Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to Food Banks Amid Unemployment Surge

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to Food Banks Amid Unemployment Surge
Jeff Bezos speaks at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Oct. 22, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on April 2 announced he will donate $100 million to food banks across the United States amid the CCP virus pandemic.
It comes as the U.S. economy has suffered nearly 10 million layoffs in just the past few weeks due to the pandemic, with a record 6.6 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week, according to report (pdf) from the Labor Department.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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