sox eye relief help

Here are your hot stove rumors for Wednesday, Jan. 8

CBS Sports - 6d

5 important credit card debt relief moves to make this January

Certain moves may help you break free from credit card debt, experts say. Here are five to explore this month.

CBS News - 6d

Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for passing President-elect Trump’s agenda, arguing ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

House passes Laken Riley Act in first bill of new Congress

The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Getty Images, Shutterstock to Combine in $3.7 Billion Deal

Getty shareholders will own about 54.7% of the combined company, which will retain the Getty name. Shares of both companies surged on the news.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Houses passes immigration measure named after Laken Riley

House Republicans focused their attention on the border with their first bill of the year, passing legislation named after the slain Georgia student Laken Riley that would require detention of ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Game Pass Dumps These Six Games Very Soon

It's time to go As it does at least one per month, Microsoft is dumping more games from the Xbox Game Pass library in January 2025. The first set of removals for the month have now been ...

GameSpot - Jan. 7

Game Pass Kicks Of 2025 With 7 More Games In January

2025 has begun Microsoft has announced the first set of additions to Game Pass for 2025, including seven titles lined up for the first half of January.. Some of the new additions to Game Pass ...

GameSpot - Jan. 7

Trump comments deepen GOP disagreement over how to pass his agenda

President-elect Trump’s public back-and-forth over whether Republicans should pass his agenda in one or two massive packages is deepening the disagreements among lawmakers over how to tackle the ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform passes key safety assessments for autonomous vehicles

Nvidia today announced that its autonomous vehicle (AV) platform, Nvidia Drive AGX Hyperion, has passed industry-safety assessments.

VentureBeat - Jan. 7

Phillips 66 to Buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 Billion

Phillips 66 will buy EPIC NGL for $2.2 billion to help the Houston oil refiner grow its Permian midstream business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

Xbox Game Pass Is Coming To Another Brand Of Smart TVs Later This Year

Microsoft is continuing to expand Xbox Game Pass, with new LG Smart TVs coming later this year set to support the service via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to ...

GameSpot - Jan. 6

Trump calls on GOP to pass his agenda in 'one powerful bill'

President-elect Trump on Sunday made public his support for Republican lawmakers to pass key components of his agenda into law with a single reconciliation bill, previewing what is expected to be a ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

While Biden administration withdrew student loan forgiveness plans, there is still debt relief available

After the Biden administration withdrew its sweeping student loan forgiveness plans, borrowers should look into the existing debt cancellation programs.

CNBC - Jan. 3