Philanthropist, 89, gives away US$8bil so he can die broke


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  • Thursday, 17 Sep 2020

LOS ANGELES (ANN): An 89-year-old philanthropist and entrepreneur has finally achieved his goal of donating his $8 billion fortune before dying.

Charles “Chuck” Feeney, co-founder of airport retailer Duty Free Shoppers, distributed the amount to various charities throughout the last 38 years.

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