An analysis found that over 40% of CDFI’s loans and investments are in majority and minority communities. LeoPatrizi Consumers can lobby for racial justice, and it’s as simple as opening an account at a community bank or credit union that supports communities that don’t receive services. Netflix recently announced that …
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CLEVELAND – They are running out of cash. Snappy Gas Mart in Cleveland relies on getting change coins from local banks, but right now that’s not an option. “It had been about 10 days since we last got any currency from them, be it paper or change,” said Russ, manager …
Read More »Amazon homeless shelter drives a unique program for sick children
SEATTLE (AP) – After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized that she was missing out on something critical in caring for her daughter. She and Emilyanne, 12, couldn’t camp in a car or on the street because they need to plug in a machine that helps the girl breathe easier. Emilyanne …
Read More »Cannabis cookout: Americans expected to spend more on cannabis than cookout by July 4
Americans are expected to spend more on cannabis than cookouts this July 4, according to global compliance technology company Akerna. The company anticipates an 87% increase in cannabis sales above daily averages over the holiday weekend. “For the first time in the past five years, July 4 falls on a …
Read More »Summary of Baby-Sitters Club episode 3: ‘The truth about Stacey’
Photo: Liane Hentscher / Netflix / Since the show has been hinting a lot, there’s something about Stacey McGill, and now that the new girl at Stoneybrook is our narrator, she tells us: she was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It was the reason she left New York City …
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