Settlements Be Spent

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Exclusive: Complaint says Equinor is unlawfully connected to Israel’s Delek Group, which has been flagged by UN human rights commissioner. The Norwegian oil company Equinor is being sued over ...

The Guardian - 17h

A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home to Lebanon

ABC News - 23h

Letter adds new wrinkle to $2.8B NCAA settlement

Three athletes are calling for major changes beyond those in the pending $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement, including enabling college athletes to bargain collectively.

ESPN - 1d

Shell and Greenpeace settle ‘Cousin Greg’ lawsuit over protesters boarding vessel

Environmental group to give £300,000 to charity and stay away from four North Sea platforms for at least five years

Financial Times - 1d

Iran and the onset of a Trumpian world

The end of the US-led order is giving way to a kind of chaos that chimes with the president-elect’s preferences

Financial Times - 1d

McKinsey’s $122mn bribery settlement in South Africa sparks outrage

Politicians and campaigners say penalty is insufficient as country struggles with corruption

Financial Times - 2d

Here’s how many billions of dollars Taylor Swift fans spent on her ‘Eras Tour’

The two-year global tour concluded in Vancouver on Sunday.

MarketWatch - 2d

Fortnite Settlement Payouts Are Now Going Out, So You Might Have Money Waiting For You

The first round of refund payments have arrived in the hands of Fortnite players who the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says "were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game ...

GameSpot - 2d

Why Yankees' Juan Soto trade was still worth it, even though he spent just one season in pinstripes

Soto got the Yankees to the World Series and that's all that could be asked of him

CBS Sports - 2d

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used

ABC News - 2d

Crypto industry spent big during the election. How it might impact Washington.

Crypto companies contributed a third of all direct corporate contributions to super PACs this election, supporting dozens of candidates.

CBS News - 3d

Mastercard settlement puts UK class action lawsuits on trial

Financial backer of landmark case complains £200mn deal ‘too low’, as other large companies face wave of claims

Financial Times - 3d

'Why I spent £85k of my own money to help fix Britain's housing crisis'

Dr Jess Steele put her money into a project providing affordable homes to people in her community.

BBC News - 4d

Any settlement with Russia has to be ‘just’, says Zelenskyy at Trump meeting

French president hosts three-way talk with US president-elect, as Ukrainian fears grow over position of incoming administration. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Saturday insisted at a ...

The Guardian - 4d

Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane

Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021's Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement

ABC News - 4d

I bought one of Sicily's famous $1 homes and spent $446K renovating it—take a look inside

Meredith Tabbone bought an abandoned house in Sicily for one euro and spent the next four years turning it into her dream home.

CNBC - 4d

Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBTQ fertility lawsuit

A judge approved a landmark class-action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who said the insurance behemoth discriminated against them and other LGBTQ customers ...

NBC News - 4d

Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home. As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump and giveaways: What Musk spent $270M on during the election

Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help get Donald Trump back in the White House, according to newly released campaign finance records.

ABC News - 5d

Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'

Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of 2024, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost Donald Trump.

NBC News - 5d

How Harris' campaign spent $277 million in the final weeks

Kamala Harris' campaign swamped Donald Trump's in fundraising and spending in the election's final stretch — and her operation raised millions more from small-dollar donors after her defeat.

NBC News - 5d

Musk spent at least $250M to help elect Trump, filings show

Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $250 million to help propel President-elect Trump back into the White House, the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show. ...

The Hill - 5d

Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking

Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to repatriate a Filipino death-row drug convict, as the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto seeks to shore up diplomatic ties with ...