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☆ Here's how the American Red Cross makes money from donated blood
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it's an expensive operation. "When the White House starts raising money, when the big corporations, the NFL, Hollywood A-listers are raising money for the aftermath of a disaster, it's most likely targeted toward the American Red Cross." When CNBC inquired about the pricing of these products, the American Red Cross responded that "prices for a unit of red blood cells is proprietary information. A majority of the American Red Cross' operating expenses, just over $2 billion, is also spent on collecting blood, according to its financial statements. Watch the video above to see how the American Red Cross makes and spends its billions.

Persons: Jake Johnston, Laurie Styron, Michael Thatcher Organizations: Center for Economic, White House, NFL, Hollywood, CNBC, Cross, Navigator

But he eluded capture, even as dozens of people in Haiti and nearly a dozen in the United States were arrested in connection with the killing. Evidence indicates that Mr. Badio was involved in nearly every aspect of the conspiracy, Mr. Johnston said. The Justice Department in Washington has accused several South Florida businessmen of orchestrating the assassination so they could install a puppet as president and secure lucrative contracts with the Haitian government. No U.S. charges have been announced against Mr. Badio, who owns a house in Rockland County, N.Y. Phone records viewed by The New York Times show calls between Mr. Badio and Ariel Henry, now Haiti’s prime minister, both before and after Mr. Moise’s killing, each of which lasted several minutes.

Persons: Badio, “, ”, Jake Johnston, Johnston, Ariel Henry, Moise’s Organizations: Mr, Justice Ministry, Center for Economic, Research, The Justice Department, The New York Times Locations: Haiti, United States, Washington, Florida, Haitian, Rockland County

☆ Opinion | The U.S. Still Can Do What’s Right for Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jake Johnston | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In July 2021, a group of heavily armed men stormed the home of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti, killing him and wounding the first lady. Legal proceedings against the suspects have been slowly progressing in a largely empty courtroom in South Florida. In Florida the case is taking place under tight confidentiality restrictions due to some of the suspects’ ties to American intelligence agencies. In Haiti, the acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, has been implicated by Haitian authorities in the plot. Any hopes for justice and accountability are fading and, with them, so too fades the hope for a new path forward for Haiti.

Persons: Jovenel Moïse, Prince —, ’, Ariel Henry Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, The, of Justice Locations: Haiti, Florida, South Florida, Port, American

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