Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to the Obama Foundation, the largest individual contribution the Chicago-based nonprofit organization has received to date, the foundation announced on Monday. Bezos, the second-richest person in the world, is making the multi-million dollar donation in honor of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who died last year, and to “help expand the scope of programming…
John Lewis Voting Measure Passes House With No GOP Support
House Democrats late Tuesday passed a voting bill that sought to amend parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in efforts to boost federal control over elections in the United States. The John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, also known as HR4, passed the lower chamber of Congress by a vote of 219–212 strictly…
After Dire Year England’s Shops Hope for End-of-Lockdown Shopping Spree
LONDON—After more than three months of enforced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-essential stores in England reopen their doors on Monday, hoping that the escape from lockdown will fuel a trading boom. Industry lobby group, the British Retail Consortium, estimates UK stores have lost £27 billion ($37 billion) in sales over three lockdowns, while…
John Lewis Suspends Click & Collect to Reduce ‘Non-Essential Travel’
Department store John Lewis has suspended its Click & Collect service, saying it wants to “encourage the public to stay at home” during England’s third national lockdown. The parent company also announced its Waitrose supermarkets would join other major chains in refusing entry to people without masks. Like other department stores, John Lewis had closed…
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