Philanthropy

Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes raise $1.8M for charity

About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of Vermont.

Gates Foundation commits another $250M in coronavirus fight

The Gates Foundation's additional $250 million in funding will go toward making sure that the "lifesaving tools" being developed to fight the virus, such as a vaccine, will be made "available in 2021 to everyone who needs them."