Obama delivers speech to Boeing after $10M donation made to his presidential center

Former President Barack Obama delivered a speech at Boeing’s annual executive retreat earlier this month after the company donated $10 million to Obama’s library and museum in Chicago. Obama made an appearance at the retreat to provide leadership tips and waived his usual speaking fee for the occasion, Obama’s spokeswoman Katie Hill told Bloomberg. Just last year, former President George W. Bush also provided a speech at the same event.

A spokesman for the Obama Foundation, which is overseeing the creation of the Obama Presidential Center, did not disclose the exact amount Boeing donated to the library and museum fund, but noted that Boeing’s website says the gift was more than $1 million. Such a donation isn’t a first for Boeing, who previously donated $10 million to the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.

“We’re proud to partner with both of these presidential centers,” Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe told Bloomberg. Johndroe said it is a priority for Boeing to build relationships in the “communities where we live and work,” given Boeing is headquartered in Chicago and has a new global services division in Dallas. Other speakers at the recent Boeing retreat included Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations and former NBA star.

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Border agents seize bags of guns, ammo left on Texas ranch''

Two duffel bags filled with 17 long-arm rifles, shotguns, handguns, and ammunition were found on a private Texas ranch and confiscated by border officials. The weapons were taken from a ranch near the Border Patrol's Carrizo Springs Station in Del Rio, Texas. An unnamed citizen called the agency after seeing a group of suspected illegal immigrants carrying large bags on nearby land Friday. The area is about 25 miles east of the international border. The agents who responded to the ranch found four handguns and 13 various types of rifles and shotguns wrapped in blankets inside. An unspecified amount of money was also found with the guns and bullets. The agents who responded to the ranch found four handguns and 13 various types of rifles and shotguns wrapped in blankets inside. An unspecified amount of money was also found with the guns and bullets.

“This seizure is a testament to the vital role that the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol have in safeguarding our borders and protecting our communities,” Del Rio Sector acting Chief Patrol Agent Matthew J. Hudak said in a statement. The guns were turned over to the Dimmit County Sheriff's Department.

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