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May 13 2024
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Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates, one of the world’s most influential philanthropists and the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Monday that she was resigning from the foundation that she and her husband founded.
In a post on X, Ms. Gates said she was “immensely proud” of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which she and Bill Gates started in 2000. She said she
New York Times (News)May 13 2024
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Melinda Quits Gates Foundation, Signaling Tension With Bill
Melinda French Gates is exiting the Gates Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropies in the world, signaling that she and her ex-husband were unable to collaborate effectively following their 2021 divorce. “After careful thought and reflection, I have decided to resign from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. My last day of work at the foundation will be
Daily BeastMay 13 2024
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What Melinda French Gates’s Philanthropy Could Look Like Post-Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates, a major philanthropic player who created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation alongside her former husband, Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, is leaving the organization to pursue her own charitable endeavors. She will do so armed with a $12.5 billion payout and an eye toward issues affecting women and families. “After careful thought and reflection, I have decided
The Observer (New York)May 11 2024
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Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates Celebrate Daughter Jennifer’s Medical School Graduation
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are now the proud parents of a medical school graduate! The former spouses celebrated their eldest daughter Jennifer Gates ' graduation on Saturday, May 11. Following the ceremony, Bill and Melinda wrote touching tributes to Jennifer, reflecting on her achievement. In the comment section of a post that Jennifer shared on Instagram, featuring a photo of the
PeopleMay 17 2024
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Melinda French Gates’ $12.5 Billion Creates Path to Unrestricted Giving
After her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019, MacKenzie Scott changed the game of billionaire philanthropy, writing huge checks to small charities at a breakneck pace from her newly independent $36 billion fortune.
Now, the philanthropy world is hoping for another seismic shift from Melinda French Gates , who’s armed with $12.5 billion to deploy for her own charity work independent of the
BloombergMay 16 2024
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A timeline of Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' divorce
Sophie Turner says she's still "in shock" over the mom-shaming she experienced amid her split from husband Joe Jonas. The former "Game of Thrones" star, who was filming the British crime series "Joan" at the time, told British Vogue that headlines depicting her allegedly wanting to party rather than stay at home with her young daughters marked "the worst few days of my life.” “I remember I was
Yahoo NewsMay 14 2024
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Ben Carson calls for making divorce harder
Ben Carson, who is often named as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is out with a new book in which he calls for an end to no-fault divorce laws in the United States. “For the sake of families, we should enact legislation to remove or radically reduce incidences of no-fault divorce,” Carson writes in “The Perilous Fight,” released Tuesday. “The reason this matters is that no-fault
NBC News DigitalMay 16 2024
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Vital statistics: Wayne, Holmes marriages, divorces, dissolutions
Marc C. Tresenrider, 549 Williamsburg Court, Apt. B, Wooster, and Savannah Faye Salmons, same address. Laura M. Salisbury, 7779 Weaver Road, Fredericksburg, and Chad E. Salisbury, 6150 Secret Road, Wooster. They were married in 2006. Karen Null, 146 Gable Lane, Smithville, and Phillip Null, 3783 Friendsville Road, Unit 61, Wooster. They were married in 1984. Cynthia Schleigh, 17876 Grill Road
Yahoo NewsMay 05 2024
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Divorcing dad needs to put son first
Dear Amy:My wife and I are divorcing after 23 years of marriage. I am moving out soon. I talked with him about it, and while he’s angry, he says he understands. The problem, however, is that my marriage was bad for a very long time, and I fell in love with another woman. My wife refers to me as an adulterer. She has said this to my son. How can I help him understand that I am not an adulterer
Detroit Free Press