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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2026
Members of the public pose for photographs beside the Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull on Broadway on April 14, 2025 in New York City.
Markets haven’t rallied this fast since COVID. Iran volatility is just another ‘notch on the belt’ for investors, says J.P. Morgan strategist
By Eleanor PringleApril 15, 2026
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Colombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country
By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026
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Zohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
BankingFed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
By Jacqueline MunisApril 15, 2026
From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
AIFrom wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
By Phil WahbaApril 15, 2026
Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
AIPause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
By Sharon GoldmanApril 15, 2026
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Law‘Robbing them blind, baby’: Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a monopoly, jury rules
By Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsDonald and Leo is the latest power-versus-pope showdown stretching back 1,000 years
By Joëlle Rollo-Koster and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentElizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’
By Catherina GioinoApril 15, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
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EnergyIran and the U.S. live in 2 different worlds, law of the sea expert says—and both of those are different from most maritime law
By Elizabeth Mendenhall and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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Snow falls on the U.S. Supreme Court building.
EnvironmentSupreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change
By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
  • Asia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
    EnvironmentAsia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
    By Angelica AngJanuary 29, 2026
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LawNortheast Corridor gathers snow at 3 inches an hour as National Weather Service calls traffic ‘nearly impossible’
By Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker, Adam Geller and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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North AmericaNew York City-area blizzard warning suddenly upgraded, 2 feet of snow possible
By The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
Farmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: ‘It breaks my heart … the rest of every square inch is going to get built on’
Real EstateFarmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: ‘It breaks my heart … the rest of every square inch is going to get built on’
By Jason MaFebruary 21, 2026
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EnvironmentHappy Pangolin Day: the prize for the shy scaly creature as world’s most trafficked mammal
By Gerald Imray and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
NASA pushes for March lunar mission after fixing dangerous hydrogen leak, marking “a big step toward America’s return” to the moon
EnvironmentNASA pushes for March lunar mission after fixing dangerous hydrogen leak, marking “a big step toward America’s return” to the moon
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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    EnvironmentClimate change mans Southern Africa got a year’s worth of rain in just 10 days, killing over 100 people
    By Nick Lichtenberg, Mogomotsi Magome and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
Hawaiians cry fowl, grow murderous over scourge of feral chickens
North AmericaHawaiians cry fowl, grow murderous over scourge of feral chickens
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
It’s no time to go quiet on sustainability. Just ask beauty giant L’Oréal
EuropeIt’s no time to go quiet on sustainability. Just ask beauty giant L’Oréal
By Kamal AhmedFebruary 19, 2026
Skiers paid $1,165 to join a guided tour that left 8 dead and 1 missing in a California avalanche
North AmericaSkiers paid $1,165 to join a guided tour that left 8 dead and 1 missing in a California avalanche
By Christopher Weber and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
Florida animal behaviorists’ “ridiculous idea” to administer eye drops save a Zimbabwean rhino with bleeding eyes
EnvironmentFlorida animal behaviorists’ “ridiculous idea” to administer eye drops save a Zimbabwean rhino with bleeding eyes
By Cody Jackson, David Fischer and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
Procter & Gamble thinks it’s unlocked the future of the $25 billion laundry industry. Meet the Tide evo tile, a waterless detergent pod
EnvironmentProcter & Gamble thinks it’s unlocked the future of the $25 billion laundry industry. Meet the Tide evo tile, a waterless detergent pod
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewFebruary 18, 2026
  • Asia is the ‘next big frontier’ for sustainable aviation fuel as governments push green mandates
    EnvironmentAsia is the ‘next big frontier’ for sustainable aviation fuel as governments push green mandates
    By Angelica AngJanuary 28, 2026
Fortune Archives: Pivot to coal
NewslettersFortune Archives: Pivot to coal
By Indrani SenFebruary 15, 2026
Newsom pleads with U.S. allies in Europe to see Trump as temporary
PoliticsNewsom pleads with U.S. allies in Europe to see Trump as temporary
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergFebruary 14, 2026
Sam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
EnergySam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
By Jordan BlumFebruary 13, 2026
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BankingFord CEO Jim Farley knew the EV pain would be bad, but the ‘punch line’ is a $4.8 billion loss: ‘The customer has spoken’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 12, 2026
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EnvironmentRural America’s $23.6 billion wipeout: the drought that wouldn’t quit
By Joel Lisonbee, William Baule and The ConversationFebruary 12, 2026
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CommentaryIt isn’t partisan politics to admit that stakeholder capitalism went too far, too fast 
By Robert ProfusekFebruary 11, 2026
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EnvironmentTrump to stick it to Obama by reversing 2009 finding that climate change is real
By Matthew Daly, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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EnvironmentThe drought in the western U.S. is about a lot more than ski season
By Dorany Pineda, Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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PoliticsTexas ramps up effort to keep Mexican flesh-eating parasite away from its cattle ranches
By John Hanna, Eric Gay and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
A Very Large Crude Carrier from Greece unloads in China in 2020.
EnergyThe Trump administration is touting approvals for oil-exporting hubs in the Gulf of Mexico—but no one seems to want to build them
By Jordan BlumFebruary 10, 2026
Trump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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CommentaryActivist investors are more dangerous to CEOs than ever. Here are 3 ways to safeguard your leadership
By Sam WolfFebruary 5, 2026
Nevada Assemblyman Howard Watts
LawKey Nevada legislator says lawmakers will push for independent audit of altered public record in Nevada OSHA’s Boring Company inspection 
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 4, 2026
electricity
EnvironmentOver a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity
By Nikki Luke, Conor Harrison and The ConversationFebruary 4, 2026
thiel
PoliticsPeter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026
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EconomyJD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
Aerial image of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., off the coast of Rhode Island.
EnergyTrump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says
By Tristan BoveFebruary 3, 2026
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PoliticsIt’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling out of trees
By David Fischer and The Associated PressFebruary 2, 2026
Donald Trump with a frown.
Politics3 big hurdles undermine Trump’s plan to extract Greenland’s mineral wealth—and America’s fraying relationship with Europe is one of them
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she's just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels Americaplaceholder alt text
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