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MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations

Jun 15, 2021
Scott said she is "attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change." She has given away more $8 billion of her fortune so far.
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Space
Participants sit a Blue Origin space simulator during a conference on robotics and artificial intelligence in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019. On Saturday, Blue Origin announced that an unidentified bidder will pay $28 million for a suborbital flight on the co

An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million

Jun 12, 2021
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.
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Space
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced he'll be on board a spaceflight next month in a capsule attached to a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. Bezos is seen here in 2019.

Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space (For A Few Minutes)

Jun 07, 2021
"Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos said. The 11-minute flight will take place two weeks after the billionaire steps down as Amazon CEO.
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Business
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill on July 29.

Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon's CEO

Feb 02, 2021
Amazon's CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of its cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition," Bezos says.
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Business
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world's wealthiest person, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $186 billion. Four others also have fortunes over $100 billion. Here, Bezos speaks at a conference in 2018.

There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires

Dec 10, 2020
The Amazon CEO and four other billionaires are part of the world's most exclusive club in the midst of the pandemic: those whose fortunes exceed $100 billion.
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Technology
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill.

4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

Jul 29, 2020
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.
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Technology
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

Jul 29, 2020
The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.
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Technology
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to testify Wednesday before a House antitrust panel along with the chiefs of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Jeff Bezos To Washington: 'My Dad's Name Is Miguel. He Adopted Me When I Was 4'

Jul 28, 2020
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to testify about whether their companies have too much power. Jeff Bezos begins his prepared remarks with a personal story.
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Business
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997 (left) and in 2017. He will appear before Congress for the first time this week a much-transformed leader of a much-transformed company.

Bigger And Brawnier: Clout Of Amazon And CEO Jeff Bezos Under Scrutiny

Jul 28, 2020
The first congressional testimony by Jeff Bezos comes at a time when he and Amazon are seeming at their zenith, occupying ever-growing space in American culture.
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Technology
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power.

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

Jul 28, 2020
The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.
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Technology
Amazon confirms it will make Jeff Bezos available to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing with other tech CEOs this summer.

Jeff Bezos May Testify Before Congress For The First Time This Summer

Jun 15, 2020
Amazon has long resisted calls for such testimony, but a new letter to the House Judiciary Committee suggests Bezos is open to joining other tech CEOs at an antitrust hearing.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
"A next step in protecting our employees might be regular testing of all Amazonians, including those showing no symptoms," Amazon CEO Bezos wrote on Thursday.

Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon'

Apr 16, 2020
The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees.
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National
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would spend $10 billion of his own fortune to launch a global initiative to fight climate change. He is photographed here in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October.

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'

Feb 17, 2020
Amazon, the company Bezos founded and heads, has come under increasing scrutiny for its own carbon footprint.
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Business
The phone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO and owner of <em>The Washington Post</em>, reportedly was hacked via a WhatsApp account owned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

U.N. Urges Probe Of Reported Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone By Saudi Arabia

Jan 22, 2020
U.N. human rights experts said they were gravely concerned by reports that a WhatsApp account held by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack The Washington Post owner's phone.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, seen at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, has lashed out at <em>The Washington Post </em>over coverage of his presidential campaign.

Bernie Sanders Again Attacks Amazon — This Time Pulling In 'The Washington Post'

Aug 13, 2019
The newspaper's editor accused Sanders of peddling a "conspiracy theory" about the influence of the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, who is also the founder and CEO of Amazon.
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Jeff Bezos Event Protester Enters Disorderly Conduct Plea

Jul 22, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An animal welfare activist from California entered a no contest plea in Las Vegas to misdemeanor disorderly conduct for approaching Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on a conference stage.
 
A judge sentenced Priya Sawhney of Berkley, Califo
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Attorney: Plea Deal Possible For Jeff Bezos Event Protester

Jul 15, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer says a plea deal may be in the works for an animal welfare activist from California who was arrested after approaching Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on a conference stage in Las Vegas.
 
Attorney David Chesnoff told a judge on M
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Woman Facing Felony Charges In Jeff Bezos Protest In Las Vegas

Jun 07, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are filing felony charges against a 30-year-old California woman who was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on a conference stage while yelling about chicken farms.
 
Court filings showed that Priya Sawhney
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Protester Arrested At Jeff Bezos Amazon Event

Jun 07, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and yelling about chicken farms on stage at a conference in Las Vegas.

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Business
The cover of the National Enquirer in July 2017 featuring President Trump. The tabloid is for sale.

American Media LLC Plans To Sell 'National Enquirer'

Apr 10, 2019
The National Enquirer has given President Trump favorable coverage. It also is accused of keeping a lid on an alleged Trump affair by paying a woman for her exclusive story and then not publishing it.
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National
Billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos talks during a dedication ceremony for newspaper's new headquarters in Washington in 2016.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Of Extortion Over Personal Photos

Feb 07, 2019
In purported emails posted online by Bezos, executives for National Enquirer parent company AMI threaten to publish intimate photos of Bezos if The Washington Post publishes a story about the tabloid.
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The Two-Way

Long Kept Secret, Amazon Says Number Of Prime Customers Topped 100 Million

Apr 18, 2018
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has for the first time disclosed the number of paying members in a letter to shareholders. It also illustrates the vast multi-dimensional scope of Amazon's business.
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The Two-Way

Installation Progresses On Bezos-Backed 10,000-Year Clock

Feb 22, 2018
A 500-foot-tall clock is being constructed inside a mountain in West Texas on property owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. It is the brain child of inventor Danny Hillis.
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The Two-Way
Jeff Bezos, chairman and founder of Amazon.com and owner of<em> The Washington Post</em>, addresses the Economic Club of New York in 2016. Bezos was briefly the richest person on earth, after Amazon stock values surged Thursday morning.

Prime Spot On The Billionaire List: Jeff Bezos Was (Briefly) World's Richest Man

Jul 27, 2017
A surge in Amazon stock made Bezos worth more than $90 billion on Thursday, putting the company's founder and CEO ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Gates, however, has given billions to charity.
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Shots - Health News
In theory, "direct primary care" should result in better health for patients and lower health care costs overall. But some analysts say that approach just encourages the worried well to get more care than they need.

A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee Primary Care' Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?

Jun 20, 2017
Many patients liked the Qliance approach, which gave them unlimited access to a provider for a modest fee and freed doctors from insurance paperwork. But critics say the approach may not be viable.

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