amNY |
De Blasio’s legal bills to be paid for by NYC taxpayers
amNY A day after news broke about a longtime campaign donor secretly pleading guilty to bribing a New York City official — whose dealings are consistent with those of Mayor Bill de Blasio — the mayor’s law department filed formal notice that taxpayers … |
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines |
Iowa governor’s race: Unions, big-money donors and multimillion-dollar hauls
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Boulton’s campaign is top-heavy with support from fundraising committees; 25 of the top 27 donors in 2017 to the lawyer and state senator’s campaign were political action committees. Most are tied to labor groups, and the donations ranged from $5,000 … |
Science Daily |
Parent misconceptions may hinder child organ donation
Science Daily But organ donation among kids and teens is an understandably difficult topic to broach with parents. And parent misconceptions about child organ donation may further complicate the process, a new national poll finds. Parents’ major concerns often … |
Flying Magazine |
Design-Build-Fly Exhibit Opens Exploration Place
Flying Magazine Wichita, Kansas-based Exploration Place has morphed its aviation section into a fresh permanent exhibit named Design-Build-Fly. Sponsored by some of the major aircraft manufacturers based in the “Air Capital of the World,” including Spirit AeroSystems … |
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Tax bill threatens donor activity
Kenyon Collegian The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest piece of tax reform legislation in more than 30 years, was passed by Congress on Dec. 19. The act’s sweeping changes to the tax code will likely affect nearly every American household and business. But what will … |
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ESPN’s 2017 V Week Campaign Hits Record High: Over $4.5M Raised for the V Foundation for Cancer Research
ESPN MediaZone It was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, the Foundation has funded more than $200 million in cancer research grants nationwide. It awards 100 percent of … |
Gulf Times |
Cancer treatment: HMC conducts Qatar’s first allogeneic transplant
Gulf Times They arranged donors from abroad and if the tissues were matched, the donor was brought here-all at the expenses of Qatar Red Crescent and the transplant is done,” Dr Alhijji explained. The physician noted that a lot of progress has taken place in the … |
UK: How Donors, Advisors, And Grantees Of Donor Advised Funds May Be Impacted By A Recent IRS NoticeMondaq News AlertsTypically, charity event tickets issued to donors include a notice that some portion of the ticket price is attributed to the value of…
Researchers report racial and ethnic differences in live donor kidney transplantsNews-Medical.netDespite efforts over the past two decades to increase the number of black and Hispanic patients receiving kidney transplants from related or unrelated livi…
Interlochen |
The opioid epidemic from a transplant surgeon’s point of view
Interlochen “As a transplant surgeon, you go to other hospitals in the Midwest and you essentially operate on organ donors. In the process of doing that you don’t usually spend a lot of time pondering their journey and how they got there because it’s just not … |