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How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals
Mongabay.com The biggest foundation in the world, completely devoted to the well-being of people yet reluctant to engage on issues related to the environment.” The grant was awarded to develop a system, dubbed Vital Signs, to monitor environmental and social data … |
De Blasio plans a crisis response, without the sense of crisis – Capital New York
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De Blasio plans a crisis response, without the sense of crisis
Capital New York It’s that angle on the mayor’s current problems that the administration has pushed most forcefully — that Cuomo, for political reasons, is behind the most visible of the current scandal storylines, related to his fundraising for Senate Democrats … |
America’s Heroin Epidemic Is Actually Helping Those Waiting For Organ Transplants – Medical Daily
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America’s Heroin Epidemic Is Actually Helping Those Waiting For Organ Transplants
Medical Daily Yet, in a morbid twist of fate, it has also positively impacted another problem within the United States health care system: an ever-growing need for organ donors. As the number of people who have lost their lives from heroin overdoses has increased … |
Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers – News & Observer
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Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers
News & Observer The stadium project will provide revenues to maintain the self-supporting financial model for Razorback athletics as well as vital additional support for the continued investment in academic and other related programs benefiting all students at the … |
The Struggle to Survive in the Aftermath of El Nino – ABC News
ABC NewsThe Struggle to Survive in the Aftermath of El NinoABC NewsPictured, a boy carries a goat near Jidhi town of Awdal region, Somaliland, April 10, 2016. Across the Horn of Africa, millions have been hit by the severe El Nino-related drought. In S…
Insurance House organises blood donation campaign in Abu Dhabi – CPI Financial
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Insurance House organises blood donation campaign in Abu Dhabi
CPI Financial “This year’s drive was an absolute success with noticeable participation of IH employees, customers and members of the public who participated in the blood donation. As an insurance company, we remain committed to playing an active role in supporting … |
No, Obamacare Isn’t Making The Opioid Epidemic Worse – ThinkProgress
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No, Obamacare Isn’t Making The Opioid Epidemic Worse
ThinkProgress From 1999 to 2014, more than 165,000 people have died in the U.S. from overdoses related to prescription opioids. Today, at least … To these senators, denigrating the ACA is a focus group-tested strategy that excites their activists and deep-pocketed … |
Gifts Roundup: LA County Museum of Art Gets $75 Million for New Building – Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
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Gifts Roundup: LA County Museum of Art Gets $75 Million for New Building
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) The donation will help pay for a building to house the new institute, which will feature 45 basic research labs as well as clinics to provide care to patients with brain-related disorders. The Weills’ donation will also be used to hire between 45 and … |
Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal – Human Rights Watch
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Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal
Human Rights Watch A 1992 Chadian Truth Commission accused Habré’s government of systematic torture and said that 40,000 people died during his rule. Most abuses were carried out ….. The chambers are funded in large part by donor countries. In November 2012, Senegal … |
Essential Politics: How far will Jerry Brown bend? – Los Angeles Times
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Essential Politics: How far will Jerry Brown bend?
Los Angeles Times Finally, Joseph Tanfani and Noah Bierman offer a glimpse of Cruz’s troubles when it comes to the political leanings and demands of his most wealthy donors. We’ll be covering the primary in … During an unrelated event in Sacramento, Gov. Brown said … |