Today's NYT Connections hints and answers — Wednesday, January 31, #234 We help you solve today's Connections answers with some useful hints and tips to win. Plus, we have the solution to yesterday's game. Tom’s Guide · Jan 31, 2024
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Texas Observer: Covering What Others Won’t From reader to publisher, Carlton Carl has been part of the Texas Observer for most of its 70 years. A look back at his time with us. Texas Observer · Jan 8, 2024
Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023 Investment guru Warren Buffett topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations in 2023, with his $541.5 million gift to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named for his first wife, who died in 2004 The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
The $10 billion charity no one has heard of A donor-advised fund devoted to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has leapt from being a relatively minor charity to one with an asset size comparable to behemoths like the Andrew W The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
A grantmaker is betting a TV show for teen girls can help narrow the STEM gender gap Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023
OpenAI seals deal for San Francisco office space after CEO Sam Altman calls remote work ‘experiment’ one of tech industry's worst mistakes The move by OpenAI, and earlier ones by other AI firms, offer the city some "hope and optimism" amid fears of a "doom spiral." Fortune · Oct 28, 2023
Brooklyn Org's rebrand ditches ‘foundation’ from its name for being 'old' and 'controlling' To appeal to a new generation of philanthropists, the Brooklyn Community Foundation is ditching the word “foundation” and establishing itself with a new name: Brooklyn Org The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
California official who opposed #MeToo movement accused of killing fiancee Maga darling Joseph C Roberts arrested after Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner’s remains found on San Francisco Bay shoreline The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023
Latino charitable giving rates drop sharply — but that’s not the full story The share of Latinos who give to established charities has dropped sharply since 2008, a new study has found The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Ranchers decry ‘arrogant’ Silicon Valley billionaires buying up land for ‘fantasy’ city near San Francisco: ‘We are now totally surrounded’ “If they want a new city, San Jose is ripe. Fix what’s there," suggested a Solano County rancher. Fortune · Sep 3, 2023
Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
A San Francisco official organized a ‘doom loop’ tour. It flopped in spectacular fashion City commissioner who called the event a ‘satire’ has since cancelled the tour and resigned from his position The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023
Causeway: Part stock fund + part donor-advised fund = A new bid for young donors What might persuade affluent 20- and 30-somethings to give to charity The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 MacKenzie Scott gave 17 nonprofits $97 million in the first half of 2023 MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity continues
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Succession actor treated in hospital after being attacked by otters in California river Actor played an ATN producer in HBO series’ fourth season
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants
Sports Illustrated · Aug 10, 2023 49ers CEO Jed York Accused of Insider Trading, per Report Jed York has been sued in connection to an online educational company for which he serves on the board of directors.
The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023 Senator Dianne Feinstein hospitalized after falling in her home California senator, 90, was only in hospital for ‘an hour or two’, spokesperson told the Chronicle
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve Patrick Collison, the now 34-year-old billionaire CEO of the online payments company Stripe, and economist Tyler Cowen worried scientific progress seemed to be slowing down
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 The wealthy should give more to charity, say people who stopped donating, according to a new poll A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped giving to charity over the past five years said they did so because they thought wealthier people could afford to give more — and should
Chronicle Live · Jul 3, 2023 Agony as Walker dad-to-be's killer could be released from prison as parole hearing looms Murderer Philip Craggs, who stabbed young dad-to-be Paul Gilbert to death in 2008, was jailed for life with a minimum of 15-and-a-half years
Chronicle Live · Jul 3, 2023 How the BBC’s plans risk hitting local journalism hard, why it matters and how you can help There is a real risk to local journalism from the BBC's 'Across the UK' plans. We cannot allow that to happen
Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2023 Danny Weatherson case: Newcastle MP calls for change to prevent others from becoming trapped in prison system Danny is set to be released 17 years after he was handed a controversial indefinite prison sentence for attempting to steal a coat and mobile phone
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 Warren Buffett has given $50.7 billion toward historic pledges to the Gates Foundation and others After 17 years of steady payments, Warren Buffett has to date given annual donations totaling $50.7 billion toward his historic multibillion-dollar pledges to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and to four foundations connected to his family, according to a Chronicle tally