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Carnegie Launches Great Immigrants: The Pride of America

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07/02/2015

... Andrew Carnegie and other immigrants every July 4th. Join us by exploring an inspiring group of well known naturalized ...

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Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade

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07/10/2015

... Big-hearted New Yorkers have been offering to pitch in to help pay for the World Cup-champion US women’s soccer team parade on Friday — only to be ...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

... money doesn't buy everything when it comes to health care in the United States. When compared to 12 other ... most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according...

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Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats

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10/16/2015

... Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats In 2009, the ocean explorer Sylvia Earle titled her book The ... no green," she has said. Indeed, the ocean provides us with the air we breathe, much of...

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Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed

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10/22/2015

... has Changed Nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the ... the U.S., is the source of the largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Poll: Americans Have Never Been So Sure About Climate Change, Even Republicans

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10/23/2015

... Republicans Maybe it's the pope. Or the freakish year in extreme climate records. It might even be explained by the ... scientific consensus on climate change, the highest level in four years of surveys...

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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

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03/10/2016

... hamper city efforts to use data-based decisionmaking in public safety, economic development and affordable ... from 115 city applications and 39 visits to municipalities in 2015—representative of about 40...

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Newly-Named Soros Fellows for 2016 Include Six Indian Americans

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04/14/2016

... founded by Daisy M. Soros and her late husband Paul Soros in 1997, honors 30 people each year for their potential to ...

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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans

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Ford Program Officers on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy

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07/25/2016

... on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy We are living in anxious, often frightening times. Earlier this month, the ... lives of too many black men and women and people of color in the U.S. At one protest...

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

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09/23/2016

... of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S. You can now learn all about the findings in two new Commonwealth Fund reports, our online comparison ... tool, and a summary on the Fund’s To...

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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund

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10/21/2016

... records now have patient portals where patients can peer in and see lab results and other information. But patients can’t download their whole medical record in an electronic file, and not all of the...

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Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

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11/04/2016

... strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores. ...

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Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion

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12/13/2016

... and wealthy individuals representing $5.2 trillion in assets have committed to — and in some cases already started — divesting from fossil fuel ...

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Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

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08/30/2017

Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling The “why” and “how” behind a ... according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. consumers say they would switch from the food and ... beverages with...

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Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

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09/05/2017

... one of the first transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school's 147-year history. "For me to be accepted to one of the best colleges for women in the nation, it is a big validation of the...

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Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts

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09/05/2017

... The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages. Companies have pledged more than $157 million to ... or more so far. Walmart has pledged up to $20 million in cash, products and matching...

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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

... We didn’t need World Water Week last week to remind us that too little and too much water can both be problems for fast-growing cities. Cities like Chennai in China, which in December 2015...

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One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

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09/06/2017

One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos Denisse Rojas, a third-year medical ... known as DACA, with a mixture of resignation and resolve. " In some ways there's a lot...

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Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

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09/07/2017

... Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake As the water rose on their first floor ... fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror as it continued to rise, as...

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