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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

ABC News - Business and New York Times US describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus on societal challenges.
The headline split ABC News - Business frames it as "Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus". New York Times US frames it as "Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever".
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Left / center-leftHedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

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ABC News - BusinessNews report · Sep 30, 9:40 AM

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus o...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 30, 9:07 AM

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus o...

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New York Times USNews report · Sep 30, 9:02 AM

Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever

Kenneth C. Griffin, the hedge fund executive, pledged to give $3 billion, much of it to build a campus in Miami.

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Sep 30, 9:02 AM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Sep 30, 9:07 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 30, 9:40 AM: ABC News - Business joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.