Tag: sham
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Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a ‘sham charity,’ Treasury says
A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In a joint action by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, or “Samidoun,” was sanctioned by the Treasury Department and listed as a…
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Lawmakers demand an end to ‘sham’ transaction fees that are adding to the cost of school lunches
A group of senators has demanded that U.S. officials prohibit transaction fees on school meal accounts, arguing that the companies that process students’ lunch payments are unnecessarily raising costs for families. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sent Wednesday evening, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and seven other senators urged immediate action from the…