Anderson W. White, Author at IIB Network

Biden Budget Lays Out Battle Lines Against Trump

17

Mar

Investments and Business

Biden Budget Lays Out Battle Lines Against Trump

President Biden in his budget this week staked out major economic battle lines with former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The proposal offers the nation a glimpse of the diverging directions that retirement programs, taxes, trade and energy policy could take depending on the outcome of the November election.During the past three years, Mr. Biden has enacted key pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering the green energy economy, making infrastructure investments and reinforcing America’s domestic supply chain with subsidies for microchips, solar technology and electric vehicles. Few of those priorities are shared by Mr. Trump, who…

Gang Violence Pushes Haiti’s Health System to the Brink of Collapse

17

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

Gang Violence Pushes Haiti’s Health System to the Brink of Collapse

Taïna Cenatus, a 29-year-old culinary student in Haiti, lost her balance at school one day this month and toppled over, but it was not until she hit the ground that she realized she had been hit in the face by a stray bullet.It left a small hole in her cheek, just missing her jawbone and teeth.Unlike many Haitians wounded by gunfire in the middle of a vicious gang takeover of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Ms. Cenatus was actually lucky that day — she made it to a clinic. But she is still in pain, her wound swelling, and she cannot get…

When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

17

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

When Medicaid Comes After the Family Home

The letter came from the state department of human services in July 2021. It expressed condolences for the loss of the recipient’s mother, who had died a few weeks earlier at 88.Then it explained that the deceased had incurred a Medicaid debt of more than $77,000 and provided instructions on how to repay the money. “I was stunned,” said the woman’s 62-year-old daughter.At first, she thought the letter might be some sort of scam. It wasn’t.She asked not to be identified, because the case is unresolved and she doesn’t want to jeopardize her chances of getting the bill reduced. The…

The gap-year road trip that healed an Ivy League hoops star

17

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

The gap-year road trip that healed an Ivy League hoops star

NEW YORK — She stopped working at the sushi restaurant, laid two mattress pads in the back of her Jeep and drove away from Florida with her new girlfriend, bound for a small town in the Cascade Mountains that looks like Christmas. She brought a basketball only out of habit. Abbey Hsu had to see what else there was. Anywhere else seemed like a good place to start.This was an impossible couple of years. She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee near the end of her junior season of high school. On that Valentine’s Day in 2018,…

Tesla Settles Discrimination Suit With Former Factory Worker

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Science and Technology

Tesla Settles Discrimination Suit With Former Factory Worker

Tesla and a former employee have agreed to settle a closely watched lawsuit that cast a harsh light on the carmaker’s treatment of Black workers.Lawyers for Tesla and for Owen Diaz, who worked at the company’s factory in Fremont, Calif., did not disclose the terms of the settlement in a legal filing on Friday. “The parties have reached an amicable resolution of their disputes,” Lawrence A. Organ, a lawyer for Mr. Diaz, said in an email, adding that he could not comment further.Last year, a jury in federal court in San Francisco awarded Mr. Diaz $3.2 million after he presented…

Sam Bankman-Fried Should Get 40 to 50 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Investments and Business

Sam Bankman-Fried Should Get 40 to 50 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say

Federal prosecutors said on Friday that Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency mogul who was convicted of masterminding a multibillion-dollar fraud, should receive a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years.The prosecutors outlined the recommendation in a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Mr. Bankman-Fried’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 28, when Judge Lewis A. Kaplan will decide his fate. He faces a maximum possible penalty of 110 years.“Justice requires that he receive a prison sentence commensurate with the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes,” the prosecutors said in a 116-page sentencing memo to the judge.The federal probation department separately recommended…

Israel-Hamas War and Gaza Aid News: Live Updates

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

Israel-Hamas War and Gaza Aid News: Live Updates

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority appointed a longtime insider within the authority’s top ranks as prime minister on Thursday, rejecting international pressure to empower an independent prime minister who could revitalize the sclerotic authority.Mr. Abbas, who is 88 and has long ruled by decree, named Muhammad Mustafa, a close economic adviser, to take the prime minister’s spot, signing a document charging him with putting together a new government, according to Wafa, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency. Mr. Mustafa has three weeks to do so, but can take an additional two weeks if needed, according to Palestinian law.Muhammad…

The Surprise Ending of ‘Dune,’ the Popcorn Bucket

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

The Surprise Ending of ‘Dune,’ the Popcorn Bucket

In the “Dune” movies, a gigantic sandworm can rise from the desert and devour soldiers and military vehicles in its gaping maw. In real life, humans watching movies devour popcorn. These two ideas have been combined to spawn the “Dune” popcorn bucket, a sandworm-shaped tub that is having a cultural moment. The bucket arrives on the heels of other recent popcorn collectibles, like the 16-inch Barbie Corvette snack holder. But is there more to these vessels than meets the eye?Lindsay Moyer thinks about popcorn. She is the senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit…

2024 MLB ‘Wild-Card Era’ Franchise Rankings: Rangers break into top 10, Cubs fall out

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Economy

2024 MLB ‘Wild-Card Era’ Franchise Rankings: Rangers break into top 10, Cubs fall out

As Jonah Heim squeezed the final strike of the 2023 postseason and Josh Sborz spiked his mitt on the mound to celebrate the Texas Rangers’ first World Series title, a thought crossed my mind: How will this change the franchise rankings?See, the Wild-Card Era (1995 to present) franchise rankings are not a creation of my fallible mind. They are borne from a tested, trusted, completely objective, never-been-questioned, all-math, no-bias formula borrowed from football writer Bob Sturm and tweaked to fit baseball’s postseason structure.Winning the World Series (WS): 9 pointsLosing in the World Series (WSL): 6 pointsLosing in the Championship Series…

Real estate project on the beaches of Panama for investors of Moldova

15

Mar

By Anderson W. White

Investments and Business

Real estate project on the beaches of Panama for investors of Moldova

Playa Caracol Residences stands out as a real estate project in Panama that exceeds all expectations, providing investors from Moldova with an unparalleled beachfront escapade. Offering sweeping views of the majestic Cerro Chame and boasting over a kilometer of unspoiled coastline, this development emerges as a genuine haven where each element harmoniously combines to craft an atmosphere of unrivaled beauty and tranquility along Panama's shores. Playa Caracol: a real estate project in Panama The architectural design of Playa Caracol stands out for its originality, modernity and harmonious integration of local elements. Each property is a masterpiece that captures the essence…