Debts: Kamala Harris raises $1 billion-plus in defeat, still sends appeals to donors for more
Internally, the apparent cash crunch is being blamed for the campaign’s decision to stop paying many senior staff as of Saturday, even those initially told they would be paid through the end of the year. Facing internal frustration, the campaign notified those affected in recent days that their health insurance would be covered through the end of the year, according to one person with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity to share internal discussions.
War on terror: Abu Ghraib detainees awarded $42m in torture trial against US defence contractor
The case was filed 16 years ago but got caught up in procedural hurdles, as CACI tried more than 20 times to dismiss the lawsuit. November’s case was a retrial; in an initial trial in April, jurors were deadlocked following more than a week of deliberations.
Horror tales of Sudanese refugees who fled war at home, forced to buy humanitarian aid with sex
Sexual exploitation during large humanitarian crises is not uncommon, especially in displacement sites. Aid groups have long struggled to combat the issue. They cite a lack of reporting by women, not enough funds to respond and a focus on first providing basic necessities.
After helping Ethiopia’s federal government repel Tigray rebels, Amhara’s Fano militia now aim fire at former allies
Amhara anger with the government in Addis Ababa escalated into confrontation between Fano and regional forces. By July, major cities were under attack and the regional government requested federal help. The ENDF restored order the next month, but there were many civilian casualties in the process.
Against smouldering embers of Tigray Ethiopia struggles to put out Amhara inferno lit by Fano rebellion
Human rights groups have accused the Ethiopian authorities of extrajudicial killings, mass arrests and attacks on schools and hospitals.
Ravages of drought force farmers along Kenyan coast to abandon maize, cassava for seaweed
It is Tanzania’s third largest export and employs over 26,000 farmers, said George Maina, a scientist at The Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit that supports seaweed farmers in Kenya and Tanzania.
Malians ‘kill’ forests to save their lives, believe firewood is forever and trees are not going to disappear
The loss of forests has become a pressing issue across Africa as the Sahara Desert continues to creep southward. Over the past three decades, nearly 7,722 square miles (20,000 square kilometres) of forest have been lost in Mali, according to the environmental nonprofit Tree Aid.
Farmers in Zimbabwe shun staples for more profitable vegetables, consider food aid interventions a solution to climate change
Experts say rich nations like the United States, which have been the biggest contributors of planet-warming emissions historically, have a responsibility to fund humanitarian aid in the countries that are experiencing its effects first and most severely.
How US doctor accused of funding Covid lab manufacture lives lavishly, enjoys state security
Dr Anthony Fauci $15 million does not include the costs associated with his personal security from April 2020 to December 2022, which was handled by the same parties while he was still serving in government.
‘Donald Trump won, we did it’: January 6 rioters think Republican victory is their get-out-of-jail-free card
The atmosphere at “Freedom Corner,” the stretch of pavement outside the DC Jail where January 6 activists have gathered every night for three years for a “vigil,” was jubilant on Wednesday evening. Fellows was in attendance and said that they were popping bottles of champagne. And, as they do every night, leaders of the vigil took calls from January 6-ers from prisons and jails around the country.
