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Abby Wambach to Fully Divest From Brett Favre–Backed Company

Her decision comes while the former NFL quarterback is at the center of a Mississippi welfare fraud case.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2022

Report: Brett Favre’s Charitable Foundation Funneled Funds to USM Athletics

Based on tax records, Favre 4 Hope reportedly donated over $130,000 throughout three years to help fund USM’s volleyball facility.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2022

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

New court documents show retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre texted the Mississippi governor in 2019 to ask about getting money from the state's welfare agency to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022

Ex-director set to plead guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency is set to plead guilty to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Brett Favre questioned by FBI in Mississippi welfare fraud scandal

Brett Favre has been a central figure in a state and federal investigation regarding the misappropriation of millions of dollars in Mississippi welfare funds.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2022

UNLV Football: First Look At The North Texas Mean Green

The Rebels will face off with a UNT squad that has plenty of its own to prove this fall.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 11, 2022

Boy oh Boydell! What a win for the Hunter at wine awards

It was one of five trophy-winning Hunter wines in the prestigious competition

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7, 2022

Why These Paymentus Analysts Are Lowering Price Targets After Q2 Earnings

Cloud based bill payment company Paymentus Holdings (NYSE: PAY) saw shares fall after reporting second-quarter financial results after the market close Wednesday.  Analysts are sizing up the company’s guidance and contract delays.

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022

PayPal Analysts Increase Price Targets Following Earnings Report, Elliott Management's $2B Investment

Analysts are diving into the second quarter earnings report from PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) and evaluating what a $2 billion stake from Elliott Management could mean for the financial technology company's future. 

Benzinga · Aug 3, 2022

Could Black voters’ frustration with DeSantis’ politics awaken a ‘sleeping giant?’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inflamed by what they regard as repeated political assaults by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled state Legislature, African American and Caribbean American Democrats in South Florida are vowing to channel their frustration into action aimed at the November elections.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022