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A Washington Post analysis of emergency rental aid provided by the Treasury Department to help struggling renters found that more than $350 million in funds remains unspent in the Washington area.

A man accused of stealing a car from a gas station in Utica and leading police on a chase spanning three counties appeared in Oneida County Court Tuesday.

Feds Charge GOP Donors Brother With Murder After Pardon By Ex-Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin In 2019, the outgoing Republican governor pardoned Patrick Baker, who was related to a couple that had raised more than $20,000 for Bevin. Federal authorities have charged a 43-year-old man with murder after outgoing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned him a year after his family had raised thousands of dollars for the Republican politician. U.S. Marshals arrested Patrick Baker on Sunday, and federal prosecutor...

‘Parasitic’ ticket touts ‘undermining music festivals’ Covid tracing’ Rob Davies and Laura Snapes © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Efforts to make summer music festivals Covid safe are being undermined by “parasitic” ticket touts and resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub, leading music industry figures have warned. A Guardian investigation found that dozens of professional touts have snapped up tickets for eagerly awaited festi...

Where events do not permit resale, websites offering tickets are supposed to warn buyers that they may be refused entry. Field Day said its terms and conditions explicitly prohibited resale, yet the Viagogo website does not mention this to buyers. Listings for four other festivals that prohibit resale also did not appear to warn that fans might be turned away. Viagogo said its listings were compliant with the court order. Annabella Coldrick, the chief executive of the Music Managers’ Forum...

Times-Republican CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Eric Baker with Marsy’s Law for Iowa, Marshalltown Police Chief Michael Tupper, Leigh Bauder, Audrey Hartzler and Sydney Fox with Marsy’s Law for Iowa. DES MOINES –During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Marsy’s Law for Iowa presented their “Guardian of Victims’ Rights Awards” to those who have been the most outspoken on the need for change in Iowa – crime victims themselves. From April 18 through April 24, Iowans have joined with others...

New Apartments Fill Need for Housing in North Port Area News provided by Share this article Share this article NORTH PORT, Fla., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kittle Property Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Flats at Sundown Apartments, a new $45 million apartment community located in North Port, Florida. This 224-unit development offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom floorplans to provide work force housing to a growing area that is in need of additional housing stoc...

Total funding: $467.4 million, according to Crunchbase Turos platform allows users to rent cars directly from their owners. The company says that there are more than 450,000 vehicles and more than 850 unique makes and models available to rent.  8. Viagogo Category: Tickets  Total funding: $65 million, according to Crunchbase Viagogo is a European marketplace for ticket exchange and resale. The company, founded by StubHub cofounder Eric Baker, made a move to acquire StubHub for $4.05 billion i...

However, they are deeply saddened that he’s not around to celebrate this great achievement. “This is a bitter-sweet moment for my family. We’re very happy that our patriarch has won his second Grammy Award. My father was a phenomenal gift to this world and we’re happy that he was able to touch the hearts of so many people with his music and we’re very grateful that he has won another Grammy Award. I just wish he was here to enjoy it with us,” said his daughter Leba Hibbert. She adde...

Toots Hibbert Six months after legendary Maytals frontman, Frederick Toots Hibbert, died from complications relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Toots and The Maytals won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with Got to be Tough on Sunday. The announcement was made from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United State, where the 63rd Grammys were held virtually. Got to be Tough was released in August by Trojan BMG Records. Toots Hibbert who led The Maytals for over 55 years, died in his nat...