Tag: spent
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An architect spent $16 million transforming this Toronto church into townhomes
[ad_1] One apartment is a seven-storey tower unit with timeless artifacts and sweeping views of the city (Photographs courtesy of Open House Media) For years, the neo-Gothic St. Mary the Virgin church stood empty on Toronto’s Westmoreland Avenue. But where most people saw a derelict building, developer and architect Asen Vitko saw a multi-million-dollar opportunity.…
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Investigating how U.S. aid for Ukraine is spent
[ad_1] Investigating how U.S. aid for Ukraine is spent – CBS News Watch CBS News A new “60 Minutes” report that aired over the weekend showcased how U.S. money to Ukraine is distributed and ultimately spent, with Sen. Lindsey Graham telling Holly Williams the investments are worth the cost. Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to…
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‘I’d love the energy spent arguing over slavery reparations to be used to save the next black kid who’s going to get stabbed’: Sir Trevor Phillips claims there are ‘more important things on the agenda’ for people of colour than revisiting historical wrongs
[ad_1] Sir Trevor Phillips is clattering around in the kitchen of his North London home making a meal for one. Or, as he calls it, ‘a lonely person’s dinner’. The broadcaster and former Labour politician, 69, is home alone, having returned early from a family holiday in France to prepare for his new flagship political…
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A tragic life: How Amber Gibson, 16, spent years in care after escaping home where her father viciously attacked her mother and was raped by another man weeks before being sexually assaulted and murdered by her own brother
[ad_1] Amber Gibson’s short life was blighted by tragedy, from when she was just three years old to her horrific death at the hands of her brother aged 16. The tragic teenager was three when she first entered the care system after escaping a home where her father viciously attacked her mother. Though she and…
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Trump PAC spent more than $40M on legal bills this year as his charges mount: Sources
[ad_1] A political group that supports Donald Trump spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, sources familiar with a filing detailing the costs confirmed to ABC News. That number spent by the Save America leadership PAC, Trump’s main fundraising…
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Man Who Spent $15K On Realistic Collie Costume Shares Greets Dogs, Strangers On Walk
[ad_1] “I wanted to be an animal and I became a collie,” the mystery man captioned this video — which he noted was certainly “unusual.” A Tokyo man who spent $15,000 on a realistic collie costume has taken his furry suit out into the wild, confusing other canines and pedestrians in the process. Known only…
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Rape conviction overturned for man who spent 17 years in prison – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] “I was innocent and they finally listened”. Andrew Malkinson has spent 20 years trying to clear his name, 17 of them in prison for a rape he did not commit. Today Mr Malkinson finally had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. The police have apologised for what they called a “grave miscarriage…
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ACT road millions better spent on active travel works: Pedal Power | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra…
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How $50 billion in opioid settlement funds will be spent depends on these people : Shots
[ad_1] Local representatives gather in Beckley, W.Va., to select a regional representative for the nonprofit council that will be responsible for distributing funds from the state’s opioid settlement. Around the country, state councils like this will decide how to spend $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Leah Willingham/AP hide caption toggle caption Leah Willingham/AP Local…
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The inside story of how Doug Ford spent billions to save an EV battery plant
[ad_1] Carlos Tavares, the canny top executive of auto giant Stellantis, says weeks of crisis talks to salvage a Windsor EV battery plant taught him one thing: Canada’s negotiators move way too slowly in a global green industrial race that’s accelerating at warp speed. “It was difficult to get this agreement inked at the end…