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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Thursday. The People's Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults who are not able to return to their primary residences because of the recent wildfires, including people who owned and rented their homes, according to the fund's website. The fund will also seek donations to extend the length of time it can provide the support. “How do we help?" the “Young Rock” star said he and Winfrey asked each other during the wildfires, saying in a video released along with the announcement that they grappled with how to best direct their efforts. “You want to take care of the greatest need of the people, and that...

110 million on alert for severe, dangerous weather over holiday weekend

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110 million Americans on alert for severe, dangerous weather over July 4 holiday weekend. Between the damaging storm threat from the Midwest to the East and dangerous heat in the West and South, more than 110 million Americans are on alert for dangerous weather over the holiday weekend. On Saturday, excessively hot temperatures extending from the West Coast to the South could affect 66 million Americans. Temperatures in the West will reach the 100s in many locations and even the 110s in places like Redding, California, and Fresno, California, along with Phoenix, Arizona. A whopping 116 degrees is expected in Palm Springs. ABC News A construction worker drinks to cool down on a hot day in Austin, Texas, on June 27, 2023. In the South, oppressive temperatures are expected to continue through Sunday in southern Texas and places along the Gulf of Mexico. Out West, an arid heat will take hold. Matthew Busch/The New York Times via Redux In the South, heat index temperatures (how temperatures...

$400 million sustained Before takeoff, a massive B-1 Lancer is in full afterburner

Maintaining $400 Million Gigantic B-1 Lancer Before Takeoff at Full Afterburner I flew from the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD6 in early 2002 and then on the 54th and 46th in 2003. Both deployments as a Marine. 53 is probably my favourite. When they folded, we named him the gremlin. A lot of power with these 3 engines. A lot. In 1981 I witnessed an AB take-off and then an overpass at Bergstrom AFB, and 82′ was the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen in my life until I witnessed the SR-71 in Okinawa. It didn’t matter where you were at the Kadena AFB you knew when the Blackbird was taking off I worked to build the first 27 B1-Bs (for the next 35 years until I started working for an airline). It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget and will be proud to be a part of. It is a flying fuel tank full of electronics and bombs. Lots of stories, most of which I probably can’t tell. I remember many nights (at night the shift was open to avoid the heat of the California des...

Feds seize more than $600 million in assets from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried: Court filing

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The federal government has seized more than $600 million in assets from disgraced Cryptocurrency executive Sam-Bankman Fried this month, according to a new court filing . The federal government has seized more than $600 million in assets from disgraced Cryptocurrency executive Sam-Bankman Fried this month, according to a new court filing . The seizures are part of the criminal case against Bankman-Fried, 30, who has pleaded not guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges linked to the alleged theft of billions of dollars from customers of and investors in FTX, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange he founded. MORE: What to know about Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX's embattled founder Federal prosecutors provided on Friday a list of assets subject to forfeiture as a result of the criminal charges, including cash held in various banks and accounts along with more than 55 million Robinhood shares. The most recent seizure came on Thursday, when the government took $94,570,490.63 in U.S. currency...