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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries

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08/18/2017

... Conversations: Criminal Justice, Yesterday and Today” to be held in October. The Westchester Community Foundation ... issues of incarceration, reform, rehabilitation and return to prison. The Sing Sing Prison...

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Justice Reform

Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

... from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support scientific collaborations to fight type 1 diabetes. The HIRN is a research ... understand the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and...

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How to Build a Strong Local Food System

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08/29/2017

How to Build a Strong Local Food System It goes beyond farmers' ... was produced in the region, with farmers selling directly to stores and customers. It was unheard of to truck vegetables...

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Food Systems

Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options

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08/30/2017

... saying that he will first establish a panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations on how to carry out Trump’s directive. The Pentagon confirmed the ... statement attributed to...

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USAID Announces Over $90 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance To Ethiopia

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08/31/2017

... Over $90 Million In Additional Humanitarian Assistance To Ethiopia USAID Administrator Mark Green met today with ... Green noted the Government of Ethiopia's robust response to last year's drought-...

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Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted

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09/05/2017

The city’s medical examiner has been a pioneer in analyzing complex DNA samples. But two methods were recently discontinued, raising questions about thousands of cases.

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China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change

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09/05/2017

China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change Chinese President Xi Jinping on ... combating climate change, delivering an implicit rebuke to his American counterpart, Donald Trump. Xi didn’t refer...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ... Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons on Sept. 6 to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron...

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Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground

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09/27/2017

... church moved, the remains of the white people were moved to a cemetery in the Bronx. The graves of the blacks were left where they were as the land was given over to a beer garden, a movie studio and,...

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Opinion: How Nonprofits Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Improve Fundraising

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10/02/2017

Opinion: How Nonprofits Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Improve Fundraising The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is to help companies become for efficient and effective. According to a...

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New York State Seeks Leases for Extensive Offshore Wind Program

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10/03/2017

... York State has asked the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider identifying and leasing at least four new wind ... at least 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind. To support its request, the state...

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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces

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10/05/2017

Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help...

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Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland

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12/15/2017

Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland A ... partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and...

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World Cities Culture Forum Announces Four Leadership Awards across 9 Global Cities

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05/03/2018

... Philanthropies and Google Arts & Culture, is excited to announce the first-ever Leadership Exchange Programme, designed to support World Cities to develop best practices...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia

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05/25/2018

... and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. ... a missed signal that can cause those with type 1 diabetes to develop...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... is an unprecedented opportunity for 20 ambitious cities to significantly deepen and accelerate their efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for ... program with powerful new...

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Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails

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10/17/2018

Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. ... in Western New York. The foundation will give $100 million to turn LaSalle Park on Buffalo's Lower...

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New NYSHealth Report Examines Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State

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12/07/2018

... expanded primary care capacity across the State both to care for the newly insured and to ensure a strong safety net for those who remain uninsured. ... centers (CHCs) were a cornerstone of the ACA’s plan...

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