Epstein's Trust Reveals Beneficiaries, Melinda French Gates Reacts to Epstein Files, and Other Global Developments
A document revealing the beneficiaries of Jeffrey Epstein's estate was released as part of a larger Justice Department file, while Melinda French Gates publicly addressed her ex-husband's connection to Epstein, and other global events unfolded, including reported assassinations and tech company controversies.
Two days before his death, Jeffrey Epstein signed a document, known as the 1953 Trust, that allocated a significant portion of his estate, estimated at $100 million, to his girlfriend at the time, Karyna Shuliak, according to The New York Times. The 32-page document was included in the three million pages of investigative files about Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday. The document stated that Epstein had considered marrying Shuliak and wanted to give her his 33-carat diamond ring. It remains unclear how much Shuliak and the other 40 potential beneficiaries will ultimately receive, given the estate's reduction due to taxes and restitution payments to victims.
Meanwhile, Melinda French Gates addressed her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being named in the Epstein files, stating it dredged up "painful times in my marriage," according to BBC World. Speaking on an NPR podcast, she expressed "unbelievable sadness" regarding the Epstein allegations and stated that those named in the records, including her former husband, need to answer for it. "I am so happy to be away from all the muck," she said. The couple divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage. The released records included an allegation by Epstein that Bill Gates caught a sexually transmitted disease.
In other news, the potential for a deal between Harvard University and the White House was thrown into doubt after President Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the Ivy League school in a series of late-night social media posts, The New York Times reported. Just last week, Mr. Trump privately told negotiators he was willing to drop his demand for a 200 million payment from Harvard to the government if that would secure an agreement to end his pressure campaign against the university, which he views as hostile to conservatives and his presidency. After a report from The New York Times about the change of heart, Mr. Trumps Truth Social posts at 11:20 p.m. on Monday and again on Tuesday at 12:11 a.m. and 7:56 a.m. made clear he had lost interest, at least for now, in such a compromise. Instead of droppi
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly shot dead, according to BBC World. The death of the 53-year-old, once seen as his father's heir apparent, was confirmed by the head of his political team on Tuesday, according to the Libyan News Agency. His lawyer told AFP that a "four-man commando" unit carried out an assassination at his home in the city of Zintan, though the perpetrators remain unclear. However, his sister told Libyan TV that he had died near the country's border with Algeria.
In the technology sector, Pinterest sacked two engineers for creating a tool to track which workers lost their jobs in a recent round of layoffs, BBC Technology reported. The company recently announced job cuts, with chief executive Bill Ready stating in an email he was "doubling down on an AI-forward approach," according to an employee who posted some of the memo on LinkedIn. Pinterest told investors the move would impact about 15 of the workforce, or roughly 700 roles, without saying which teams or workers were affected. The engineers allegedly "wrote custom scripts improperly accessing confidential company information to identify the locations and names of all dismissed employees."
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