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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

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10/10/2017

... on how human nature affects markets. Thaler won the $1.1- million prize for “understanding the psychology of ... not the most advantageous in the long term. “In order to do good economics, you have to...

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Economic Security

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods City Hall on ... District 23 in Brownsville, at an operating cost of $36 million . Once all eight districts are running at full capacity in 2022,...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... After Bloomberg Philanthropies recently gave another $64 million to a campaign that’s closing down coal plants in the United ... Coal campaign, with Bloomberg’s backing of over $110 million...

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The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions

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11/01/2017

... Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities (WWC), a $42 million program to foster data analytics in cities, has added Athens, ... has 95 cities on its roster, representing more than 29 million...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge

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03/27/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge Scheduled to open at Hudson ... York City in the spring of 2019, the Shed received a $75 million gift from Michael...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Report Names Traffic Injuries Leading Killer of Children and Young People

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12/14/2018

... of Children and Young People Report says there are 1.35 million annual traffic deaths worldwide. A person dies every ... 24 seconds from a traffic-related incident, according to a report from the World Health...

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Serving those who served our nation

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11/10/2013

... William Bester and Darlene Curley contributed an op-ed to Politico on maintaining our nation's commitment to our veterans. On this Veterans Day, we honor those who ... in the U.S. Armed Forces, putting...

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The Today Show Discusses Long-Term Care with United Hospital Fund's Carol Levine

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12/11/2014

... or in an assisted-living facility. At least 70 percent of us are going to need some form of long-term care. And 80 percent of ...

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... with Regional Associations throughout the affected area to coordinate and track philanthropic responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our dedicated ... listed on our hurricane response page,...

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... changing sexual behavior and reducing HIV risk, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study. ... supported local initiatives that encourage men and women to limit their number of sexual...

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Commonwealth Fund's President Says Republicans Need to Act Fast to Enact What History Will Call Republican Health Reform

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02/16/2017

Commonwealth Fund's President Says Republicans Need to Act Fast to Enact What History Will Call Republican Health Reform In ... Department of Health and Human Services), was summoned to the...

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NY Community Trust Calls for Funding A Better, Broader Environmental Movement

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05/04/2017

... Movement Climate change and pollution affects us all, but some more than others. The poor, the infirm, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to temperature extremes and violent storms. Low-income .....

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas The Trump administration is ... workers, that allow young people from foreign countries to work in the U.S., people familiar with the ... in April,...

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Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children

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08/30/2017

Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children Loopholes in state laws are allowing child marriage to flourish in the U.S., despite research showing that the ... More than 200,000 children...

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Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

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08/31/2017

... alone. In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published ... fathers of newborns in the U.S. was 27. Now, it's closer to 31 years old (30.9 years...

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Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash

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10/06/2017

... It Needs Cash Nonprofit lenders in the U.S. with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor communities have a ... markets around the world. Corporations have ready access to those dollars. For example,...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package Despite opposition from ... a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of ... hurricanes and...

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ABNY Releases The Second Season of ABNY Talks

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01/23/2018

ABNY Releases The Second Season of ABNY Talks ABNY is proud to release the second season of ABNY Talks , an education series delivered by experts to give New Yorkers insight into how and why policy decisions ...

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