FILE — Melinda Gates in New York, March 24, 2019. Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the most influential philanthropists in the world, said on Monday, May 3, 2021, that they were divorcing. (Elizabeth D. Herman/The New York Times) (ELIZABETH D. HERMAN / NYT)
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