Tag: billionaire
NBA star Lebron James becomes a billionaire | WNT
Forbes reported that 37-year-old Lebron James is now the first active NBA player with a net worth of $1 billion and earned more than $121,000…
Roman Abramovich, negotiators reportedly poisoned earlier this month l GMA
The Russian oligarch and billionaire with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and two Ukrainian peacemakers were possibly poisoned during an earlier round of…
Democrats propose billionaires tax to help fund Biden’s economic agenda l GMA
ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports on the latest efforts from Democrats to help pay for the president’s nearly $2 trillion economic package. LEARN MORE: Democrats…
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.6 billion
Lottery fever has swept the nation, but the odds of winning the jackpot are estimated to be 1 in 88 quadrillion. source
The debate around Kylie Jenner ‘self-made’ billionaire Forbes title
Forbes dubbed the 21-year-old cosmetics mogul as the youngest “self-made” billionaire, ever. But it launched a flurry of reaction around what it really means to…
Billionaires’ space race heats up with Richard Branson set to take off this weekend
Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed space flight is scheduled to blast off Sunday, July 11. ABC News Live Update, Weekdays at 9 AM & 11AM…
Virgin Galactic spaceflight is a success
VSS Unity traveled more than 50 miles above Earth, reaching suborbital space, and then landed safely. #VirginGalactic #Spaceflight #RichardBranson source
The youngest and oldest astronauts yet to join billionaire Jeff Bezos in space
ABC News’ Gio Benitez goes behind the scenes with the Blue Origin team ushering in a new era of civilian space travel with its launch…
Longtime Trump confidant charged with acting as agent of foreign government
Billionaire Tom Barrack is also charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements to law enforcement. #tombarrack #arrested #obstruction #trump source
Former prosecutor: ‘President Trump may have been betrayed by Barrack’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with attorney Robert Mintz about the arrest of Tom Barrack, a billionaire and one of former President Donald Trump’s close…
Opening statements set to begin in Elizabeth Holmes trial
The former billionaire and Theranos founder is set to appear in court today, accused of fraud. #theranos #elizabethholmes #fraudtrial source
Commencement speaker pledges to pay off students’ loans
Tech and private equity titan Robert F. Smith surprised graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta by announcing at graduation he would pay off their student…
Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay off Morehouse graduates’ loan debt
Robert F. Smith had one simple request of the alums: to pay his good deed forward. #RobertFSmith #Morehouse #StudentLoan #studentloandebt WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…
Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens banned from NBA games and fined for pushing Raptors player
Mark Stevens, who owns part of the Golden State Warriors, shoved Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 in Oakland after Lowry chased a…
Multi-millionaire due in court on new sex trafficking charges
Some of the alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein, 66, told ABC News they will be sitting in the federal courthouse in New York where Epstein…
Ross Perot, former presidential candidate, dies at age 89
The billionaire businessman became a household name due to his role as a third party candidate in the 1992 and 1996 presidential races. READ MORE:…
Secret indictment against Jeffrey Epstein unveiled
The financier pled not guilty as federal agents revealed they found thousands of female nude or partially nude photographs in his New York City mansion….
Former New York City mayor files to run in Alabama’s presidential primary
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, an active proponent of gun control, has yet to confirm if he plans to run for president but reportedly considers Trump “an…
Michael Bloomberg kicks off campaign in Virginia
The billionaire former mayor of New York City kicked off his campaign for president of the United States at a crowded diner in Norfolk, Va….
Bloomberg has ‘slight advantage’ paying for commercials: Sanders | ABC News
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called out former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg for spending hundreds of millions of dollars on commercials. Democratic Debate in…