Cash Payments to Crime Victims? Some Say It Helps

Could a payment of $500 change someone’s life? Researchers at Yale are preparing to publish two papers looking at the outcomes of a program offering one-time cash to victims of community violence and intimate partner violence in and around New Haven. The takeaways are similar: The programs profoundly help people meet urgent needs, strengthen their …

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Justice Department Says Paramount’s Warner Deal Wouldn’t Harm Competition

June 12 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠United ⁠States Justice ​Department said ‌on ‌Friday ⁠its antitrust ⁠division had completed a ​review of ​Paramount’s proposed ⁠acquisition of ⁠Warner ⁠Bros and ​determined it was ​not ⁠likely ⁠to result in harm to competition ⁠or American consumers. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa ⁠and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto;Editing ​by David …

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Soccer-US Team Ease to 4-1 Victory Over Paraguay

INGLEWOOD, California, June 12 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠forward Folarin Balogun ⁠scored a brace in front ​of a rapturous American crowd as the ‌World Cup co-hosts romped ‌to a 4-1 victory over ⁠Paraguay ⁠on Friday in their Group D opener. After seven ​minutes, a swift combination from Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic split the opposition defence …

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