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With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species

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02/28/2017

... jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC ... School of Medicine of USC, has been digging for fossils in a paleontologically rich area of...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually A penny-per-ounce state tax on ... sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also...

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The Army Infantry’s First Women

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05/26/2017

... grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary. The first group of women graduated from United States Army infantry ... almost impossible to distinguish the mixed-gender squads in the steamy woods from those of...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

... reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities. Buffett’s gift included 18.63 million ... on Monday. Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, Buffett has given away more than...

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Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship

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08/29/2017

... into resourceful and virtuous future leaders, instilling in them the admirable traits of citizenship, loyalty and ... The Boy Scouts admitted young men, and the Girl Scouts let in young women — a fundamental...

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Children, Youth and Families

Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?

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09/06/2017

... Business Save The World from Climate Change? "We are still in ." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual ... corporate America was not...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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

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09/08/2017

... rebel force and a ceasefire with the last active guerrilla group , the ELN. Santos won a Nobel Peace Prize last year for his part in the accord that has seen the FARC disarm and transform ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

... looking for simple technologies that could help people in developing countries, it didn’t ask for grant ... competition. The Empowering People Award, first given in 2012, announced its second round of prizes...

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These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

... anyway, PayPal and Western Union countered “We are still in .” These corporate titans and at least 22 others were ... those who sought to preserve the United States’ role in the landmark Paris agreement...

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and ... But the young couple are not alone among top donors in choosing this model—Laurene Powell Jobs...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

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09/20/2017

... women, as depicted, were rather unattractive. Wages and a group of women had been pushing members of Congress to move ... been donated to the country by the National Women's Party in February 1921, a year...

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With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife

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09/21/2017

... night, at the nightclub and circus-arts space House of Yes in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, Mayor Bill de ... hope to have." The Office of Nightlife and its advisory group will act as liaisons...

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Community Development

In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor ... are very upset about its demise, angry at an opposition group that hit the project with costly litigation. But ... on and driven by one man's vision...

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Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It

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09/22/2017

... says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don't ... say the government doesn't understand the time involved in the effort or the...

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New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

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09/25/2017

... be banned from entering the United States, Mr. Trump said in a proclamation released Sunday night. Citizens of Iraq and some groups of people in Venezuela who seek to visit the United States will face ...

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After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

... Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’ In the past month, hurricanes have hit the Gulf Coast and the ... an earthquake has shocked Mexico and wildfires raged in California. Early in...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale Owners of Starrett ... complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven .....

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Housing and Homelessness

Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows

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10/02/2017

... Shows The prospect of Social Security running out of money in their lifetimes haunts the vast majority of Americans over ... More than three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees in that age group...

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... nonprofits that serve the less affluent sections of town in order to provide raises for city employees and to expand ... services. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that a group opposing Mayor Jason Gonzalez...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have

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12/11/2017

... that American seniors were sicker than their counterparts in other countries and are more likely to go without needed ... Americans are more likely to enter the 65-and-up age group with chronic diseases —...

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