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Melinda French Gates is reclaiming her professional autonomy. French Gates shared her newfound sense of empowerment since stepping down from the Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates Foundation in May. What Happened: French Gates said she feels validated in her meetings now, knowing that her presence...

In 2021, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates announced their separation. They were married for nearly three decades, and their divorce was finalized in August of that year.  Even though both continue to run their philanthropic foundation together, Melinda's "unbelievably painful...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have set themselves a two-year trial period as co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to CEO Mark Suzman. What Happened: Suzman revealed the plans of the co-chairs as a part of a plan to...

An investigation into a romantic relationship with an engineer at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was the reason why the company’s board members decided that Bill Gates needed to resign as a director of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. What Happened: The relationship...

By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. A new poll shows just how entrenched cannabis is in the mainstream, especially when compared to other controversial issues. Seven out of every 10 Americans believe smoking marijuana is morally acceptable, according...

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The world's richest man and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos sold around 900,000 shares of the company he founded at around $1,900 each, according to Forbes. What Happened Bezos collected around $1.8 billion in cash from selling about 900,000 shares of Amazon's stock in the...

Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) were trading lower by nearly 2 percent after the open Friday, partly due to a potentially distracting scandal involving CEO Jeff Bezos. What Happened The National Enquirer tabloid published an expose on Bezos' divorce with his wife MacKenzie in early...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos confirmed in a Tweet Wednesday he will be divorcing his wife MacKenzie. What Happened Bezos and his wife MacKenzie said in the joint statement that the split is amicable, and the two will "continue our shared lives as friends...

While nobody goes into a marriage expecting divorce as the outcome, statistics show that the possibility should be taken into account. According to Divorce Statistics, on average in America, 45–50 percent of all first marriages end in divorce. The likelihood increases with each subsequent...

New studies say online dating is not only an efficient way of finding your would-be spouse, but also more cost-effective than the old-fashioned methods of seeking out love. Researchers tell us about one-third of new marriages in the U.S. begin with an online meeting. And now, according to...