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‘Hero’ of Bondi Beach who disarmed gunman Naveed Akram raises over $1 million in donations

Despite strict gun laws in many first-world countries, crime continues to run rampant, and since police cannot always be the first responders to deadly shootings, civilians sometimes have to take action themselves. One such “hero,” named Ahmed al Ahmed, put his life on the line and stopped one of the gunmen in last week’s Bondi […]

Fired Cinnabon worker Crystal Wilsey who hurled N-word at Somali couple receives over $20,000 in donations

A Cinnabon employee who was filmed hurling racist and xenophobic abuse at a Somali couple was fired, but an online fundraiser set up in her name has raised over $20,000. The confrontation took place on Friday at the Cinnabon outlet in Wisconsin. The video was posted on TikTok and showed the worker telling the black […]

Divorce to donations: Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $700 million to historically black colleges in another philanthropic move | World News

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has once again reshaped the landscape of American higher education, announcing more than $700 million in donations to a group of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), one of the largest collective gifts in their history. The move is part of her ongoing effort to redistribute the vast wealth she acquired […]

NYC Mayoral elections: Zohran Mamdani hit with criminal referrals over alleged foreign donations

Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner, was hit with two criminal referrals on Tuesday after the Coolidge Reagan Foundation accused him of accepting illegal contributions from foreign donors.The referrals, alleging possible violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and New York Election Code, were filed with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and […]

New York City mayoral race: Zohran Mamdani pulls $1 mn in funds; majority donations from outside NYC | World News

Zohran Mamdani pulls $1 mn in funds; majority donations from outside NYC (Pic credit: AP) Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist who won his party’s nomination in June against former state governor Andrew Cuomo, pulled in almost double the funds of his nearest rivals for the New York City mayoral race between early July and mid-August. […]

Who is Connor Estelle? Man loses job after ‘I’m a fascist’ remark; raises $20K in donations

A man who openly described himself as a “fascist” during a political debate is now claiming he was fired from his job for expressing his views — and is asking for donations online to support himself.Connor Estelle, appeared on an episode of Surrounded, a debate series by Jubilee. He was one of 20 conservatives debating […]

Trump’s campaign received ‘questionable’ donations from overseas, AP claims

US President Donald Trump (Image credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has accused the Democratic Party of accepting illegal political donations during the presidential campaign, but ironically, his Republican Party itself has received donations from multiple sources, AP claimed.Last month, Trump asked the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, the Democrats’ main online fundraising platform. He […]

After raising $600 million in political donations, Donald Trump eyes $1 billion war chest for midterms

Donald Trump may no longer be able to run again, but that hasn’t stopped him from dominating the political fundraising game. The US president has already raised at least $600 million for his political causes, with a goal of reaching $1 billion ahead of the midterm elections next year, according to sources quoted by the […]