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Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation
The co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will chart her own course as a philanthropist focused on women’s…
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For Columbia and a Powerful Donor, Months of Talks and Millions at Risk
Columbia University has faced enormous public pressure over protests. But emails and interviews also show some of the private demands…
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Judge to Review Prince Harry’s Visa Papers in Dispute Over Release
The documents have been sought by the Heritage Foundation in a freedom of information lawsuit. The group wants to know…
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Mellon Foundation Doubles Funding for U.S. Monuments, Pledging a Total $500 Million
The philanthropy will add to its ongoing initiative to tell diverse stories with new monuments in public spaces over the…
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‘A Bright Light in a Dark Time’: A New School for Uvalde
More than a year after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, the community is breaking ground on a new…
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For the Future of Maui, Native Hawaiians Push for Honoring Its Past
The wildfire that devastated Lahaina wiped out many vestiges of the town’s past. Conservators are racing to recover what they…
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When the Phone Rings and the Voice Says: You’ve Won a MacArthur Award
On Wednesday, 20 Americans, all anonymously nominated, were recognized by the MacArthur Foundation with $800,000 fellowships often referred to as…
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Barcelona’s Unfinished Masterpiece Is Now a Little More Finished
After 140 years, Antoni Gaudí’s unrealized masterpiece is finally nearing completion. But hurdles still remain, with construction to last until…
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The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote…
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Jacob’s Pillow Theater, Destroyed in Fire, to Be Rebuilt
Two years ago, a devastating fire destroyed the Doris Duke Theater, a hub of creativity and experimentation on the campus…