• For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future

    For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future

    May 10, 2022 05:35 PM EDT

    ... on how the pandemic is impacting women in Africa, most acutely in the least developed countries. The Associated Press series is funded by the European Journalism Centre’s European Development Journalism Grants program, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The AP is responsible for all content.

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    Nicaragua Combats Pneumonia in Country's Young Via New Vaccine

    Nov 11, 2011 11:45 PM EDT

    ... The unusual pharmaceutical deal was brokered by the Global Alliance for Vaccines And Immunization, now known simply as GAVI. The GAVI Alliance, which includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also a NewsHour funder, donated $1.5 billion. Without that cash, new vaccines do eventually make it to the poorest ...

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    AIDS in Africa

    Jul 10, 2003 04:00 AM EDT

    ... of the program that Botswana is one of the pilots, the pioneers in developing? CAESAR LEKOA: Yes, we are, through the partnership with MERCK and Bill and Melinda Gates. RAY SUAREZ: But I guess the money isn't there quite yet, Dr. Ramphele, to make that access to cheaper drugs ...

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    Bipartisan Immigration Plan Tweaked on Border Security

    May 10, 2013 01:10 PM EDT

    ... people. That is a tough sell." House Republicans now support a piece of President Barack Obama's budget proposal that would limit student loan interest rates. Douglas Brinkley interviews Vice President Joe Biden for Rolling Stone. Roll Call's Politics Editor Shira Toeplitz compares Senate recruitment timelines. House Speaker John ...

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    Moore Movie Takes Aim at American Health Care

    Jun 29, 2007 08:53 PM EDT

    MICHAEL MOORE, Filmmaker: ... four health care lobbyists for every member of Congress.SUSAN DENTZER, NewsHour Health Correspondent: In "Sicko," filmmaker Michael Moore looks at the way America pays for health care and hates what he sees.INTERVIEWEE: The intent is to maximize profit.SUSAN DENTZER: In previous films, Moore attacked ...

  • Barney Frank, financial reformer and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

    Barney Frank, financial reformer and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

    May 20, 2026 02:38 PM EDT

    Years later, as Congress prepared to pass a massive tax overhaul package, Frank intended to vote “no,” opposed to the bill's lowering of top tax rates. He changed his mind, however, when he worked out a deal boosting affordable housing tax credits. “I was happy to sacrifice my ideological ...

  • Senate Democrats stand united against GOP tax bill

    Senate Democrats stand united against GOP tax bill

    Dec 03, 2017 03:27 PM EDT

    ... bill but could not support the bill as drafted by GOP leaders. “Millionaires, billionaires and gazillionaires should not have tax breaks,” Manchin said in an interview. “That’s what the president told me: It was not going to be for the rich. Well, the bill I have in front of ...

  • Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda

    Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda

    Aug 12, 2017 01:24 PM EDT

    ... Capitol Hill this year. And that's all apart from the legislation Trump wants to see, including a rewrite of the tax code to lower rates, a sweeping infrastructure bill, and renewed efforts to repeal Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act after McConnell tried and failed last month - an outcome ...

  • What's in the No Child Left Behind rewrite?

    What's in the No Child Left Behind rewrite?

    Dec 09, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

    ... executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The new law will give states flexibility to focus on additional measures such as graduation rates, Minnich said in an interview. There are risks that states may set goals too low or not act quickly enough, said Daria Hall, vice ...

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    Shields, Brooks on Gingrich's 'Skeletons,' Bill Clinton's 'Second Act,' Tax Cuts

    Dec 02, 2011 11:40 PM EDT

    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Barney Frank's legacy.