- WBEN Buffalo Business Report - Thursday, July 9th 2020
- Officials extremely critical of New Era's workforce cuts
- Seneca One owner not worried about "exodus" from big cities
- Poloncarz: I will not call Bills stadium "New Era Field"
- Two males shot on Best St. in Buffalo Tuesday night
- Progress continues at Seneca One Tower
- Cuomo makes announcements regarding schools, malls
- Schumer pushes to extend PPP program for small businesses
- Wing Festival announces re-imagined 2020 event
- NYC mayor: Schools will reopen in fall with hybrid learning
- EU court: No need to reveal IP addresses in uploading cases
- Asia Today: India's cases jump, transmission rate increases
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is now reaching 'full speed'
- Police: Seoul mayor reported missing, search underway
- UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
- Tokyo Games face skeptics, 1-day COVID-19 infection record
- Depp under pressure in cross-examination at Sun libel case
- Serbia mulls anti-virus rules as clashes erupt over lockdown
- Global stocks follow Wall Street higher after tech gains
- Bali island begins to reopen after 3-month virus lockdown
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US donors balk at pope's request for $25M for Rome hospital
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is facing another financial headache after donors to a major U.S. Catholic foundation balked at a request from Pope Francis to foot a $25 million loan to a scandal-plagued Rome hospital.
The Immaculate Institute for Dermatology made headlines in 2013 when prosecutors discovered a nearly $1 billion hole in its accounts and placed 40 people, including its priestly director, under investigation for alleged money laundering, fraudulent bankruptcy and other crimes. In May, prosecutors handed down 24 indictments.
The Vatican took over the hospital rather than let it fail, fearing for the livelihoods of its staff. But the hospital has struggled, and last summer the Vatican asked for a bridge loan from the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, a major source of funding for the Vatican's charity works around the globe.