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Matt Groening and David X. Cohen
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Matt Groening, Creator of 'The Simpsons,' Donates $500,000 for UCLA Chair
The Hollywood Reporter
share George Rose/Getty Images The artist and innovator behind the long-running animated series is making a name for himself as a university benefactor. | The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has given $500,000 toward the creation of a new chair at the University of California, Los Angeles, that bears...
British actress Kate Winslet, poses before the premiere of the movie "Carnage" directed by Roman Polanski, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
(photo: AP / Christophe Ena)
Winslet Always Happy To Help Charities Because They Helped Her
IMDb
| Kate Winslet has a personal connection to charitable causes - because her family had to fall back on the generosity of others after her father "lost his foot" in an accident. | The Titanic star gives a large portion of her film wages to her chosen causes and reveals it's something she has always f...
Obama Reduces Aids Funds in 2013 Budget
All Africa
[Nation] New York - US President Barack Obama has proposed a cut in the amount of money Kenya receives to fight Aids. | ...
Red Cross Warns of Prolonged Drought in East
All Africa
[Monitor] Although officials from the weather department have predicted rainy days beginning March, the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has instead warned of a prolonged drought in areas of eastern Uganda. | ...
‘Divided’ euro zone calls off key meeting on Greek aid
Business Day
| EURO-zone officials last night called off an emergency meeting of finance ministers due today to approve a vital €130bn bail-out for Athens amid a growing fight about the merits of allowing Greece to go bankrupt. | Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxemb...
Ashley Greene arrives at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
AP / Matt Sayles
Vintage vamp! Twilight star Ashley Greene is the epitome of Hollywood glamour at charity event
The Daily Mail
| She's a hero to millions of young girls thanks to her role as vampire Alice Cullen in the Twilight films, so it was fitting that 24-year-old Ashley Greene stepped out tonight in ...
Liverpool' forward Craig Bellamy during a training session at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France
AP / Bob Edme
Craig Bellamy's seeing a psychologist, dealing with the loss of his mentor and donating £1.2m ...
The Daily Mail
| The familiar side of Craig Bellamy should be on view for Liverpool away at Wolves on Tuesday night, the relentless forward who at 32 is arguably in the form of his life, the Bell...
Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the premiere of World of Color water show at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, June 10, 2010.
AP / Jae C. Hong
Vanessa Hudgens donates couture gown to benefit Stand Up To Cancer
The Examiner
| Vanessa Hudgens donated a one-of-a-kind couture Candie’s gown to charity in order to help raise money for non-profit organization “Stand Up To Cancer.” The cout...
S.Korean Red Cross Proposes Family Reunions
Chosunilbo
| The South Korean Red Cross said it has proposed restarting reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. | At a press conference in Seoul on Tuesday, Yu Jung-keun, the aid agency's president, said a proposal for working level talks was...
To Alleviate Poverty, Biodiversity Conservation is Critical
Huffington Post
| Last month, a paper entitled "Global Biodiversity Conservation and the Alleviation of Poverty" was published in the journal BioScience. The study marks the first global estimation of biodiversity benefits and ecosystem service flows from habitats t...
UNHCR
The new hype in the Mideast
(photo: UN / STUART PRICE)
The new hype in the Mideast
Khaleej Times
The war of words between the United States, Israel, and Iran intensifies by the day. | All the parties involved are shamelessly playing to domestic audiences in this election year. Israel keeps issuing threats it will attack Iran's nuclear power installations, though some of its senior security officials downplay an alleged threat from Iran. US int...



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