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A sign for the Washington Post is seen at the company's offices, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
February 4, 2026, 8:01 pm
Washington Post fires one-third of staff, including all its Middle East journalists
Editor defends painful but necessary move; staff union calls on public to pressure owner Jeff Bezos; former editor decries ‘near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction’
By David Bauder
US first lady Melania Trump walks from the stage after speaking before the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, January 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
January 31, 2026, 11:49 am
After lavish DC debut, Melania Trump’s atypical, criticized documentary opens worldwide
Amazon-backed film about US first lady gets nasty reviews while underscoring Donald Trump’s business alliances and marking a return for disgraced director Brett Ratner, who said he moved to Israel in 2023
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This image provided by Blue Origin shows, first row, seated, from left: Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn and standing in back from left: Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe in West Texas. (Blue Origin via AP)
April 15, 2025, 3:53 am
Katy Perry part of all-female crew launched to space by Bezos firm
Pop star joined by Bezos fiancée in latest wave of space tourism through which the rich, famous and well-connected enter zero-gravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts
By Marcia Dunn
FILE: Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos talks during a ceremony near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the one-year anniversary of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi death, October 2, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
February 26, 2025, 11:53 pm
Bezos restricts Washington Post opinion page, prompting section editor to resign
Billionaire says the paper’s opinion section ‘will defend free market and personal liberties’ only, as Post’s rightward shift sparks praise from Elon Musk and other Trump allies
By Laurie Kellman
Screen capture of the book 'Hebrews to Negroes' on the Amazon website, November 10, 2022. (Amazon. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 10, 2022, 1:44 pm
Over 200 entertainment leaders urge Amazon, Barnes & Noble to drop antisemitic title
Letter to companies’ leaders warns they are ‘profiting from hate,’ endangering US Jews by offering ‘Hebrews to Negroes’ film and book of same title, promoted by Kyrie Irving
By ToI Staff and JTA
Mark Bezos, left, Jeff Bezos, center, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, and Wally Funk, right, make comments during a post launch news briefing from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
January 18, 2022, 6:26 am
Oxfam says world’s 10 richest men doubled their wealth during COVID
Combined fortune jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion; charity slams inequality as ‘economic violence,’ noting it was accompanied by soaring poverty in rest of world
By AFP
FILE - Glen de Vries, right, takes a look as William Shatner, left, shows what rocket lift off did to his face during a media availability at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021 (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
November 13, 2021, 8:04 am
Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash
Glen M. de Vries killed along with another person when small plane crashes; last month he took a 10-minute flight to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin spacecraft with actor
By AP
William Shatner (left), with Jeff Bezos, at the end of his space voyage, October 13, 2021 (CBS screenshot)
October 13, 2021, 7:24 pm
Kirk crosses final frontier: Shatner hails ‘most profound experience’ in space
After flying on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket, becoming oldest man ever to leave Earth, Jewish actor who taught many to dream of the stars tears up over his ‘unbelievable’ trip
By AP and ToI Staff
This undated photo made available by Blue Origin in October 2021 shows, from left, Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries. Their launch was scheduled for October 13, 2021. (Blue Origin via AP)
October 13, 2021, 11:41 am
At 90, William Shatner heads to final frontier
Actor, who played commander of Starship Enterprise, set to launch Wednesday on Blue Origin rocket for a ten-minute ride to space, where no one of his age has gone before
By Marcia Dunn and RICK TABER
William Shatner participates in the 'William Shatner Spotlight' panel at C2E2 at McCormick Place, on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Chicago. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
September 26, 2021, 4:35 pm
William Shatner, at 90, set to boldly go to space
Over 50 years since he first piloted the Starship Enterprise, Jewish-Canadian actor will reportedly take a real-life trip off-planet aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket ship
By ToI Staff
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
July 20, 2021, 6:00 pm
Jeff Bezos travels to space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’
Amazon founder blasts off on his Blue Origin’s first passenger flight, week after fellow billionaire Richard Branson rode his own spacecraft
By Marcia Dunn
In this photo provided by Blue Origin, from left to right: Mark Bezos, brother of Jeff Bezos; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin; Oliver Daemen, of the Netherlands; and Wally Funk, aviation pioneer from Texas, pose for a photo. (Blue Origin via AP)
July 20, 2021, 3:41 pm
Bezos set to take off for space on his company’s first manned flight
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will blast off with eclectic group of passengers on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
By Marcia Dunn
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership separate as they fly way above Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021 on the way to the cosmos. (Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
July 11, 2021, 7:05 pm
British billionaire Richard Branson reaches edge of space in own rocket
Entrepreneur blasts off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, returns to earth safely
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and Marcia Dunn
In this March 4, 2018, file photo, MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
June 16, 2021, 2:59 pm
MacKenzie Scott donates to Jewish charities in US, South Africa
Ex-wife of Amazon’s Bezos gives funding to HIAS, Repair the World and Afrika Tikkun as part of her latest $2.74 billion round of high-profile philanthropy
By Asaf Shalev
Jeff Bezos speaks at an event unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander in Washington, May 9, 2019. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
June 7, 2021, 3:48 pm
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos heading to outer space — for 4 minutes
Billionaire businessman and his brother are slated to board a rocket for a brief journey to space on July 20
By AFP
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