D.C.’s Corcoran Gallery Eyes Sale of Century-Old Home
The financially strapped institution, Washington’s oldest private art museum, is considering the sale of its landmark circa-1897 building across the street from the White House, says The Washington Post.
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Turnout Is Light as ‘Kony 2012′ Moves From Screens to Streets
The first major attempt to turn the phenomenally successfully “Kony 2012" viral video into widespread real-world activism appears to have fizzled as “Cover the Night” activities in cities worldwide drew sparse participation, according to The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, and Forbes Advocate.
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Leaked Cable Suggests ‘Kony 2012′ Group Aided Ugandan Military
A U.S. diplomatic cables released last year by whistle-blower Web site WikiLeaks suggests that Invisible Children, the nonprofit group behind the viral “Kony 2012" video, helped the Ugandan military arrest an opposition figure, an assertion both the charity and Ugandan officials denied, according to Foreign Policy.
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‘Kony 2012′ Group Addresses Criticisms and Features More Africans in New Video
The sequel from San Diego charity Invisible Children extends its campaign for Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony’s capture while addressing widespread criticism of the original viral video, writes The New York Times.
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Some Calif. Parks Spared From Closing — for Now
Eleven of the 70 California state parks, beaches, and historic areas set for closure due to budget cuts have received at least temporary reprieves as a result of state agreements with private donors, foundations, and federal and local agencies, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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In Education: U.K. Universities See Rise in Alumni Giving
Donations to British universities increased 8.5 percent, to $890-million last year, boosted by new efforts to encourage schools to engage with alumni, the Financial Times writes.
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U.S. Charity’s ‘Kony 2012′ Video Angers Some Ugandans
A screening in northern Uganda of the viral video about militia leader Joseph Kony, produced by the U.S. charity Invisible Children, drew a puzzled and hostile reaction from an audience that included many victims of Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, Aljazeera and Canadian daily the National Post report.
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Invisible Children Responds to Criticism of Popular ‘Kony 2012′ Video
The San Diego advocacy group behind the viral video sensation “Kony 2012" released a new video Monday responding to critics who have questioned the group’s spending and mission, the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press report.
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‘1%’ Highlight Social Responsibility in Davos
Under fire over income inequality and the economic crisis, the corporate elite who gathered last week in Davos, Switzerland, sought to repair their tarnished image by highlighting philanthropy and social responsibility, writes Reuters.
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Next X Prize: ‘Star Trek’-Inspired Diagnostic Device
The X Prize Foundation, which offers $10-million awards for technological advances in areas such as space travel and automotive fuel efficiency, is taking a page from “Star Trek” in promoting the development of a “tricorder” type of device that could check medical conditions and diagnose diseases, the tech site CNET reports.
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