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Jeff Bezos is the living embodiment of the old adage that the rich get richer, with the Amazon founder s net worth on Wednesday surpassing the $200 billion mark for the first time.Bezos personal wealth rose to its current staggering level as the stock price of his e-commerce company hit a record high of $3,438 per share.At the same time, a rally in Tesla shares has pushed CEO Elon Musk s net worth above $100 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, a ranking of the 500 wealthiest people on the globe. The escalation of wealth is particularly apparent at the upper end of the index and is largely driven by a rally in tech stocks, as the coronavirusprompts consumers to do more of their buying online.Facebook s Mark Zuckerberg, for instance, also saw his ne stanley cup t wealth surpass $100 billion this month. Widening income inequality has fueled efforts to limit the gap by progressive lawmakers including Se stanley cup nator Bernie Sanders, who this month proposed legislation to tax extreme wealth gains amid the ongoing pandemic. The fact that Jeff Bezos became the world s first $200 billion man at a time of unprecedented human pain and suffering is morally grotesque.No. Billionaires should not be allowed to make $800 billion during a pandemic.Our job: Tax the rich and expand Medicare to all. https://t.co/6qPvbB8avTmdash; Bernie Sanders @SenSanders August 26, stanley cup 2020 Bezos, who started Amazon in 1994, has been the wealthiest person on t Nyjx At-home test effective for colon cancer screening, study finds
Undefeated Kentucky goes into the NCAA men s basketball tournament as the top overal adidas campus l seed in the Midwest Region, along with other top programs including Kansas, West Virginia and Notre Dame.Meanwhile, Villanova becomes the top overall seed in the East Region. Included with them in the East is Virginia, Louisville and Michigan State.See more NCAA basketball n salomon ews at CBSSportsIn the South Region, for the 13th time Duke becomes a No. 1 seed. Playing with them will be, St. John s, Georgetown -- returning after a one-year absence -- and Gonzaga. Finally in the West Region, Wisconsin tops the group there. Joining them will be Oregon, and Sweet-16 regulars North Carolina, who will meet Ivy League champs Harvard in their first matchup.Kentucky ended up where everyone expected them on Selection Sunday: Seeded No. 1 on their quest to become the first undefeated team since 1976. But there were surprises when the NCAA Tournament bracket came out, too.Big-conference UCLA and Texas made it. Colorado State and Temple did not.Wi stanley cup sconsin is a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history. But the Badgers must play in the West Region, where second-seeded Arizona is certain to draw more fans.As for those play-in games that start Tuesday in Dayton. Well, one of the teams playing is Dayton - a No. 11 seed that will have a distinct home-court advantage Wednesday night against Boise State. Generally, that s not allowed during the tournament, but there |
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