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MacKenzie Scott’s $250 Million Open Call for Donations Yields Applications From 6,353 Nonprofits

NEW YORK—Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s first open call for grants yielded 6,353 applications from nonprofits—meaning candidates have at least a 4 percent chance of being selected for a $1 million grant. Lever for Change, the nonprofit overseeing the application process, said Wednesday that the applications came from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S….


Rapper Travis Scott Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Deadly Crowd Surge at Texas Festival

HOUSTON—A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even breathe, his attorney and prosecutors said Thursday. Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the Harris County…