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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 United Nations climate talks and the bright lights of the presidential election cycle...

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

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10/26/2015

Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library The ... and historians, document roughly $8 billion in Atlantic grants over three decades – support that has ... the foundation – one of...

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Philanthropy Must Move Fast on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle

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12/02/2015

... on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle The danger signs are all around us: record ... droughts, and wildfires that demonstrate the perils of a destabilized climate. Severe habitat...

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Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

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10/04/2016

... JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope As we prepare for a presidential election ... and think deeply about the direction of our country in...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs

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12/07/2016

... or that allows test results from a specialist’s office in one city to be shared with a primary care physician back ...

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

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12/13/2016

... heavyweights are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace. A network of local ... and wealthy individuals representing $5.2 trillion in assets have committed to —...

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Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List

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03/29/2017

... & Beyond 2017 List The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, millions of women marched in Washington, D.C., New York City and other cities across ...

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Gender Justice

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Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions

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05/26/2017

Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions The Great Recession, as a new collection of ... Foundation shows, generated a great deal of sadness. In 2010,...

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Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy

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06/23/2017

... Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy The tool, which is publicly available ... legally impossible to enforce -- and boost confidence in a...

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NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

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09/05/2017

NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday NYPD and city officials are scheduled to announce Tuesday a continuing drop in violent crimes, notably homicides and shootings, to record ... officials are...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an...

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Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications

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09/11/2017

Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting ... applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline...

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Science

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U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau

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09/12/2017

U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau ... all-time record last year, besting the previous high set in 1999, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median income is a...

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Middle-Class Incomes Rise, But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities

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09/13/2017

... But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities The incomes of middle-class Americans rose last year to the highest level ... to finally fade. Median household income rose to $59,039 in 2016, a 3.2 percent...

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Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation Brushing aside objections by ... outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a fraud investigation into the company's...

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen ... where students were absorbed with...

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Education

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA

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09/22/2017

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA The annual River Ruckus celebration in the downtown Riverfront District of Haverhill, Massachusetts is one of the...

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Community Development

Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law

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09/22/2017

... Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law A majority of New York’s colleges and universities are handling instances and allegations of sexual assault in accordance with the state’s “Enough...

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Gender Justice

Tumult After AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production

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09/26/2017

... AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production In May 2015, the entertainment producer Harvey Weinstein ... a sitting with a famous fashion photographer and a package of tickets to a Hollywood film...

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