Activist group Californians for Justice (CFJ) paid students in the Long Beach Unified School District $1,400 to attend racial and social justice training, according to contracts obtained by The Free Press.
The State Department and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) funded programs to help LGBTQ refugee entrepreneurs, teach LGBTQ refugees how to use computers, and support Costa Rica's status as a country granting asylum to LGBTQ individuals.
The high-altitude balloon intercepted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) over Utah was determined to be a "hobbyist" craft, according to reports.