Dollars
Coffee shop owner loses thousands of dollars after break-in
For the last twenty years, 7th Street Espresso has been a labor of love for its owner. These days, she doesn’t love what’s going on in the neighborhood. PORTLAND, Ore. — For the last twenty years, 7th Street Espresso along Southeast Sherman Street and Seventh Avenue in Southeast Portland has been a labor of love …
Senate GOP balks at Trump’s call to withhold federal dollars from closed schools
“I’m not a big fan of doing anything where the federal government impacts local, state governments or schools,” Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said Wednesday. “I want schools to reopen, but I don’t like that. I don’t like the federal government getting involved.” As negotiations within the party continued Wednesday, GOP senators made clear …
The Health 202: Medicaid providers had to wait weeks for coronavirus relief dollars
with Paulina Firozi The coronavirus pandemic dealt a massive blow to medical providers serving low-income Americans. Getting federal coronavirus relief funds out the door to doctors, hospitals and other facilities in the Medicaid program didn’t exactly go smoothly even though the Department of Health and Human Services had $175 billion to distribute this past spring. …
AI and Blockchain Firm Points Technology Acquires Millions of Dollars in Funding via Round with Contributions from K2 Ventures Partners
Points Technology, an artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain-focused firm, has reportedly acquired millions of dollars in funding through a Series A round. K2 Venture Partners, a Chinese venture capital firm, made the investment. Points Technology’s management said that the funds raised will be used to support the company’s ongoing product research and development efforts and …
As coronavirus spreads, China is pumping billions of dollars into its markets to keep them stable
The Shanghai Composite opened 9% lower. The Shenzhen Component Index also plummeted 9% at open. Both are still down more than 7%. Stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen had been closed since January 24 for the Lunar New Year. Markets elsewhere fell sharply last week as fears about the virus escalated. More than 14,300 people …
State Lawmakers Eye Federal Dollars To Boost Mental Health Counseling By Peers
It’s 1 p.m. on a balmy Oakland afternoon as residents of Great Expectations Residential Care, a home for people with mental illness, gather in an activity room for a game of bingo. Lee Frierson, an unpaid volunteer, introduces himself as he and his team leader, Charlie Jones, unpack chips, soda, batteries and shampoo that they …
