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Full title: Tijuana mayor says $30,000-a-day funding for migrants is about to run out Resources running low as migrants flood Tijuana. City officials say they're worried about money running low and resources running scarce.... The [Tijuana] mayor is increasingly under strain from the growing number... he expects funds supporting them to run out by Friday. .... The city's treasurer [said] Tijuana has been spending around $30,000 a day on the caravan arrivals. “We won’t compromise the resources of the residents of Tijuana,” Gastelum said... “We won’t raise taxes tomorrow to pay for today’s problem.”.... there are around 6,000 migrants there,...

Goldman Sachs bankers in line for record bonuses Bankers at Goldman Sachs could be in line for record bonuses as compensation on Wall Street looks set to rebound in spite of problems in the wider economy. By James Quinn, Wall Street Correspondent Published: 5:21PM BST 02 Jul 2009 The headquarters of Goldman Sachs. The bank is reportedly on course to produce a total compensation pot of $20bn this year for its bankers Photo: Getty Images Goldman, which continues to attract the very best investment bankers and is chaired by Lloyd Blankfein, is on track to pay staff more than it...

The Bush Administration expects its proposed $87 billion Supplemental Appropriations package for funding military operations and reconstruction aid in Afghanistan and Iraq to gain final congressional passage this week and go to the president for signature, the Associated Press (AP) reports. The $67 billion portion designated for American military operations is not in dispute. For the first time, however, the White House last week threatened a veto if any of the up to $20 billion in aid funds for reconstruction comes with strings attached in the form of loans rather than outright reconstruction grants. Senate and House versions of the...