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Michael Bloomberg tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of America’s biggest donors in 2023

Mar. 05, 2024 10:34 AM EST

Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, gave the most to charitable causes last year, followed by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, and Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive list of the 50 Americans who donated the...

How a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco

Feb. 01, 2024 13:55 PM EST

Cliff Douglas fought the tobacco industry for decades. As a lawyer, activist, and executive at nonprofit organizations, he sued cigarette makers, cultivated whistleblowers, and led the campaign to ban smoking on airlines. Which is why allies in the anti-smoking movement were...

Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investment team that has agreed to buy the Orioles

Jan. 31, 2024 16:42 PM EST

Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle...