Tag: Philanthropic foundations
In likely California recall, energizing Latino voters is key
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Latinos, who have borne the brunt of coronavirus deaths and the pandemic's economic toll in the state, are a critical...
Former Google CEO gives $150M for research in biology, AI
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have given $150 million to a research institute to establish a “new era of biology”...
$500M fund to help Detroit neighborhoods, pay tax debt
DETROIT — A $500 million fund aimed at improving Detroit neighborhoods over the next decade is kicking off its efforts by spending $15 million...
Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain’s health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million,) auction house...
Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers is discontinued
NEW YORK — A literary prize that had provided vital support to Tracy K. Smith, Eula Biss and more than 100 other women early...
Chris Christie joins Mets’ board of directors under Cohen
NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets.
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Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at school and was being sent...
Ski racer once funded by World Cup Dreams now joins group
Tommy Biesemeyer experienced a dream so vivid that he just couldn’t shake it: He won the famed Hahnenkamm downhill race in Austria.
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