Janesville GazetteThumbs Up, Down for Monday, Jan. 4Janesville GazetteWisconsin spends $2.6 billion in smoking-related health care costs annually, according to the American Lung Association in Wisconsin. … Each day, more than 6,000 people search the …
The State Journal-Register |
Erna Colborn: A huge step forward in fight against Alzheimer’s
The State Journal-Register In 2014, the federal government spent $153 billion providing care for people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. With more than 5 million … The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who supported this increase reflects the urgency of the situation … |
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Will AG yet again hand down ‘NFA’ verdict on RM2.6b, SRC?
Malaysiakini (subscription) We didn’t even know whether the charges were related to the outcome of their investigation on 1MDB and especially in relation to the RM2.6billion donation. Breaches of both the the Section 234 of the Financial Services Act and the section 245 of the … |
Brexit fight: City donors chased in dash for cashFinancial News (subscription)Most require shareholder approval to make corporate donations, which are seen as personal rather than business related. Others have been warned off after witnessing the fires…
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Black raspberries a contender for the best antioxidant fruit, says study
NutraIngredients.com Recent research suggests that black raspberry, grown in Central Europe, shows greater health benefits than its closely related cousins, the raspberry and blackberry. … “The common mechanism of these berries’ antioxidative action is attributed to the … |
Donation shows that charity can share and create wealthShanghai Daily (subscription)They are, in theory, allowed to act as impact investors to make program-related investments in projects consistent with their stated missions; in practice, however, the…
Salon |
The West’s big lie about Mother Teresa: Her “glorification of suffering …
Salon He hopes to “educate unsuspecting donors” about how their donations are spent on what he regards to be “a systematic human rights violation.” Aroup Chatterjee shares similar feelings. Born in Kolkata and now a doctor in the UK, he was inspired to write … |
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Chris Rickert: Drugs and dog food, the gun conundrum and donors‘ holiday greeting
Madison.com Madison police spokesman Howard Payne declined to comment on an ongoing investigation but said that, in general, felons and those on probation, parole or some other kind of court supervision, or are subject to domestic abuse-related restraining orders, … |
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What is ‘dark money,’ and how are states responding to it?
Dubuque Telegraph Herald One category of politically related spending is less regulated than others in the U.S., and states are moving in opposite directions when it comes to disclosure requirements. Here are questions and answers about the so-called dark money involved in … |
Malta Independent Online |
Malta ‘inflates’ official development aid figures by 50%
Malta Independent Online A report released by CONCORD, the European NGO confederation for relief and development, has highlighted Malta’s inflated Official Development Assistance (ODA) statistics, stating that Malta traditionally reported high levels of refugee costs, “which … |