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Bill Gates: Solving malnutrition is both a global health and economic imperative

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Sep 17, 2024
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is focusing on the need to invest in global health in its 2024 Goalkeepers Report.
"It's an investment in their stability, their child survival, their helping the world economy," Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said. Malnutrition is a key focus of this year's Goalkeepers Report, which the Foundation releases annually to track progress on United Nations' targets for global improvement.
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Bill Gates’ nuclear project breaks ground, marking a new chapter for a struggling Wyoming coal town

by Caitlin Tan
Jun 20, 2024
Construction began on the first-of-its-kind nuclear power plant. So far, a coal town in southwest Wyoming is seeing a boost.
Multibillionaire Bill Gates speaks to a crowd at his nuclear company’s groundbreaking near Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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Bill Gates shares his plan for avoiding climate disaster

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Feb 17, 2021
In his new book, Gates explains why investments like making concrete "greener" will prevent extreme climate change.
Gates calls cement an example of a common material that must evolve as part of the effort to mitigate climate change.
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Fast-Track Vaccines

Bill Gates: "Our values do change what gets funded in this economy"

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 15, 2020
The Gates Foundation is helping match vaccine developers with manufacturers to help distribute a COVID-19 vaccine equitably.
Bill Gates speaks during All In WA: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief on June 24 in Washington.
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Bill Gates says big data can help solve the Alzheimer's puzzle

by David Brancaccio
Nov 13, 2017
The disease affects over 5 million Americans and has no cure.
Bill Gates is trying to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
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Why Bill Gates thinks alternative energy research has bipartisan support

by David Brancaccio
Dec 13, 2016
Gates also spoke to us about the future of energy innovation and clean tech.
Bill Gates speaks during Forbes' Philanthropy Summit Awards dinner last year in New York City.
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Bill Gates on getting billionaires behind clean energy

by David Brancaccio
Feb 23, 2016
The tech giant says "ruthless" private business thinking is necessary for energy innovation.
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, directed his attention towards 15-year-olds in his annual letter to followers of the foundation.
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Bill Gates said he used to memorize his employees' license plates

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 1, 2016
A weird way to keep track of productivity...
Gates used to keep a close eye on his employees, but that was way back then. 
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Gates and Bloomberg team up against smoking

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 19, 2015
Helping low and middle-income countries fight challenges from tobacco companies.
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Fun fact Friday: Lifestyles of the rich and famous

by Seth Kelley
Jan 22, 2015
A weekly roundup of what we learned at Marketplace.
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