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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year

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Ray Dalio says the U.S. just had its 'Suez moment'—and history says what comes next could end an empire

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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year

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Now worth $200 million, Sarah Jessica Parker credits being ‘one of eight kids that struggled financially’ for her hunger, ambition, and work ethic

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Ray Dalio says the U.S. just had its 'Suez moment'—and history says what comes next could end an empire
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