Category: checks

Musk Delays Relaunch of Twitter Blue but Adds Gold and Grey Checkmarks

Elon Musk said Twitter is postponing its relaunch of the Twitter Blue verified checkmark service from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, adding that the social media platform will also be rolling out gold and grey checks and that all verified marks will be manually authenticated. “Gold check for companies, grey check for governments, blue for…


UK Energy Firm Accidentally Sends Out Trillion-Dollar Checks To Customers

Northern Powergrid, a UK electrical distribution company, has thanked customers for not cashing out trillion-pound checks the firm had mistakenly sent as compensation for power cuts. In November last year, heavy storms swept across the UK that left thousands of people without power. As compensation, 74 customers received checks worth trillions of dollars, amounts that…


Audit Finds California Regularly Sends Pension Checks to Dead People

An audit of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, America’s largest public pension fund, found regular payments to pensioners well after they died, so much so it’s challenging to get the money back. Around 1,800 CalPERS pensioners die every month, according to a June memorandum from the fund’s Office of Audit Services that recently become…


California Passes Bill Approving $600 Stimulus Payments for 5.7 Million People

California lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would send $600 payments to nearly six million people, with Gov. Gavin Newsom expected to sign it into law soon. The payments are part of a $7.6 billion COVID-19 relief package the state Legislature overwhelmingly approved, with the backing of Newsom, a Democrat. Top lawmakers and the…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 3)

Pushback grows over President Joe Biden’s immigration reform, Biden says the next aid package must include $1,400 checks, and tech giants could face penalties and legal action for election interference under Florida’s new bill.  


Fewer Stimulus Checks Suggested Because Wealthy Americans Didn’t Spend Theirs: Study

A nonpartisan nonprofit is recommending the federal government consider sending fewer stimulus checks out in a pending round of CCP virus relief because wealthy Americans were less likely to spend the money than poorer ones. Congress approved and then-President Donald Trump late last year approved and signed a bill that included $600 checks for most…


Cornyn Blocks Attempt to Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks in Senate

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday blocked an attempt to pass the bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000, a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did the same. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) asked for unanimous consent to approve the CASH Act, which would boost the checks by $1,400. Cornyn objected. “This…


Susan Collins Joins Growing Group of Republicans Who Back $2,000 Stimulus Payments

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she supports $2,000 stimulus checks, joining a growing group of Republican senators who back the higher payments. “Hospital workers, firefighters, our police officers, our truck drivers,” Collins told Maine Public Radio. “I think this would be very welcome relief and assistance to them.” Collins, who just won reelection,…


Lawmakers on Both Sides Block Changes to CCP Virus Bill

There were multiple attempts on Thursday from both Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives to amend the pandemic aid and government spending package, after President Donald Trump’s surprise demand for more stimulus money for U.S. citizens. One of Trump’s requests was to increase direct payments to Americans from $600 to $2,000 per person,…


Congress Reaches a Deal on COVID Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON—After more than six months of gridlock, Congress has come to an agreement on the pandemic relief package, delivering long-awaited money to households and businesses. The stimulus package worth $900 billion is combined with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and several other legislative proposals. The agreement leaves out two main sticking points in the…