Bangalore MirrorIndians go to Sri Lanka for the beaches…stay for the kidneysBangalore MirrorIn 2010, the Sri Lankan government cleared the way for a person ailing from a kidney disorder to obtain organs from a non-related donor. Initially, it was pra…
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With $61.4M in donations, Princeton University breaks annual ‘giving campaign …
NJ.com PRINCETON — Donations to Princeton University hit an all-time high this year with the school bringing in $61,490,178, breaking last year’s record by about $2.7 million. About 60.3 percent of undergraduate alumni participated, along with graduate … |
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Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant comments could sour his DC brand
Washington Post (blog) … spilling over to his Washington-area projects. [RELATED: Donald Trump is your terrible ex-boyfriend now] … “Donors are paying attention to everything from where events are held to whether the trash is being composted. When you’re looking at … |
CBS News |
Nonprofit with secret donors, linked to Rubio super PAC, raises millions
CBS News A relatively new nonprofit — with the same name as a pro-Marco Rubio super PAC — has raised nearly $16 million to spend on issue-related ads in the 2016 election, the New York Times reports. The robust fundraising haul illustrates how 2016 … Rubio: College ‘cartels’ need busting in new economyCNN Pro-Rubio nonprofit group has raised more than $15 millionCNN International |
International donors should embrace more local control of climate financingThe Hill (blog)The GCF is set to begin to dispense millions of dollars to reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year and is expected to become a primary vehicle for deployin…
The Texas Observer |
Graves of Shame
The Texas Observer But the Brooks County clerk’s office could locate files related to the retrieval and burial of no more than 121 of these remains, leaving records on two-thirds of the dead unaccounted for. According to notes from a series of meetings that took place … |
Voice of San Diego |
More Ties Revealed Between Dumanis and Accused Campaign Moneyman
Voice of San Diego Over the past 18 months, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has said repeatedly that she barely knew José Susumo Azano Matsura, who’s accused of making illegal campaign donations to Dumanis and other San Diego politicians. But it turns out she knew Azano … |
National Post |
A final act of kindness: Organ donation eases grief for family after teen’s …
National Post The night before her 17-year-old daughter was taken off life support, Kathleen Stringer climbed into her intensive-care bed. She rested her head on Rowan’s right shoulder, then wrapped her arm around her body. She sang lullabies, the way she used to … |
New York TimesA Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most StatesNew York TimesAbout 95 percent of the 2,437 elected state and local prosecutors across the country in 2014 were white, and 79 percent were white men, according…
Wall Street Journal |
Can Ted Cruz break into the top tier?
CNN Cruz’s tour took him to Texas, where many of his top donors live; to Georgia, a Super Tuesday state that is home to some of Cruz’s most powerful political backers; and ends in Iowa, the first of four states specially chosen to hold an early nominating … Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign says its raised more than $14MThe Killeen Daily Herald |