The Latest Breaking News from Mike Bloomberg

The 50 Americans who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2022 committed to giving US$14.1 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more – a total that was 60% below an inflation-adjusted $35.6 billion in 2021, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations.

NEW YORK — Former Pope Benedict XVI was remembered around the world and across the city’s Catholic faithful Saturday as a low-key luminary, steadfast servant and beacon of interfaith dialogue following his death at age 95.

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Anyone who genuinely cares about advancing equal opportunity and economic mobility should cheer Mike Bloomberg for gifting $200 million to Success Academies and Harlem Children’s Zone, exemplary charter school networks that educate 23,000 kids in parts of New York City where high-quality options are few and far between.