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News Articles: Bill Gates

Bill Gates discusses his new book, <em>How to Prevent the Next Pandemic</em>, onstage in New York City. Gates announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19.

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Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19, says he's experiencing mild symptoms

The 66-year-old wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he is experiencing mild symptoms and is "following the experts' advice" by isolating himself until he's healthy.

May 10, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A spokesperson for Bill Gates denied on Sunday that an investigation into a prior romantic relationship with an employee had anything to do with Gates leaving Microsoft's board of directors last year.

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Microsoft Board Investigated Bill Gates' 'Intimate Relationship' With Employee

A spokesperson for Gates maintained that his decades-old "affair," which was the subject of an investigation, had no connection to his decision to step down from the board.

May 17, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash., in 2019. The couple announced on Monday that they are divorcing.

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Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the couple wrote in a joint statement.

May 03, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the world's wealthiest person, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $182 billion. Four others also have fortunes over $100 billion. Here, Bezos speaks at a conference in 2018.

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

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.

December 10, 2020
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  • Jim Zarroli
Bill Gates Sr. attends "Bill Gates: A Conversation with My Father" in New York City in June 2010.

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Bill Gates Sr., Father Of Microsoft Co-Founder, Dies At 94

"My dad's wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility had a huge influence on people around the world," Gates wrote in a tribute to his father.

September 16, 2020
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  • Suzanne Nuyen

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