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    Bezos Landed, Thanked Amazon Workers And Shoppers For Paying, Gave Away $200 Million

    Jeff Bezos awarded $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
    by Alina Selyukh Jul 20, 2021 2 minutes
    Jeff Bezos hugs Van Jones, founder of Dream Corps, after announcing a $200 million award to him and chef José Andrés for charities of their choice.

    Moments after returning from the edge of space, Jeff Bezos thanked the Blue Origin team that made his flight possible. He also thanked the Texas town of Van Horn, which hosted Tuesday's launch. And then he said this:

    "I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon

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