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Melinda French Gates steps down from charitable foundation that bears her name

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Melinda French Gates steps down from charitable foundation that bears her name

Melinda French Gates said on Monday she is stepping down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her last day of work at the foundation will be June 7, according to a post on X. Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world’s largest private charitable foundations, filed for … Read more

Pioneering N.S. astronomer remembered for ‘connecting people with the universe’

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Pioneering N.S. astronomer remembered for ‘connecting people with the universe’

Astronomer David Lane, who created the world’s first telescope controlled by social media at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, died late last month following a nine-month battle with brain cancer. Lane was born in Germany in 1963 before moving to Hebbville, N.S., where he grew up, according to his obituary. He worked at Saint Mary’s University for 29 years, starting … Read more