Millions of Dollars to Protect Pandas Was Spent by China on Roads and Buildings

A Times investigation found that zoos knew conservation money went toward apartment buildings and roads. But they wanted to keep displaying pandas, so nobody looked too closely.

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Millions of Dollars to Protect Pandas Was Spent by China on Roads and Buildings

A Times investigation found that zoos knew conservation money went toward apartment buildings and roads. But they wanted to keep displaying pandas, so nobody looked too closely.
Top stories - The New York Times - 9 hours ago
HS2 spent £100mn on tunnel to protect rare bats

Kilometre stretch of steel mesh one of many planning requirements that has driven up costs, says project chair
World - Financial Times - November 7
Musk’s PAC Spent Around $200 Million to Help Elect Trump

The billionaire’s America PAC focused on voter turnout, and benefited from a Federal Election Commission ruling that let so-called super PACs coordinate with candidate campaigns.
Business - Inc. - November 12
Millions to hit the roads for Thanksgiving ahead of 'Arctic' temperatures Thursday

Millions of travelers Tuesday will battle severe weather and congested highways to reach loved ones for Thanksgiving.
Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago
Millions hit roads and skies with some winter storms threatening Thanksgiving travel

Some winter storms could impact travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, but despite that threat, millions are still driving and flying Wednesday and throughout the week. CBS News New York ...
Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago
Israel offers to pay millions of dollars for release of each hostage

World - Yahoo News - November 5
Magritte, Master of Surrealism, Joins the $100 Million Dollar Club

Move over, Picasso, van Gogh and Warhol. With an inscrutable painting, the Belgian painter breaks a nine-figure threshold at Christie’s fall auction.
Top stories - The New York Times - November 20
China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings

It started as a social media trend but brought traffic gridlock between two cities.
Top stories - BBC News - November 11