In a landmark moment, Steve Ballmer has overtaken Bill Gates to become the sixth-richest person in the world. This is the first time that the former CEO of Microsoft Corporation has surpassed the company’s co-founder in terms of wealth. The shift occurred on Monday as Microsoft’s shares soared to a new record high, marking a 21% increase for the year.

Steve Ballmer surpasses Bill Gates in wealth: A first in Microsoft’s history

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Wall Street's most-chosen consumer brand has navigated its way through 10 stock splits and one stock dividend since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1919.

If You Bought 1 Share of Coca-Cola at Its IPO, Here's How Many Shares You'd Own Now

Jeff Bezos is selling 25 million Amazon shares worth $5 billion, according to a regulatory filing on the day the tech giant’s stock hit a record high. The proposed sale on Tuesday came as Amazon’s stock closed at $200 per share, its highest price since Amazon’s 1997 NASDAQ listing.

Jeff Bezos selling $5B worth of Amazon shares as company’s stock hits all-time high

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Steve Ballmer went from being Bill Gates' assistant to his successor as Microsoft CEO, and now he's surpassed him in wealth for the first time.

Steve Ballmer is now worth $158 billion — more than his former Microsoft boss Bill Gates

Police say the overdoses could be linked to a contaminated batch of zopiclone taken for insomnia.

Overdose warning after suspected sleeping pill death

BBC News, Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent. Having survived the night as Hurricane Beryl tore across her idyllic home of Union Island with ferocious force, Katrina Coy was taken aback by the extent of the devastation which lay before her. Virtually every building on the island, which lies off...

'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake

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If you like catfish, it might be worth a trip to Dowd's Catfish & BBQ. Dowd's is located at 1760 West Elm Street in Lebanon, Missouri. Whether you're traveling to or from Branson or Springfield, if you feel like going out of your way, it's a 3-hour drive from Kansas City or a 2-hour, 20-minute drive from St. Louis.

Hearty Meals await at Dowd's Catfish and BBQ

The message in the car windscreen says "please do 20 before another pet is killed".

Cat's death sparks speed message from pet owner

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Have you ever met someone who is wise beyond their age? Such people are often referred to as old souls. They understand life and the world better than many zodiac signs. A soul’s age doesn’t necessarily match a person’s actual age. Instead, it advances based on the life experiences someone has.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Old Souls

Arlene Mitchell, from West Lothian, defied odds of 700,000 to one by giving birth to Ben, Noah, Harrison and Rory.

Mum overwhelmed after rare birth of quadruplets

Who do you think will be Kilmarnock's breakout star in the coming season?Is there one particular youngster you are backing to impress or perhaps a fringe player who will come to the fore?Have your say here.

Who will be Killie's breakout star?

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(MA) Get ready to meet three little balls of fluff who are ready to fill your heart, and life, with love. Brynn, Bambi, and Bubbles Bath are 6-week-old Great Pyrenees mix sisters who were found as strays living under a porch. Sadly, their mother, also a stray, did not allow herself to be caught and brought into rescue alongside her babies. Despite that, the three puppies are healthy and happy in their new foster home. They have a bright future ahead of them, assuming YOU adopt them! Or, maybe you don't want pure joy, cuteness, and fluff-love in your life.

Great Pyrenees Sisters Found Living Under Porch - Now Searching For Love

A troubled in-patient mental health unit looks set to close following a catalogue of safety concerns. These include fires, patients suffering broken bones and staff raising fears about the risk of fatalities at Hill Crest, Redditch. To plug the recruitment gap, the trust which runs the facility is currently spending...

Mental health unit to close after safety concerns

Diabetic Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, stopped taking insulin during sessions run by an alternative healer.

Woman 'in pain' before death at slapping workshop

Daniel Leggasick admitted two allegations about his conduct at Devon and Cornwall Police.

Police officer was 'misleading and dishonest'

The prosecution's closing speech argues that Gavin Plumb did not buy chloroform to clean his carpets.

Willoughby rape plot not just fantasy, trial hears

A man has been arrested after driving on the A1 at six times over the legal drink- drive limit. Lincolnshire Police said they received reports of a car being driven erratically near Grantham on Sunday. Officers located the car at Gonerby Moor service station. The 38-year-old driver was taken into...

Driver six times over drink-drive limit

The survey at the Shropshire site also finds evidence of Roman roads and a WW2 RAF base.

Evidence of Roman villas found in survey

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NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Parents of an 11-year-old girl who had to be put on dialysis after contracting E. coli from a supermarket sandwich have said they "want answers". The girl, from Merseyside, was in hospital for three weeks with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which attacks the kidneys, after eating an own-brand sandwich from Asda supermarket, legal firm Fieldfisher said.

Girl, 11, 'needed dialysis after eating Asda sandwich'

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Jeff Bezos to sell another $5bn of Amazon shares

In February, Mr Bezos announced that he would sell shares in technology giant worth around...

Jeff Bezos to sell another $5bn of Amazon shares

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