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For Melinda French Gates, her immense wealth comes with a great responsibility, but it’s not one that bogs her down.In an interview with Vanity Fair, the philanthropist said her wealth feels “surreal” and that it comes with a “great responsibility,””But it doesn’t feel like a weight,” French Gates, 60, added. Instead, she said the “weighty part” is watching struggling mothers support their children and figuring out how she can put philanthropic dollars or government resources to work to help them.French Gates’s net worth is estimated to be $11 billion, according to Forbes. Bloomberg Billionaires Index clocks her net worth at…

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption, has died aged 86, his daughter has confirmed.Fujimori governed Peru between 1990 and 2000 before being forced from office amid allegations of corruption.His tough stance against a left-wing guerrilla insurgency while president also brought allegations of human rights abuses.But his supporters praise him for defeating the rebels at a time when they looked likely to seize power.He fled the country but was subsequently arrested and extradited, before being convicted and jailed.His daughter Keiko Fujimori posted on social media to say the former president had died “after…

Will Travis Kelce be skipping the 2024 VMAs, or will he take time out of his schedule to support Taylor Swift? That’s the question on the minds of many Taylor’s fans had ahead of MTV’s biggest night. Since the network’s annual Video Music Awards will be held on a Wednesday, there was hope among Swifties that Travis would be able to attend. Taylor Swift and US NFL football player Travis Kelce attend the men’s final match between Italy’s Jannik Sinner and USA’s Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National…

ICE Mortgage Technology will be sunsetting legacy integrations for its flagship Encompass platform by Oct. 31, 2025, which will modernize the mortgage market even if some vendors have to go kicking and screaming. In an email to partners on Tuesday, ICE said that it will be closing down the Encompass SDK (Software Development Kit) on the same day it sunsets the program’s Technology Partner Network, Total Quality Loan Services, PSDK and ePass. In doing so, ICE is pushing companies to Encompass Partner Network and Encompass Development Partner Connect, which use a more secure, cloud-based open application programming interface (API) structure…

A General view showing the Central Business District in Central on May 18, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street after a volatile session spurred by inflation data.Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 3% in early trading and the broad-based Topix advanced 2.48%.Japan’s producer price index rose 2.5% year-on-year in August, less than the expected 2.8% and the 3% reported in the previous month. The data is among the key indicators closely watched by the Bank of Japan. The central bank has signaled it intends to further raise…

Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread.The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it will provide Egypt with $1.3bn in military assistance, overriding concerns about ongoing rights abuses by the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Normally, part of that aid would be subject to conditions requiring Egypt to implement improvements to its human rights record. But on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the military assistance would not face the usual conditions. A spokesperson for the US State Department later explained that those requirements…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Finding the perfect fragrance isn’t always easy. There are so many things to consider. First, you have to figure out which notes you prefer. Once you lock in a go-to scent then you have to decide if you like how it meshes with your body chemistry and how long it lasts. It takes tons of trial and error, but reading shopper reviews lend a helping hand. Related: I Receive Endless Compliments When I Wear This French Perfume I have a…

Christina Tosi and Will Guidara are selling this three-bedroom Chelsea condo for just under $6 million. Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Christina Tosi, Milk Bar founder, and Will Guidara, former Eleven Madison Park owner who co-produced season three of The Bear, are selling their three-bedroom condo in Chelsea for $5.895 million. According to city records, the couple bought the apartment at 532 West 20th Street in 2022 for $6 million under the very appropriately named House of Butter, LLC. It was an upgrade from their previous Chelsea apartment that Tosi sold for $4.4 million. The apartment comes, of course, with a…

In the summer of 1939, Albert Einstein made what he considered his “one great mistake”: signing a letter that would reach the desk of President Franklin Roosevelt and help usher in the nuclear age.Now, a copy of that letter, also signed by Einstein, has sold at a Christie’s auction for $3.9 million. The original that was sent to Roosevelt is part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library’s collection in New York.”This has been described as one of the most influential letters in history,” Peter Klarnet, senior specialist for Americana, books, and manuscripts at Christie’s, said in a statement.The recent sale…

Getty ImagesThe UK has supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine after a request from Kyiv for its fight against invading Russian forcesThere are strong indications that the US and UK are poised to lift their restrictions within days on Ukraine using long-range missiles against targets inside Russia. Ukraine has been pleading for this for weeks. So why the reluctance by the West and what difference could these missiles make to the war?What is Storm Shadow?Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French cruise missile with a maximum range of around 250km (155 miles). The French call it Scalp. It is launched from…