Tag: Philanthropy

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO -- X's crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn't addressing…

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Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones…

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‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?

Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200…

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Documents show OpenAI’s long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Back in 2016, a scientific research organization incorporated in Delaware and based…

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Changing OpenAI’s nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

NEW YORK -- The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly…

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Taylor Swift donates $5 million toward hurricane relief efforts

Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief…

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Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

KABUL, Afghanistan -- People had just seconds to flee their homes when…

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A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

2024-09-30 23:25:02 A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes…

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The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

NEW YORK -- With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains…

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Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker…

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When House members travel the globe on private dime, families often go too

They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers — representatives who have traveled…

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A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?

NEW YORK -- They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean…

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Constellation to Launch Crane Clean Energy Center, Restoring Jobs and Carbon-Free Power to The Grid

2024-09-21 18:15:03 LONDONDERRY, PA (Sept 20, 2024) Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) announced today…

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Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation

NEW YORK -- Less than two weeks before his 100th birthday, former…

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Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett’s adult children support?

OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett's adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter…

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Melinda Gates reveals the ‘best part’ of not working with ex-husband Bill Gates

Melinda French Gates has revealed that one of the "best parts" of…

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US historian leads charity run in Kyiv to highlight the plight of Ukrainian POWs

KYIV, Ukraine -- U.S. historian and author Timothy Snyder on Saturday led…

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MacKenzie Scott’s millions boost Native American nonprofits

The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings, no-hassle giving approach has proven particularly…

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Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York

NEW YORK -- A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop…

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Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property

MEXICO CITY -- Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday…

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