Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell admitted to giving a $1.5 million bonus to workers as he did not want to get shot. Jerry Murrell, the CEO of Five Guys, a fast-food chain, gave a $1.5 million bonus to employees across the stores. But the reason was not what one might have been expecting. The CEO […]
Tech entrepreneur Jeff Bezos’s $200 million donation to the Smithsonian Institution is revolutionizing public education. A significant portion is renovating the National Air and Space Museum, while $130 million establishes a new education center. The world of major cultural philanthropy often views historic gifts as simply acts of self-promotion and impressive architecture. We like to […]
For most of his life, Chuck Feeney looked nothing like a billionaire. He flew economy class, wore inexpensive clothes, carried papers in plastic bags, and lived in rented apartments instead of sprawling mansions. Strangers passing him in airports would never have guessed that he was one of the richest men in the world. Yet behind […]
Yale’s David Geffen School of Drama removed tuition fees with a $150 million donation. This move opened doors for talented students previously excluded by financial barriers. Image Credits: Wikipedia The cultural environment is quick to assume that creativity is entirely based on merit. We all think that as long as one is gifted enough, determined, […]
Street vendors sit in front of a billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, at a highway in Beirut, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. The Arabic words read:”The Pope of peace.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Becoming Pope changes many things. It gives a man a new name, a new […]
For decades, the US and its allies poured billions into cyberattacks, assassinations of scientists, economy-destroying sanctions and grueling diplomacy to block Iran’s nuclear ambitions.Yet after a brutal month-long war with joint US-Israeli forces, Tehran may have gained something deadlier than any atomic bomb from President Donald Trump: Dominance over the Strait of Hormuz.On Wednesday, the […]
UAE billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor on Thursday wrote an open letter to US President Donald Trump, questioning his authority to drag the Gulf and the Middle East into the ongoing military conflict with Iran.The founder of Al Habtoor Group raised questions in the open letter, authored in Arabic and shared on the social media platform […]
“We go BESERK.” Those were the chilling words posted online days before a gunman opened fire at a youth hockey match in Rhode Island, killing two people, including his ex-wife.56-year-old Robert Dorgan, who also went by the name Roberta Esposito, shared a series of disturbing online messages before the shooting at the Dennis M Lynch […]
During a chance meeting aboard a 2019 flight, Raj Dabre’s world expanded in unexpected ways. An Indian traveler by birth, he offered assistance to a Japanese couple grappling with their movie screen. This seemingly insignificant gesture sparked a meaningful relationship, fostering a familial love that culminated in their attendance at his wedding—a beautiful blend of […]
A wealthy American student at Goldsmiths in London, Joshua Michals, has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend Zhe Wang, inside her London apartment with a knife after she accused him of giving him a sexually transmitted infection. The murder took place in 2024 when Michals went to Wang’s flat to end the fight they were […]
