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Ron Hart


Hart: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation crumbles

This is how you elegantly end a marriage, by releasing a classy statement: "Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives ... "

Photo by Elaine Thompson of The Associated Press / In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates look toward each other while being interviewed in Kirkland, Washington. Bill and Melinda Gates announced on Monday, May 3, 2021, that they are divorcing.