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Ken Griffin Wins 2 Space Tickets, Donates

Ken Griffin won two seats on a Blue Origin spaceflight, and donated them both to New York City teachers. Ken Griffin is the founder and CEO of multinational hedge fund company Citadel. At 53, he’s worth an estimated $19 billion, making him the 45th richest person in the United States. On Monday, he placed the […]

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Moderna Donates 2.7M Vaccine Doses to Mexico

Moderna has donated 2.7 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico, to help fight the omicron surge. This week, Mexico passed 300,000 test-confirmed* deaths due to COVID-19, which accounts for over 7 percent of their entire population. (For comparison, the 864,000 deaths in the United States amount to 1.4 percent of the population. Less […]

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Ben Navarro Donates $1.25 Million to the College of Charleston

Ben Navarro turned a well-connected family and a bachelor’s degree in finance into a $3 billion nest egg in just over 30 years. Formerly a vice president of Citigroup, he left the investment bank to found his own, Sherman Financial Group, which currently owns Credit One Bank. Ben Navarro also owns two tennis clubs, and […]