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Monday, Jan 24, 2022

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A global tax on millionaires would benefit the wealthy as well as the poor

A global tax on millionaires would benefit the wealthy as well as the poor

An open letter was recently published that was signed by more than 100 millionaires and billionaires, pleading to their class brethren – particularly those participating in the World Economic Forum’s recent online Davos summit – to adopt...

Ghislaine Maxwell ends fight to keep names of eight 'John Does' secret. Court to decide whether names should be unsealed

Ghislaine Maxwell ends fight to keep names of eight 'John Does' secret. Court to decide whether names should be unsealed

Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Michael Bloomberg, Conrad Black, Leon Black, Hassanal Bolkiah (Sultan of Brunei), Richard Branson, Phil Collins, David Copperfield, Andrew Cuomo, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Alan Dershowitz, Steve F...

Wealth Of World's 10 Richest Men Doubled During Pandemic: Report

Wealth Of World's 10 Richest Men Doubled During Pandemic: Report

Oxfam urged tax reforms to fund worldwide vaccine production as well as healthcare, climate adaptation and gender-based violence reduction to help save lives.

Top 10 Richest People on Earth Got Wealthier by Over $400 Bln in 2021, Bloomberg Index Shows

Top 10 Richest People on Earth Got Wealthier by Over $400 Bln in 2021, Bloomberg Index Shows

Some of those creme de la creme in the world of wealth, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, for example, have been worth $100 billion for quite some time: Gates first made it in 1999, while Bezos did so in 2017. The majority of the others, on the...

Elon Musk Believes Web 3.0 Today 'More Marketing Buzzword' Than Reality

Elon Musk Believes Web 3.0 Today 'More Marketing Buzzword' Than Reality

Web 3.0 (or Web3) is the upcoming third generation of the Internet likely based on blockchain technology, in which websites and apps will be able to process information almost like a human, using technologies such as machine learning, bi...

Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan

Shanghai doubles down on the metaverse by including it in a development plan

A Shanghai city department's five-year development plan includes encouraging metaverse use in public services, business offices and social entertainment.

Does the ruling class want to see fewer of us?

Does the ruling class want to see fewer of us?

Many have long suspected that the wealthiest humans would like to have the world to themselves. Aside from an underclass of servile worker bees, the elite, some think, would just as soon see the planet purged of ‘useless eaters.’

Elon Musk Believes Web 3.0 Today 'More Marketing Buzzword' Than Reality

Elon Musk Believes Web 3.0 Today 'More Marketing Buzzword' Than Reality

Web 3.0 (or Web3) is the upcoming third generation of the Internet likely based on blockchain technology, in which websites and apps will be able to process information almost like a human, using technologies such as machine learning, bi...

How Bad Is US Covid Rebound? ICU Beds Offer Worrying Clue

How Bad Is US Covid Rebound? ICU Beds Offer Worrying Clue

The COVID-19 numbers are a sobering reminder of how brutal the pandemic remains for the US health-care system, and could augur trouble ahead for its Northeast states.

Tech this week: Teen arrested over €32 million crypto heist

Tech this week: Teen arrested over €32 million crypto heist

A multimillion crypto heist by a teenager, Elon Musk continues his Tesla stock sale and a €35 million cryptocurrency bid for a US Constitution. Here's your weekly tech round up.

COVID-19 deaths could fall to seasonal flu levels in 2022, Bill Gates says

COVID-19 deaths could fall to seasonal flu levels in 2022, Bill Gates says

Pfizer recently announced that its experimental antiviral pill cuts hospitalizations and death rates by nearly 90%

Spectre of Epstein looms in Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming trial

Spectre of Epstein looms in Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming trial

A panel of 12 jurors and six alternates will be picked starting this week, opening statements are set for November 29.

UK's Queen Elizabeth Suffers 'Sprained Back': Buckingham Palace

UK's Queen Elizabeth Suffers 'Sprained Back': Buckingham Palace

A palace statement said Queen Elizabeth II, having sprained her back, has decided she will not be able to attend today's Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph.

Bill Gates Might Have Been Richer Than Musk, Bezos Combined If...

Bill Gates Might Have Been Richer Than Musk, Bezos Combined If...

Bill Gates had the equivalent of 2.06 billion shares in September 1998, when the software maker first became the world's most-valuable company, according to a data

The James Cutler–Designed Home of Best-Selling Author Richard Preston

The James Cutler–Designed Home of Best-Selling Author Richard Preston

Built on the footprint of an old stone barn, Freestone Farm takes inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright and ancient Greece.

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up

Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos labeled ‘elitist hypocrites’ after reports of superyacht party ahead of climate summit

Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos labeled ‘elitist hypocrites’ after reports of superyacht party ahead of climate summit

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos were roasted online for their failure to lead by example after reports of the billionaire climate warriors renting superyachts off the coast of Turkey to party ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

Barclays boss Jes Staley in shock exit angry at Epstein probe

Barclays boss Jes Staley in shock exit angry at Epstein probe

Barclays boss Jes Staley is "shell-shocked, angry and upset" at the conclusion of a probe into his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein which has led to his sudden exit from the bank.

Bill Gates Backs Nuclear Power, Says Natural Gas is 'Not Real Bridge Technology'

Bill Gates Backs Nuclear Power, Says Natural Gas is 'Not Real Bridge Technology'

Gates reportedly suggested that next-generation nuclear reactors – “relatively safe and low-waste” – may help “avert a climate catastrophe."

Queen 'had secret sign so aides could whisk her away if she felt ill'

Queen 'had secret sign so aides could whisk her away if she felt ill'

The Queen was prepared to use a secret signal if she felt fatigued during a reception last week – less than 24 hours before she was hospitalised.

Analysis: What we know about the Queen's health

Analysis: What we know about the Queen's health

It's rare for the Queen to scrap an engagement so when she does, the immediate question for many here in Britain is: "How serious is it?"

Deutsche Bank Drops Risky Clients Following Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal, Report Says

Deutsche Bank Drops Risky Clients Following Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal, Report Says

The German bank was hit with a multimillion dollar fine last year after it was accused by a US regulator of “compliance failures”, which led to the processing of hundreds of transactions for the financier, who was a convicted sex offende...

Deutsche Bank Drops Risky Clients Following Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal, Report Says

Deutsche Bank Drops Risky Clients Following Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal, Report Says

The German bank was hit with a multimillion dollar fine last year after it was accused by a US regulator of “compliance failures”, which led to the processing of hundreds of transactions for the financier, who was a convicted sex offende...

Bill And Melinda Gates' Daughter Walks Down The Aisle In Lavish Wedding. See Pics

Bill And Melinda Gates' Daughter Walks Down The Aisle In Lavish Wedding. See Pics

Bill and Melinda Gates' eldest daughter Jennifer Gates wore a custom Vera Wang full-sleeved gown with a long veil and intricate embroidery.

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