Gambler who won $1.2 million on Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters victory: "I had never placed a bet on sports in my life"

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“He decided he would take $85,000, which he said was "everything I had that I could afford to lose," and place it on Tiger. Why? ”

William Hill US CEO Joe Asher (left), James Adducci and SLS Las Vegas general manager Paul Hobson (right) stand with a ceremonial check of Adducci's winnings after cashing his winning ticket at the William Hill Sports Book at SLS Las Vegas Hotel on Monday. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images...

Why Trump Is Suddenly So Worried About the Mueller Report

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“Earlier this month, members of Mueller’s team leaked that they found “alarming and significant” evidence of obstruction that “was much more acute...”

President Trump wants America to know that he is totally innocent. At the same time, he seems increasingly nervous about the public seeing a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings, which Attorney General William Barr says he will release Thursday. Though Trump has in the...

Buttigieg on Trump: 'I think the government's been in some kind of.crisis" ever since the president took office.

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“Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg isn't sure whether it's worse for Trump administration jobs to be filled or vacant, but . . . ”

One thing were are seeing more and more is Americans need our government to work. We can have an argument about how big it ought to be or how small it ought to be, what functions it ought to take on, but fundamentally I'd be run out of town on a rail if I couldn't run a government. And what...

Trump disavows past enthusiasm for WikiLeaks after Assange’s arrest

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““I know nothing about WikiLeaks,” Trump told reporters. “It’s not my thing. ”

President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that "I know nothing about WikiLeaks" after its disheveled founder Julian Assange was hauled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to face charges. Asked about Thursday's arrest, Trump said at the White House, "It's not my thing. I know there is...

Gillette posted a photo of a plus-size model and Twitter couldn't handle it

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A heated debate broke out on Twitter -- a breeding ground for divisiveness -- after the razor company, Gillette Venus, posted a photo of a plus-size, bikini-clad model at the beach. With the caption "Go out there and slay the day," the photo may seem like any other on its feed, most of them...

Texas advances bill that could make abortions punishable by death

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“Patients who seek the procedure could in theory be punished with the death penalty.”

A total abortion ban criminalizing the procedure and classifying it as a homicide cleared a committee Tuesday and will now be debated at the Texas House of Representatives. If House Bill 896 becomes law, abortion could carry penalties ranging from a state jail felony to a capital felony, and...

Jamie Dimon: "‘The social needs of far too many of our citizens are not being met’"

By: Krishna  •  Politics  •  45 Comments  •  7 years ago

“The wealthy should remember that if we improve our society and our economy, then they, in effect, are among the main winners””

(Photo: Wall Street Journal) KEY POINTS In annual letter to shareholders, J.P. Morgan CEO lists woes faced by increasing swaths of U.S. population. “No one can claim that the promise of equal opportunity is being offered to all Americans through our education systems, nor are those who...

Russia sends troops to Venezuela

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“ Some sources say that a new Russian military base may appear in Venezuela in the near future.”

Photos of the 2 RuAF airplanes that landed in Caracas today. An IL-62 and an AN-124 According to media reports in recent days, General Vasily Tonkoshkurov, arrived in the capital of Venezuela with almost 100 troops. In addition, An-124 brought 35 tonnes of equipment. What arrived in...

IS attack on US-backed fighters kills 7 in northern Syria

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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint of U.S.-backed forces in the northern Syrian town on Manbij that killed seven fighters on Tuesday. The attack indicates that IS can still launch deadly insurgent strikes and is far from being completely defeated....

Second Parkland survivor dies in 'apparent suicide', police say

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“It comes just days after Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the school, took her own life. ”

Students gather at a gun control rally at the West Front of the US Capitol March 14, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC Credit: Getty Images A 17-year-old boy who attended the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida - where 17 people were killed last year - died on...