Scott was told to fire Andrea Bright, CBP’s head of Human Resources, who had been in charge of hiring 8,000 new CBP employees funded by the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
Peternan said Equinix self-funded the substation upgrades, ensuring that the costs did not fall on other PG&E customers.
Partners now sharing in the effort In 2024, Auto Experts underwrote the entire cost of everything for Autos of Love — from vehicle refurbishment to marketing, catering, event hosting for the giveaway, and even photo/video production.
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Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Nov. 2025
The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters.
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