BIZARRE: 12 - What They Never Told You

MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USA

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joining Gates and Bezos in split

Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder and world’s sixth-richest person, filed for a divorce from his wife of three years, making him the third mega-billionaire to do so in as many years.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

‘I see this money as not mine’: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels

What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

MacKenzie Scott's generosity outpaces fellow billionaires

She's given away $12 billion in 3 years.

Axios · Apr 14, 2022

Axiom Space’s flight to the International Space Station is quietly making history

In this edition of Inverse Daily, get the latest details on Axiom-1’s private flight to the ISS, discover what spaceflight does to astronauts' eyes, and more.

Inverse · Apr 13, 2022

Coming soon: a bench to help make new friends

“Friendship benches” where Londoners can talk to a health volunteer about anxiety, depression and other concerns could be installed beside Tube stations, shops and cafes.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022

Inflation hits nonprofits' services, ability to fundraise

Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Total wealth of world’s billionaires has fallen to $12.7tn, says Forbes

Number of billionaires worldwide falls by 329 amid Russian sanctions, according to Forbes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Parental advocacy group gets $2 million donation

Last week, billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated $2 million to Chicago’s Community Organizing and Family Issues to keep training parents in community advocacy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022

Dump CPD’s worthless ‘positive community interactions’ program

We don’t need the investment in a trained police force as it presently operates. And we definitely don’t need CPD’s latest lip service to reform.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022