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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?

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09/08/2017

Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War? Pope Francis urged Colombians Wednesday to reject "vengeance" for the sufferings of their civil ... people confirmed dead, 60,000...

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Opinion: A Bipartisan Approach to Stabilizing Our Nation’s Health Insurance System

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09/11/2017

Opinion: A Bipartisan Approach to Stabilizing Our Nation’s Health Insurance System As ... road with its one-way, one-sided, closed-door approach to repairing the Affordable Care Act. Now, little more than a .....

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

... New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job On Thursday, a million New York City children will return to school. Educators have long been concerned about a ... In the coming year, schools will once again be...

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Education

With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars

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09/13/2017

With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars The Disproportionate Share Hospital ... cuts the industry has feared for years are scheduled to begin taking effect in less than three weeks,...

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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... Are Rethinking Mealtime The day before students returned to class this month, New York City officials announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free ... and state...

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Health-Care Titan Centene Will Try to Duck Contraceptive Coverage With Pickup Of Church-Linked Provider, Manhattan Pol Warns

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09/21/2017

Health-Care Titan Centene Will Try to Duck Contraceptive Coverage With Pickup Of Church-Linked ... Manhattan state Sen. Brad Hoylman has written a letter to state regulators expressing concern that the company...

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Gender Justice

Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side

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09/22/2017

... on Manhattan’s Far West Side Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on the far West Side of Manhattan and ... product design and engineering. Amazon will invest $55 million to build out its...

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Community Development

A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids

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09/26/2017

... a group of auto-repair shops that occupied the land move to a new home in the Bronx. Four years later, the Willets ... is stalled, the Bronx landlord for the auto shops is about to evict them, and the $7.5...

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The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.

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09/26/2017

... infectious, informal atmosphere is what Ms. Golden hopes to capture in the museum’s new building by the architect David Adjaye, whose design is to be unveiled on Tuesday and is the impetus for a $175 ...

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Giving Could Plunge $13 Billion Under Tax Plan, Nonprofit Leader Says

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09/28/2017

... Wednesday, a key battle line for nonprofit leaders racing to ensure giving incentives remain intact as lawmakers try to rework the tax code. However, the plan would roughly ... Trump White House and...

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Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?

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09/29/2017

... takeout from a local restaurant, express-deliver flowers to a friend across the country, and make a gift to my favorite organization—all without getting up. Many ... of small (but mighty) organizations with...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

... Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which ... a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...

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Housing and Homelessness

Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

... Daniel Awaitey enrolled in computer courses, dropped out to work in a hotel, then settled into a well-paying job in ... met on a dating website. So he had reasons and the means to celebrate his 27th birthday...

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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

... Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come? One of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s major ... is right in the sweet spot between the two fields, a $4 million commitment that will back the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

... the theme of a new ASPCA social media campaign designed to boost adoptions of homeless dogs in New York City and ... with the hashtag #FindYourFido. NYPD and FDNY plan to join in on the social media fun as...

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... that serve the less affluent sections of town in order to provide raises for city employees and to expand first responder services. The Wisconsin State ... backlash by saying there is “wiggle room” in the $20...

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Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India Johnson & Johnson's CaringCrowd's platform is dedicated to crowdfunding to improve global public health. Its latest...

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students Traveling south about an hour from ... Route 43, visitors roll into Coal Center, home to Intermediate Unit 1, a regional...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

... that, in 2016, 32 percent of all refugees that came to the United States were from Africa. Three ... make up seven percent of all immigrants (roughly 3.4 million people), they make up more than 10.6 percent of...

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