(UPDATE) SEN. Juan Miguel Zubiri said Thursday online gambling has expanded at a speed government regulators “failed to match,” with revenues jumping over 5,500 percent in the past four years. “From 2020 to 2024, the industry grew by 5,564 percent. Unbelievable. And yet it is real,” Zubiri said during a Senate hearing on measures to…
The soaring cost of living and financial pressures on families have forced six in 10 parents into debt to provide for their children. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0–18, which examined the economic challenges and mounting debt families across America are facing. Sixty-three percent of parents in debt admitted…
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The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority announced today that former Hollywood studio mogul Ronald M. Meyer cannot demand a jury trial in connection with a $2.8 million gaming debt lawsuit. The ruling stems from tribal law, which does not permit civil jury trials, as well as the nature of Meyer’s defenses, which do not qualify for…
FILE PHOTO: High-tension electrical power lines are seen at the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant (IPP) on the outskirt of Benin City in Edo state, Nigeria June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye LAGOS, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Nigeria has approved a phased plan to refinance 4 trillion naira ($2.61 billion) in electricity sector debt to help stabilise the nation’s…
National Debt Relief survey shows parents at a financial breaking point as debt and costs surge NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — National Debt Relief, the industry leader in debt settlement known for its unique approach to debt relief, today released findings from a new survey conducted in partnership with Talker Research, examining the…
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Most of the UK public back student loan forgiveness, grants or bursaries for young people training to work in the NHS, according to new polling. A YouGov survey, commissioned by the University Alliance, found that 85% of respondents backed financial support for students training to enter professions such as nursing. Support spanned the political spectrum,…
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Mick Stanziale, who has debilitating cardiac issues and can’t walk 50 feet without getting winded, pays $100 a month toward his $23,000 in medical bills. At that rate, the 64-year-old Claymont man would pay…
The Philippine Senate building (PNA file photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – Senators on Thursday pressed regulators to tighten controls and weigh an outright ban on online gambling, warning that addiction and related crimes are eroding Filipino families, communities, and values. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, author of Senate Bill No. 47 or the “Anti-Online Gambling Act,”…