Catholic Charities USA loses ‘significant’ donors in wake of sex abuse crisis
Lifesite
… Markham told Catholic Charities USA donors in an October 31 letter addressing calls to hold back contributing to Catholic institutions. The charitable group has in the past been embroiled in controversy over issues related to abortion and …

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Billionaires give big: Wife of GOP’s biggest donor gets Presidential Medal
seattlepi.com
A Bezos donation of $2.5 million to support the 2012 referendum on same-sex marriage became front page news in the New York Times. And billionaires can run for President. RELATED: State will have power in Congress: A DelBene vs. Heck rivalry?

Asia’s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: The Mogul Who Gifted His Kidney To Save A Stranger’s Life
Forbes
As per Indian rules, an organ donor is preferably a “near relative.” Not being related to the recipient, Chittilappilly had to contend with a thicket of bureaucratic approvals requiring an affidavit and an appearance before a medical ethics committee …

‘Operation Christmas Child’ program starts
Gloversville Leader-Herald
Belanger said shoeboxes should be packed with new items and may not include food, liquids or toys related to weapons or the military. She said standard shoeboxes from home can be used or purchased online from Samaritan’s Purse. A $9 donation is …

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Donors Who Help Veterans
Capital Research Center
He created the Cohen Veterans Network and Cohen Veterans Bioscience to help veterans with stress-related disorders by creating five new clinics and convening meetings of neuroscientists to determine what we do and don’t know about PTSD.

Fecal transplant effective against immunotherapy-induced colitis
Medical Xpress
Pre- and post-treatment stool analyses revealed patients’ gut microbiomes to be most similar to the donor immediately after treatment, with less resemblance to the donor over time. Still, post-treatment gut bacteria remained distinct from their own pre …

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House Democrats reportedly preparing ‘subpoena cannon’ for Trump-related probes
Fox News
One senior Democratic source on Monday told the news site Axios, which published 85 potential Trump-related targets, they are preparing a “subpoena cannon” for when the new Congress is seated in January. It’s the latest indication that Democrats plan …

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The Dollars to Shape Cities
Next City
The more you go to city council hearings, town halls or other forums where cities are discussing affordable housing, economic revitalization or environmental sustainability, the more you hear it — like the refrain of a classic song that everybody …

Salk researchers receive $19.2 million to unravel mysteries of age-related cognitive decline
News-Medical.net
“With the generous support of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, the American Heart Association and other philanthropic donors to this initiative, we believe we can make significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other age …

California rent control proposal shows how limited partners are handcuffed
Pensions & Investments
Donations to the campaign against a California rent control proposition by some of Blackstone Group LP’s real estate portfolio companies highlighted limited partner policies on manager-related political donations — and investors’ limited role in …