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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the ... The children...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

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11/08/2017

... Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors Ten years from now, ... shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

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11/08/2017

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American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade

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07/26/2014

American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade The ... worth for the typical American household has declined by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to a ... during the same...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million

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09/29/2015

... John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million The John A. Hartford Foundation ... Board of Trustees has approved three grants totaling more than $3.28 million to renew and...

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United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students

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10/04/2016

United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students Imagine ... first day of school possible. Together, they distributed more than 100 backpacks covered in beloved heroes...

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative ... see whether that comes to pass. But the fact is there is more focus than ever on the role of cities in addressing ... of cities — of all sizes — to...

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat” Jude Medeiros, Regional Vice ... solutions and supporting student achievement, serving more than 60 school districts in California and...

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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

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09/08/2017

... Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs The City Council signed off on a zoning plan to revamp Far Rockaway with more housing and a commercial overhaul. Mayor...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By ... of the Congo’s (DRC’s) conflict-hit Kasai region. More than 1 million people have been uprooted from their ... about 400,000 children are at risk of...

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City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

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09/27/2017

City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million Eleven more parks will be fixed up under a city program — and the ... Playground on Staten Island. . . City to Overhaul 11...

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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

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05/22/2013

... decade even as their student bodies have become poorer and more heavily African-American and Latino, according to a report to be released Thursday... Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get...

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Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds

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06/29/2015

Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds ... of allocating dollars to charities. There is currently more than $50 billion sitting in these funds that ultimately...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces ... policies... Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing John D. Rockefeller ... of private wealth and public accountability is more complicated, prompting many in the foundation...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities A new effort to ... rates is being announced today in an attempt to have more students from modest backgrounds...

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Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

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06/13/2017

... Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s ... employed for additional years of our longer lives a more likely reality. The time is right:...

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More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma

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09/07/2017

More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that ... in the affected communities as soon as possible.” . . ...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

Rockefeller-Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change ... health impacts of climate change. These impacts include more deadly heat waves, flooding, and wildfires;...

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