Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year donations, instead directing all donations to four family foundations overseen by his daughter Susie and sons Howard and Peter.

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The billionaire Berkshire Hathaway chair instead donated thousands of shares in his company to four foundations run by his children.

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