George Soros gives $18 billion to philanthropy -reports
By Reuters
18 October 2017 |
2:34 pm
Famed billionaire investor George Soros' Open Society Foundation, which fights for liberal causes, became America's second-biggest philanthropy following a big donation from its founder.
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