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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie finalize divorce
Amazon said that founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, who will end up with a stake in the online shopping giant worth more than $35 billion.
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Amazon will no longer dictate how companies price their products
The e-commerce company will no longer prohibit its third-party sellers from listing their products on other sites for less than they do on Amazon’s U.S. site.
3 months ago -
DC area’s 11 billionaires (12 counting the one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.)
See who made the list, how much the billionaire is worth and how each ranks.
3 months ago -
Sen. Joe Manchin makes bid for Amazon’s HQ2: ‘West Virginia would contribute more than you could ever believe’
West Virginia’s senior senator has penned a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking for the tech entrepreneur to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the Mountain State.
3 months ago -
Tabloid CEO’s lawyer denies Enquirer tried to extort Bezos
The National Enquirer committed neither extortion nor blackmail by threatening to publish intimate photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an attorney for the head of the tabloid’s parent company said Sunday.
3 months ago -
Bezos flags ‘Saudi angle’ in alleged AMI extortion attempt
Jeff Bezos’ stunning accusation that the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him mentioned the close ties between the paper’s publisher, David Pecker, and President Donald Trump — and a second, less well-known connection.
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AP sources: Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos report
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.
4 months ago -
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the National Enquirer is threatening to publish revealing photographs of him unless his private investigators back off the tabloid.
4 months ago -
My Take: The Bezos divorce proceedings should be luxurious
On My Take, Clinton Yates speculates on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ divorce announcement.
5 months ago -
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife divorcing after 25 years
A note posted on Bezos’ Twitter account Wednesday said the two of them will remain “cherished friends,” as well as “partners” in ventures and projects.
5 months ago -
Bezos’ preschools come as rich get richer, more generous
With high-profile giving fueled by both capitalism and poverty, critics have thrust that dichotomy into the spotlight, challenging how the system that allowed these philanthropists to amass their fortunes ultimately contributes to the social problems they’re trying to address.
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3 local nonprofits receive total of $10 million from Jeff Bezos’ fund
On Nov. 20, Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund announced it is donating a total of $10 million in grant money to three local nonprofits, including District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH), Community of Hope and Northern Virginia Family Service.
6 months ago -
Montessori struggles to expand reach beyond wealthy families
For decades, this quirky branch of education has appealed mostly to wealthy parents. Now, Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, pledged to fund a new network of “Montessori-inspired,” tuition-free preschools for low-income children.
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Why Amazon chose Northern Virginia for its HQ2
“We’re proud that Amazon has recognized all the tremendous things Virginia has to offer,” said Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam following the announcement that Amazon’s new headquarters will come to Northern Virginia.
6 months ago -
Billionaires buying up media: Savior complex or civic duty?
For beleaguered news organizations the prospect of a deep-pocketed savior — even from the very same tech industry that has kneecapped the media’s traditional business model — is all but irresistible.
8 months ago
