Wayne Gretzky once turned down James Dolan's offer of a free $1M
He isn’t the Great One when it comes to money.
He isn’t the Great One when it comes to money.
Gay adult film actor Dallas Steele has made a name for himself over the past year with films like “Blue Collar Ballers” and “Rough Trade.” But as it turns out, the 44-year-old, whose real name is Jim Walker, is no stranger to working in front of a camera. And much to his surprise, he’s become an unlikely icon for professional reinvention in recent weeks.
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Brooks Hays
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Hurricane flood protections offered by wetlands are worth millions of dollars, according to a new report on Hurricane Sandy.
Never mind elite. Joe Flacco doesn’t think he’s very good at all right now. The Ravens quarterback shouldered the blame for the team’s slow start on offense, which has them 3-4 going into their bye and ranked 25th in the league in points scored. “I’m obviously not playing good enough,” Flacco said Wednesday after the…
The biggest IPO of the year prices Wednesday night, and it's essentially the UPS of China.
“I was literally blinking trying to get out of this,” comedian says of tragic day Patton Oswalt has opened up about his wife Michelle McNamara’s death at age 46 in April, telling the New York Times he suspects the anti-anxiety medication Xanax might have played a part in her passing. According to Oswalt, he had become concerned about his wife’s health and encouraged her to “sleep until you wake up,” at which point McNamara, a true-crime writer, took Xanax and went to bed. The comedian recalled that... Читать дальше...
It was about the guy in the photo there.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A proposed settlement has been reached between Charleston residents and a chemical company accused of not doing enough to safeguard West Virginia’s capital city from a spill that polluted the drinking water of thousands of people in 2014. According to court officials, attorneys for Eastman Chemical and Charleston-area residents and businesses proposed
By Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange
There is no bleeding to stop for Trevor Bauer.
The mother of an airman missing for more than a month says she is preparing for the possibility that he may have come to harm.
By Babak Dehghanpisheh QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) - When Islamic State fighters were pushed out of the Qayyara airbase in July, they tried to demolish anything left behind. "Daesh did everything they could to make the place unusable," said Maj. Chris Parker, a coalition spokesman, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State. Now the base, referred to as Q-West by American forces, has become the main staging ground for some 1,000 troops from the U.S.-led coalition along with thousands of soldiers... Читать дальше...
LINCOLN, Neb. — When No. 7 Nebraska visits No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday night, it will have been 23 months since De’Mornay Pierson-El returned a punt for a touchdown and two days shy of one year since he sustained a devastating leg injury. Anyone in the Cornhuskers’ scarlet and cream would love the high-stakes game
No one is making nastier dubstep than Snails. Dude makes monsters so crude, he refers to the sound as “vomitstep.” Like, ew, but also,...
Netflix / Black Mirror
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Black Mirror" season 3, episode one.
There's a reason the first episode of the new season of the hit new Netflix series "Black Mirror" is called "Nosedive."
It envisions a world in which we're completely dependent upon social media. Each of us chases after a desirable "rating" — an average score (out of 5 stars) that's affected by everything from that sideways glance you gave the woman walking past you on your morning commute... Читать дальше...
Thousands of vets were asked to give back bonuses they received a decade ago.
New documents show telecommunications giant AT&T sold customer data to local law enforcement departments for a record-making $100k to $1 million last year. The company is currently seeking a $85 billion acquisition deal for Time Warner.
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Halloween inspires thoughts of spirits from beyond for many, but celebrity medium Thomas John feels their presence every day of the year. He joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss how he first recognized his ability to feel spirits and how he communicates with them.
Donald Trump was pressed on Wednesday by a CNN reporter who repeatedly asked him how much of his own money he was willing to invest in his flailing campaign.
Читать дальше...HAVERFORD, Pa. — The headmaster of a suburban Philadelphia prep school who fought with his son over marijuana will return to his job after an assault charge was dismissed. The Haverford School said Wednesday that the board of trustees’ decision on the status of John Nagl followed an assessment of what was called “a deeply
Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton held a rally on Monday at St. Anselm College, a Benedictine school on a pretty hill a few miles from downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. It was a clear, windy day, and the two former law professors stood on a platform in the middle of the campus quad, looking very much at home. The high windows of the red-brick hall behind them were crammed with student faces, looking down on the stage. As the event began, there was a burst of loud enthusiasm, and Clinton said into the microphone... Читать дальше...
The potato is the Mariah Carey of vegetables.
They're both super sexy and bring in tons of money a year, obviously. But they're also alike in that their popularity makes a lot of people underestimate their technical gifts. Just as Mimi can plumb the depths of a G#2 and ascend to the whistle tone stratospheres of a G#7 with a singing voice that has a broader range than almost any other singer in the history of pop, potatoes can assume a wider array of textures than pretty much any other vegetable -- or even food -- in the world... Читать дальше...
