Michael Bloomberg tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of Americaโs biggest donors in 2023
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 Philanthropyโs exclusive list of the 50 Americans who donated the largest sums to nonprofits last year.
UN chief reappoints billionaire Bloomberg as climate envoy
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 file photo, Michael Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action, speaks during the plenary session of the Global Action Climate Summit, in San Francisco. The United Nations says American billionaire Michael Bloomberg has been reappointed as a special envoy to engage governments and businesses in tackling the threat of global warming. The U.N. said Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants the former New York City mayor to mobilize stronger and more ambitious climate action in the lead-up to a global climate summit in November. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)BERLIN โ The United Nations says American billionaire Michael Bloomberg has been reappointed as a special envoy to engage governments and businesses in tackling the threat of global warming. The U.N. said Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants the former New York mayor to โmobilize stronger and more ambitious climate actionโ in the lead-up to a November global climate summit.
Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote
The former Democratic presidential candidate has helped raise more than $20 million so that felons who completed their prison sentences can vote in the presidential election. Bloomberg also has pledged $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida. Working together with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, we are determined to end disenfranchisement and the discrimination that has always driven it,โ Bloomberg said in a written statement. The Florida Rights Restitution Coalition had raised about $5 million before Bloomberg made calls to raise almost $17 million more, according to Bloomberg staffers. ____This version corrects the name of the group to Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote
The former Democratic presidential candidate has helped raise more than $20 million so that felons who completed their prison sentences can vote in the presidential election. Bloomberg also has pledged $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida. Working together with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, we are determined to end disenfranchisement and the discrimination that has always driven it,โ Bloomberg said in a written statement. The Florida Rights Restitution Coalition had raised about $5 million before Bloomberg made calls to raise almost $17 million more, according to Bloomberg staffers. ____This version corrects the name of the group to Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
No pepperoni? Pizza topping becomes latest item affected by coronavirus-related shortages
The coronavirus pandemic has left us with shortages in items ranging from toilet paper to disinfectant wipes and even coins. But if you're a pizza lover, the coronavirus-related shortage of pepperoni may be even more troubling. News outlets, including USA Today, report that small pizza shops say theyre seeing higher prices for the popular topping. According to Bloomberg, a South Dakota shop is paying $4.12 cents a pound for it. Bloomberg also found a New York pizzeria that says it's paying $6 a pound, up from $4 a pound earlier this year.
Sanders' 'summer camp' in Vermont becomes fodder in debate
Yes, he has a home in Washington, where he works; one in Burlington, Vermont, where he lives; and โlike thousands of other Vermonters, I do have a summer camp,โ Sanders shot back. In other parts of the country, Sanders' vacation home would be called a cabin or just a summer home. The waterfront homesits on the island of North Hero in 120-mile-long (190 kilometers) Lake Champlain, between Vermont and New York. Sanders' assertion that โthousandsโ of Vermonters have summer homes is difficult to check. Vermont has 77,000 second homes, rental properties or camps, according to Douglas Farnham, policy director for the Vermont Department of Taxes.