Philanthropy


LEWISTON, Maine - A two-day run, walk and bike fundraiser in Maine that was the brainchild of "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey has raised more than $1.1 million.

NEW ORLEANS - Chef John Besh's two restaurants were spared when Hurricane Katrina barreled through New Orleans five years ago, but the storm almost wiped him out anyway.

CHICAGO - David Simon, creator of the HBO television series "The Wire," is among 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants" - news that left him with what he described as "a vague sense of guilt." The $500,000 grants were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D.

ASPEN, Colo. - Lance Armstrong rode in a charity cycling event on a cool morning that had participants bundling up as if they were preparing for the slopes rather than a jaunt on the roads.
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