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Jeff Bezos zipping past Bill Gates as world’s richest person as Amazon stock surges

SEATTLE — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seemed poised to capture the title of the world’s richest person, hurtling past Microsoft counterpart Bill Gates, as the value of his stake in the online retailer surged after an upbeat earnings report. Shares of both Amazon and Microsoft soared toward record highs on Friday, bolstered by strong quarterly

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Travel and Food, USA

When Girl With Winning Score is Denied Title, Runner-up Offers Trophy: ‘I didn’t win, you did’

It may be the 21st century, but this archaic golf tournament rule said that Emily Nash could not be given a trophy or award for her score – even though she played better than all the boys. The 16-year-old was allowed to compete on the Lunenburg High School boy’s team in the Central Mass Division

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Sports & Competitions, USA

2 more women come forward with all-too-familiar groping claims against George H.W. Bush

Mitt Romney Receives Endorsement From Former President George H.W. Bush Days after two actresses accused former President George H.W. Bush of groping them while telling a dirty joke during photo-ops, two additional women have come forward with very similar stories. Author Christina Baker Kline met the former president at a Barbara Bush Foundation for Family

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Sebastian Gorka suggests Hillary Clinton should be tried for treason, executed over Uranium One deal

Hillary Clinton deserves being tried for treason and potentially executed, according to Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s former deputy assistant. Mr. Gorka made the comment during an interview Thursday evening with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity as the two discussed Mrs. Clinton’s role authorizing the sale of Canadian mining firm Uranium One to Russian state-owned nuclear

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International, USA

Texans owner McNair apologizes for ‘inmates’ remark

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair apologized Friday for saying the NFL “can’t have the inmates running the prison” in regard to player protests during the national anthem. ESPN The Magazine reported McNair made the comment after other team owners in an October 18 meeting on the topic discussed business concerns surrounding the controversial anthem protests.

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Tiger pleads guilty to reckless driving, enters diversion program

Tiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving and will enter a diversion program that will resolve a driving under the influence charge from the May 29 incident. Woods, 41, made his plea in a court hearing in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and received one-year probation in addition to a $250 fine plus court costs.

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Which Demographic Is Most Likely to Give to Charity?

The more frequently a household attends worship services, the more likely its members donate to religious institutions and give generously, new research shows. “Most strikingly, those attending religious services once a month or more make an average annual religious contribution of $1,848, while those attending religious services less than once a month donate $111,” says

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Tennessee Prepares For ‘White Lives Matter’ Rally

More than a hundred Tennessee interfaith leaders have joined forces to condemn a white supremacy movement they say “cloaks itself with Christianity” in the wake of “White Lives Matter” rallies expected for the weekend in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. The leaders banded together to prevent a repeat of the events that took place in Charlottesville, where

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UN rights official slammed for urging economic sanctions on Israel

By Stuart Winer Israel’s ambassador criticized a United Nations human rights official Thursday for urging economic and travel sanctions against Israel to force a withdrawal from the West Bank. Danny Danon said the United Nations Human Rights Council had “lost its legitimacy,” after the comments by Canadian law professor Michael Lynk, who is the council’s

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International, Middle East

World population growing at dangerous pace

By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York–In 2017, the total population of the world is estimated at around 7.5 billion. At our present growth rate, the world population will reach 9.8 billion by 2050. Is this a positive or negative prospect? Some disturbing numbers are easily found online: *795 to 842 million members of the world’s

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Arkady Mamaysky, International, The World We Share

Tensions rise to new heights between governments in Barcelona and Madrid

Parliaments in Barcelona and Madrid are preparing for the next step in the Catalonia crisis as positions on both sides of the independence row become even more deeply entrenched. After rejecting a call to explain himself before the Senate in Madrid, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his cabinet met for a seven-hour meeting Wednesday night

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Ivanka Trump celebrates 8 happy years of marriage with the love of her life

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary on Wednesday, and the first daughter and assistant to the president took to Instagram to commemorate the occasion. “Happy eight-year anniversary to the love of my life!” she wrote alongside a photo from the couple’s wedding day, which features a

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