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6 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Tony Dokoupil |Jennifer Earl
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates is giving up his wealth for the health and wellness of millions, announcing exclusively on "CBS Mornings" on Thursday that he's committing $200 billion from the Gates Foundation to be spent over the next 20 years. Gates first revealed his plan to give away virtually all of his wealth in an interview with "CBS Mornings" last week, saying he will take an "equity, value-driven approach" to the distribution of funds.
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6 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Tony Dokoupil |Jennifer Earl
Bill Gates wants to share all of his good fortune — literally. The billionaire businessman and philanthropist revealed exclusively to "CBS Mornings" on Thursday that he will give away virtually all of his wealth over the next 20 years through the Gates Foundation. He says a total of $200 billion will go toward causes that will help save and improve lives around the world.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Anthony Mason |Jennifer Earl
R.E.M. had a hit song in 1983 named after "Radio Free Europe," inspired by the federally funded news service that helped spread American ideals abroad. Now, the struggling organization, which says the Trump administration is withholding millions in funding that Congress had appropriated, is hoping a little bit of rock and roll can help keep them afloat.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Anthony Mason |Jennifer Earl
3 hours agoR.E.M. have shared a new benefit EP titled Radio Free Europe 2025. The five-track project includes a new remix of the band’s 1981 debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” reworked by producer and longtime R.E.M. collaborator Jacknife Lee. The EP is out now digitally, and a vinyl edition is out on …
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Kerry Breen |Jennifer Earl
Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce have announced the nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards, with select categories being revealed exclusively on "CBS Mornings" on Thursday. "Buena Vista Social Club," "Death Becomes Her" and "Maybe Happy Ending," all nominated for Best Musical, received 10 nominations each. Plays "John Proctor is the Villain" and "The Hills of California" each received seven nominations.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Kerry Breen |Jennifer Earl
Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce have revealed some of the nominees for the 2025 Tony Awards exclusively on "CBS Mornings" on Thursday. The rest of the nominations will be shared on the Tony Awards' YouTube channel at 9 a.m. ET. Broadway's biggest night, hosted by "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo, will be held at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 8, at 8 p.m. ET.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Jennifer Earl |William Harwood
The countdown has begun. Blue Origin's first all-women flight crew is shooting for the sky in West Texas on Monday if they get the all-clear for their rare space ride — blasting off on a journey 62 miles above Earth's surface to the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. The space launch window for the NS-31 mission, which marks the 11th human flight of Jeff Bezos' New Shepard program, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET, depending on weather conditions.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Earl |William Harwood
1 hour agoKaty Perry is set to launch into space as part of Blue Origin’s upcoming NS-31 mission, scheduled for April 14 at 8:30 am CDT from West Texas. She’ll be joined by journalist Gayle King, producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, scientist Amanda Nguyen, and Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. This marks the first all-female spaceflight crew since 1963, when the Soviet Union’s Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go to space.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Jennifer Earl |Jan Crawford
Hannah Hidalgo, a shooting guard for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, is ready to bring the energy to this year's women's NCAA tournament, which tips off on Friday. The field of 68 teams includes the usual powerhouses like defending champion South Carolina and UConn – but the growth in the women's tournament opens up the possibility that it's anyone's game. Hidalgo hopes it's No. 3 seed Notre Dame's turn.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Anthony Mason |Jennifer Earl
You may think Ringo Starr is more Abbey Road than Music Row, but the iconic Beatles drummer says he's always had a soft spot for country music. Starr will celebrate his longtime love for the genre alongside country greats like Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow at the world-famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in a new 2-hour concert special called "Ringo & Friends at the Ryman," airing Monday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
