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In India, an algorithm declares them dead; they have to prove they’re alive

Haryana state ended old age and widow pensions for thousands of claimants because they were dead. But they weren’t.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan ex-PM’s party loses election symbol. Will it hurt its prospects?

Besides making voting accessible to voters who are unable to read, electoral symbols form the basis of party campaigns.

Al Jazeera

‘Used to be a festival’: Why Pakistan is seeing a subdued election campaign

Crackdown and censure on the main opposition party turns the run-up to the February 8 election into a lukewarm affair.

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PPP fraud investigation finds Cook County workers ripped off $1.2 million from pandemic relief program

Interim Cook County Inspector General Steven Cyranoski says he suspects eight workers of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program — on top of at least 31 workers he previously identified.

Chicago Sun-Times

The vibrant culture of Gujarat comes alive at Rann Utsav in Kutch

The 85-kilometre journey to the venue of Tourism Corporation of Gujarat’s annual flagship desert festival, Rann Utsav, introduced a landscape dotted with shrubs, occasional trees, a small stream and a long string of transmission towers — the Banni Grasslands Reserve. Helmed by Tent City operators Evoke Experiences on a PPP (Public Private Partnership) model,…

The Hindu

'An embarrassment of riches': Highlights of Scottish theatre in 2023

SCOTTISH theatre continues to make an encouragingly strong recovery from the Covid pandemic. Indeed, the impressive quality of much of the work can…

The National (Scotland)

Amid PPP fraud investigation, 9 top employees have left chief Cook County judge’s office

A year into Judge Timothy Evans’ still-secret investigation, the Sun-Times has found that nine of his highest-paid employees who left match loan recipients in the fraud-ridden Paycheck Protection Program.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Wisconsin Politicians Want To Spend $550 Million on Ballpark Subsidies the Public Opposes

Just 24 percent of self-identified Trump voters and 34 percent of self-identified Biden voters say they support a public handout for the Milwaukee Brewers' 22-year-old stadium.

Reason

More than 1,000 COVID-19 relief loans went to city of Chicago employees — and many look fraudulent, city’s watchdog says

Chicago’s Inspector General Deborah Witzburg revealed only one disciplinary case but said, “There are members of the police department included on the list that we are looking at.”

Chicago Sun-Times

In massive COVID-19 relief fraud, gangs used millions in PPP, other government aid on guns, drugs, feds say

In Chicago, the price of illegal guns soared during the pandemic, but gangs were able to pay for them with fraudulent PPP and other COVID-19 relief money, agents say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Karnataka’s monumental challenge

Lesser-known cultural properties need to be protected and conserved

The Hindu

What’s the story behind the NBA’s new load management rules?

Teams that violate these rules will face fines, with escalating penalties for repeat offenses, but fans and analysts are already questioning whether these new rules are even truly enforceable.

USA Today Sports Media Group

PPP fraud found among Illinois state workers leaves investigator ‘disappointed but not surprised’

Illinois Executive Inspector General Susan Haling says 177 state employees appear to have defrauded the federal Paycheck Protection Program designed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

More PPP fraud, this time in Chicago Public Schools? Sadly, we’re not surprised.

People may be weary of hearing about government employees and others fleecing billions from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. But anyone accused of wrongdoing should be held accountable.

Chicago Sun-Times

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WEKU

The perilous hunt for PPP fraud and the hot tip that wasn't

The public data on PPP loans contains a lot of suspicious patterns, but it can also send people on wild goose chases

Chicago Sun-Times

A top CPS official ousted in PPP fraud investigation: schools inspector general

Chief Operating Officer Crystal Cooper was one of 14 school staffers caught in Inspector General Will Fletcher’s investigation of COVID relief loans.

Newsroom.co.nz

Reconfiguring the public-private partnership model to work for NZ infrastructure

Key to any pre-election conversations on large infrastructure projects in Aotearoa is a discussion on the important role of private financing, an open-minded evaluation of the public-private partnership model, and suggestions for how we might improve it | Content Partnership

Chicago Sun-Times

2 former Chicago police officers charged in $2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

Torrey Price retired from the Chicago Police Department on July 15 — about two weeks before he was indicted for fraud. Aaron Price, the other former cop who’s charged, retired in 2017.

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The Conversation

Government support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19's early costs − new research

Government funding helped keep U.S. charities afloat during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study I conducted with Stephanie Karol, a fellow economist.

Newsroom.co.nz

Public private partnerships and big infrastructure projects

The Detail weighs up the pros and cons of public private partnerships in big infrastructure projects.

Chicago Sun-Times

25 Chicago Park District employees could face firing in COVID relief fraud probe

And City Hall’s inspector general says she is continuing to investigate possible Paycheck Protection Program fraud.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watchdog investigating migrant spending and PPP loan fraud by city employees: ‘This is a large-scale undertaking’

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said Thursday that whenever there is a state of emergency and a haste to deliver financial aid, there is an inevitable shortage of oversight that invites abuse.

Dynamite News

Pakistan coalition government decides to dissolve Parliament on August 8

The two major stakeholders in ruling coalitoon government -Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

PPP fraud suspected of 5 more Cook County workers, including woman who used money to pay for daughter’s wedding, report says

Interim Cook County Inspector General Steven Cyranoski says, over the past year, 25 county workers were found to have ripped off the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ biggest consumer bankruptcy firm DebtStoppers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The Semrad Law Firm, which advertises as DebtStoppers, got millions in taxpayer-backed PPP loans while cutting U.S. staff and employing a Bulgarian company in which the law firm’s leaders have an ownership stake.

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