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Notre-Dame Donation Backlash Raises Debate: What’s Worthy of Philanthropy?

But anonymity presents a problem because of its inherent lack of transparency. “I’m concerned about the anonymity issue,” said Lawson Bader, chief executive of DonorsTrust, a donor-advised fund. Knowing who a benefactor is helps build trust, he said, whereas anonymity can hide potential conflicts. For instance, museums are re-examining gifts from the Sackler family, a […]

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Extinction Rebellion: Did Banksy join climate activists?

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright PA Image caption The stencilled street art appeared at Marble Arch where climate activists had been based Speculation is mounting that Banksy was at Extinction Rebellion’s London protests after the appearance of a mural at the group’s Marble Arch base. The stencilled street art of a girl along with the words “From this

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Elon Musk, SEC Settle Dispute Over Telsa CEO’s Tweets

Business / En Sound Media

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has reached a deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a dispute over Musk’s use of Twitter, Musk and the SEC said in a court filing on Friday. The agreement requires Musk to get prior approval from Tesla’s legal counsel

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Magic Leap Raises $280 Million From NTT DoCoMo

Technology / En Sound Media

Magic Leap, the maker of augmented-reality goggles, has already raised $2.3 billion, an extraordinary amount for a start-up. Now it has secured yet another investment — and could raise still more cash. The company said Friday that it had garnered $280 million from NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s biggest cellphone service provider, as part of a new

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Girls’ football lawsuit to gauge interest in school teams

Sports / En Sound Media

The question of how many girls would play for an all-female high school team if given the chance took center stage Friday in a Utah lawsuit filed by a teenage female star. More than 400 girls have joined a league that 16-year-old Sam Gordon helped create, more than enough to get started in schools, lawyer

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All-black shortlists suggested for council elections

Politics / En Sound Media

The campaign group Operation Black Vote has exclusively told BBC 5 Live’s ‘The Sista Collective‘ podcast that all-black shortlists could be the answer to tackle a lack of diversity in local councils. It’s after figures gathered by the group suggest 1 in 3 ‘single tier’ local councils in England have no or only one black,

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Exxon’s 1Q profit tumbles 49% partly on higher spending

Finance / En Sound Media

Exxon Mobil’s first-quarter profit fell by half to $2.35 billion, its worst quarter since late 2016, as the company spent more on oil production and was hit by lower margins in its refinery business. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations, and the shares fell in afternoon trading Friday. The refinery side of the

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Michael Hutchence doc to include Kylie Minogue home videos

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Bertrand Rindoff Petroff Image caption Minogue and Hutchence are thought to have dated for around two years Home videos shot by and showing Kylie Minogue and ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence are to feature in a new documentary about the late singer. The INXS frontman killed himself in his Sydney hotel room in 1997 at

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RBS warns of Brexit uncertainty impact as profits fall

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images RBS has reported a drop in profits for the first three months of the year and warned of the continuing impact of Brexit uncertainty on near-term growth. The bank, which is 62% government-owned, reported £707m profit, down from £808m for the same period last year. It said Brexit uncertainty could delay

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Youth robotics global championship returns to Detroit

Technology / En Sound Media

Thousands of students from dozens of countries are in Detroit this week competing in the biggest youth robotics event in the world. Still, organizers of the FIRST Championship hope it gets a lot bigger. President Don Bossi (BOH’-see) says FIRST has a presence in only 12% of U.S. schools. He and others with the Manchester,

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