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Eddie Murphy Receives Top US Humor Prize
Eddie Murphy is trading places with Mark Twain. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is honoring the comedian, film star, producer, and director Sunday evening with the nation's top prize for...
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Man Facing 'Most Gruesome' Penalty Wins Elite Award
A Saudi blogger has joined the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Malala, and all other notables who've taken home one of the European Union's most elite human-rights prizes—but as of now, he can't go and...
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Hackers Earn $1M 'Bounty' for Exposing iOS 9 Fault
In September, Zerodium announced its "Million Dollar iOS Bug Bounty" contest, offering a cool mil to anyone who could hack Apple's iOS 9 and expose its security flaws. On Monday the cybersecurity...
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Need an Extra $1M? Just Solve This Fishy Dilemma
Everyone with a constant flow of "new and innovative solutions" churning around in their noggins might want to touch base with Michigan. The state is offering a $1 million purse to anyone who can come...
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Won't Keep Her $500K
If any Nobel Prize winners strive for the award solely for the money, Nadia Murad isn't among them. The Hill reports the 25-year-old Yazidi human rights activist, who shared this year's Peace Prize...
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Thunberg Rejects $52K Prize, Blasts Nordic 'Bragging'
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been honored with a $52,000 environmental prize from the Nordic Council. Her response: Thanks, but no thanks. "The climate movement does not need any more...
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Greta Turns Down 'More Money Than I Can Imagine'
Greta Thunberg could be swimming in "more money than I can even begin to imagine." Instead, she'll donate $1.15 million to various projects addressing climate and ecological crises and those focused on...
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Prince William: Help Save Earth, Win a $1.3M Prize
Prince William has joined forces with Sir David Attenborough to launch a new environmental award Thursday, the Earthshot Prize, which has grand ambitions to "incentivize change and help to repair our...
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Teacher of the Year: I'm Splitting My $1M Prize
An "exceptional" teacher in India is making an exceptional move: Ranjitsinh Disale, winner of the 2020 Global Teacher Prize, says he will give half of the $1 million prize to the runners-up for the...
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