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Chris White

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The US Sun •

Dad whose daughter was killed in massacre says he 'didn’t smile for ten years'

BOB Weiss now only thinks about it every hour, it used to be every 10 seconds for most of the last ten years.It was a grief, that stopped time for him, for his wife, for his two surviving children - grief had frozen their lives.

On 23 May 2014, British-born Elliot Rodger, 22, rampaged through the streets of the University of California campus in Santa Barbara using his BMW as a ramming vehicle, shooting off pistols and stabbing victims with knives.He killed six students in total.
Sunday Mirror •

Tory donor's firm paid £11m to deliver PPE now gets £4.5m to destroy it

A Tory donor’s firm that was paid £11million to deliver PPE is now getting £4.5million to incinerate it.

Clipper Logistics was founded by Ferrari-driving Steve Parkin who has a jet and a helicopter. He gave £730,000 to the Conservatives and remains a shareholder after selling Clipper. Gowns, goggles and surgical gloves will be incinerated.

Two years ago Clipper – one of the UK’s leading storage and delivery groups – received £11million of taxpayer cash to deliver PPE.
Daily Mail •

Beyonce and Jay-Z top list of most expensive mortgages of the rich and powerful

It's often said the more you earn, the more you spend, and that certainly seems to be the case with the world's most rich and famous. And while celebrities have fortunes and massive luxury homes most people can only dream about, with them come mortgages that most homeowners couldn't even fathom.

Daily Mail did some digging into public records and can reveal which A-list singers and film stars took out mortgages for their pricey palatial homes.
Daily Mail •

'Billionaire' celebs and politicians took millions in PPP loans, which were written off

The companies of mega-rich celebrities, including billionaires Kanye West and Jay-Z, received millions in government PPP loans – and in virtually every case the A-listers have been let off the hook for paying back the full amount.

For the first time, we can reveal the exact amounts that these wealthy companies got through the Payment Protection Program, which was set up for desperate businesses hit by the Covid pandemic.

In all but two of the cases we examined, the company was 'forgiven'.
Daily Mail •

Adele takes out huge $38million mortgage on new LA mansion sold by Sly Stallone

Adele has taken out a massive $37.7million mortgage on the luxury Los Angeles mansion she bought from Sylvester Stallone for $58million in February.

The eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom home in the exclusive Beverly Park area is saddled with a massive home loan for the next 30 years, according to the deed of trust.

It is estimated Adele is paying $227,000 per month - including property taxes and an assumed five percent interest rate - which is a big sum even for the singer.
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