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07 Jul 2010 09:50

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World: Nicolas Sarcozy + L’Oreal + illegal donations = A powdery mess

How many world leaders could conceivably find themselves in a ethics scandal with a cosmetics heiress? Just one. Our boy Nick Sarcozy. source
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03 Jul 2010 10:39

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Biz: Warren Buffett: The rich-guy gift that keeps on giving

  • $37B the amount he donated to the Gates Foundation in 2006, the biggest ever donation; he plans to give 99 percent of his wealth away
  • $1.93B the amount he donated this year – he does yearly donations based on Berkshire Hathaway’s overall performance source
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05 Apr 2010 10:06

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U.S.: XMRV: It’s not HIV, but does it transmit the same way?

  • bad XMRV, first discovered in 2006, is infectious and linked to two diseases – prostrate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. But evidence is still inconclusive.
  • worse Preliminary evidence suggests the disease is transmitted through blood just like HIV. Unlike HIV, it’s not currently checked for in the nation’s blood supply. Great. source
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26 Jan 2010 09:38

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Culture: The Haiti telethon on Friday drew an absolutely massive audience

  • 83
    million     people watched the telethon on one of many TV networks Friday night
  • $61
    million     poured in as a direct result of the George Clooney-led telethon source
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24 Jan 2010 00:12

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U.S., World: American should pat itself on the back for the Haiti telethon

  • $58 million in donations so far; holy freakin’ crap source
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15 Jan 2010 08:01

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World: The Red Cross mobilizing donations for Haiti better than ever

  • $35
    million     has been donated to the Red Cross since the earthquake struck Tuesday; that’s better than Katrina and the 2004 tsunami
  • $5
    million     in donations have come from text messages from mobile phones – which is easily a record and a genius way to donate source
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13 Jan 2010 23:33

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World: Awesome people text the Red Cross to help Haiti, hit milestone

  • $1+ million in donations from texts alone (whoa!) source
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31 Dec 2009 02:01

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U.S.: Pastor Rick Warren’s church needs your money to stay afloat

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17 Oct 2009 10:30

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Culture: Today’s a good day to tweet about #beatcancer. Here’s a tweet.

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11 Oct 2009 11:27

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Tech: Help a zombie out, pay for gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaames

The Zombie Experiment
  • Crowdsourcing through Zombies. The Zombie Experiment is looking to create a game completely paid for by fans who donate money and who have a say in the game’s design. Oh, and they donate to charity. Awesome. source
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