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Face Transplants Raise New Challenges and Opportunities
U.S. News & World Report People who have lost their faces through traumatic circumstances such as burns, mauling or weapon-related injuries – many of whom became recluses for fear of people’s reactions – have their lives transformed. “The body is a miraculous thing. It is able … |
Researchers across the world hail an Indian programme to curb violence against …Times of IndiaAlthough many countries have made substantial progress towards criminalising violence against women and promoting gender equality, authors argue that govern…
FACT SHEET: US Assistance to UkraineWhitehouse.gov (press release)These advisors support a range of reforms related to issues such as banking supervision, public sector debt management, infrastructure finance, and taxation. U.S. assistance also is supp…
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Can farming in Ethiopia be successfully commercialised?
BBC News The government, with the help of international donors, is trying improve the country’s farming sector, to boost production and put more farms onto a commercial footing – but there is still some way to go. The BBC’s Lerato Mbele reports from the … |
Red Cross Calls For Blood And Platelet Donors After Severe Weather Impacts …LongIsland.comLong Island, NY – November 20, 2014 – Severe winter weather in the Buffalo area has impacted blood and platelet collections. The American Red Cross is calling f…
Conversion of Cole Field House into indoor football facility is approved by …Washington Post (blog)[Related: Mike Wise: History to practice facility, in the name of progress.] … Maryland currently has $45 million in private donor pledges, Loh said …
Austin American-StatesmanBastrop: Donations pour in for planned art centerAustin American-StatesmanThe new 12,000-square-foot art center will house exhibit space, classrooms, a coffee and wine bistro and retail space for art-related businesses. The pro…
UD Daily |
Event raises funds for local nonprofit dedicated to inclusive fitness
UD Daily 9:32 a.m., Nov. 20, 2014–Last spring, more than 300 University of Delaware students took advantage of the opportunity to try out the first-ever zip line on campus. But they were doing more than just getting a treetop thrill — they were raising money … |
CNN |
Donations to Clinton foundation tripled in 2013
The Hill (blog) “The Foundation must be transparent in all spending so voters can see how it used charitable funds to subsidize expensive air travel, a lavish personal lifestyle, the courting of political donors, or other campaign related travel.” Clinton has also … Contributions to Clinton Foundation jump threefoldCNN Clinton Foundation contributions: $144M in ’13WPTZ The Champlain Valley Clinton Foundation reports spike in travel expensesPolitico Washington Free Beacon –KTVL all 240 news articles » |
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The National Organization for Marriage Has Collapsed Into Debt
Slate Magazine (blog) Two donors accounted for more than half of that money. And the group’s “Education Fund,” which churns out anti-gay propaganda and homophobic calumny, raised less than $1.7 million, a 70 percent decline from 2012. NOM closed out the year more than … The anti-gay US National Organization for Marriage is $2.5 million in debtGay Star News |