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Watch Billionaire Tell College Grads He Will Pay Off All $40 Million of Their Collective Student Loan Debt
When this billionare investor was finishing up his commencement speech for Morehouse College's graduating seniors, he unveiled an astonishing surprise gift.
In What May Be its Largest Ever Gift to Charity, Businessman in India Donates $7.5 Billion
After accounting for the bulk of India's major charitable donations last year, the nation's second-richest person is now donating billions more.
Farmer Son of Warren Buffett is Using Dad’s Billions to Help Feed the World
Even though he was the son of one of the world’s richest men, Howard Buffett struggling throughout his life to become a successful farmer....
Chinese Billionaire Donates $2Bil to Education, Health and Environment
His company may sound like it was named after a dime, but the founder of Tencent is a Chinese billionaire who has just donated...
Businessman Gives $18 Mil to Restore DC’s Lincoln Memorial, His 4th “Patriotic Gift”
Abraham Lincoln might be rising up out of his chair to thank this Washington, D.C. businessman.
Thanks to the billionaire philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, one...
Saudi Prince Will Donate His $32 Billion Dollar Fortune to Charity
A Saudi Arabian prince is next in line to donate his entire fortune to charity – $32 Billion.
As one of the richest men in...
First Black South African Billionaire Donates Fortune to Poor
South Africa's first black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, on Wednesday said he has signed up for the Giving Pledge, becoming the first African to join...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
Chinese Millionaires Give Generously at Gates, Buffet Dinner
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett held a dinner for around 50 ultra-rich Chinese men and women last week and received some "very generous" gifts....
Gates and Buffett Are Pushing Billionaires to Give Away Wealth
Investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced on Wednesday that they have met with the top billionaire in the country asking them...
Good News in History, January 7
127 years ago today, the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, held its first performance during the heyday of the city's rubber boom. It was...
Good News in History, November 30
237 years ago today is celebrated as the first known date of the abolition of the death penalty in a Western nation-state. Commemorated today...
Good News in History, August 30
187 years ago today, the city of Melbourne was founded in southeast Australia. A traditional meeting place of several Aboriginal peoples including the Boonwurrung,...
Good News in History, July 31
130 years ago today, Conradh na Gaeilge, or the Gaelic League, was founded in Dublin, Ireland as an association to support the Irish language...
Good News in History, April 24
On this day 490 years ago, the founding father of the Netherlands, William from the House of Nassau, known commonly as William of Orange,...
Home Depot Invests Another $1 Billion in Pay Increases for Hourly Workers
This week, The Home Depot announced that it is investing an additional $1 billion in wage increases for its hourly associates.
The raises have already...
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $15m to Provide Glasses to Farmers With Blurry Vision in Developing Nations
Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has donated $15 million to provide hundreds of thousands of people with eyeglasses.
It's believed to be the largest...
Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
When President Gerald Ford signed a bill creating Cuyahoga National Recreation Area in Ohio in 1974, the boundaries of the site deliberately included a...
Ukraine Inspires Us With Humanity and Hope: 8 Positive Stories From the Conflict
From charities and governments, to celebrities and everyday people, millions are pitching in to ease the burden for fleeing or sheltering Ukrainians. In turn,...
Notre Dame Cathedral Rises From the Ashes: Look at All They’ve Rebuilt Since the 2019 Blaze
When France hosts the 2024 Olympics, the plan is for Notre-Dame Cathedral to be restored to its former glory in time for the event.
A...