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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.)

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Revolt of the delivery workers

The Verge

Anthony Chavez makes dinner deliveries during Hurricane Ida. On a humid July night, his last dinner orders complete, Cesar Solano, a lanky and serious 19-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, rode his heavy electric bike onto the sidewalk at 125th Street and First Avenue and dismounted beneath an overpass. September 1, 6:30 P.M.

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