Phil Knight and wife, Penny, make largest known donation to a flagship university to fund a new engineering school Nike cofounder Phil Knight, and his wife, Penny, have donated $1bn to the University of Oregon in what is believed to be the largest known donation to a flagship university. The donation, which was first reported by local Oregon media and the New York Times , will go toward the creation of a new enginee…
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NYTimes – US The gift from Phil Knight, the Nike co-founder, is the largest known donation to a flagship university. It will fund a new engineering college.
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NYTimes – US President Donald Trump said that the United States would still sell weapons to Israel. He added that Democratic candidates were using US military support for Israel against Republicans in the midterm elections.
Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed will become first Muslim U.S. senator.
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