Tag: Philanthropy
Bernie Marcus, Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, dies at 95
NEW YORK -- Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a...
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil -- A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a major blow after...
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK -- Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into...
Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch junior minister for finance quit Friday following criticism of his refusal to publish details of his personal...
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
SAN FRANCISCO -- X's crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn't addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk's social media...
AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model...