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N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows

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09/27/2017

N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows A state lawmaker wants to stop pharmacies from dispensing high-powered pain killers at drive-through ... the powerful...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction

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10/12/2017

... Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction YANGON, MYANMAR (October 11, 2017) – The ... in Myanmar’s central dry zone, has been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to an...

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NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

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03/28/2018

NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation NYU has received a $1 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its Prison ... Facility. NYU has...

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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

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04/05/2019

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light ... suggests that birds disoriented by artificial light from illuminated buildings at night send out flight calls ... a widespread anthropogenic...

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Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods

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03/16/2015

Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods That critical path from idea to success is where New York City is hoping to take 5,000 women from underserved...

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Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’

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08/29/2017

Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’ ... who was asked to remove any reference to climate change from her Energy Department grant proposal said...

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Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

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09/18/2018

... Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power Bloomberg Philanthropies founder Michael R. ... to join efforts to manage the global transition away from coal. Bloomberg and Arias...

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Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty

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02/04/2019

... $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty A pioneering $25 million, four-year initiative ... and Tipping Point Community, with additional support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

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After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation

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03/08/2014

After-School All-Stars has received a $4 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to expand its services in ... program, has announced a four-year, $4 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to...

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The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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03/13/2014

... Divest-Invest Philanthropy initiative's pledge to divest from fossil fuel investments. "Divestment" was not a ... community foundation to sign onto their pledge to divest from fossil fuel...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and ... Sanitation in East Africa Through a $1.2 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the work of Water.org, .....

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Food Bank of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation

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10/13/2016

... of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation The Food Bank of South Jersey ... it has been awarded a $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from the Morgan Stanley...

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With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

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11/02/2016

With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms ... track neurophysiological deficits resulting from the genetic mutation associated with ... using rhIGF1 to treat RTT patients... With...

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

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12/13/2016

Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion Investing heavyweights ... to — and in some cases already started — divesting from fossil fuel companies, according to a report...

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's ... Plan Association has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to study...

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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail

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06/30/2017

With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes ... urban planners and designers were awarded $45,000 from the RPA and Rockefeller to address community development ... look like if the...

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Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

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08/31/2017

Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment Mayor de Blasio signed into law a ... owe the Department of Buildings more than $25,000 in fines from pulling new construction...

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A Top State Education Policymaker Benefited From Integration. Now, He Wants To Bring It Back.

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09/06/2017

A Top State Education Policymaker Benefited From Integration. Now, He Wants To Bring It Back. If Vice ... school than his siblings attended. It was farther away from home, wealthier and whiter — and Brown, who is...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional ... schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in charter...

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