Million dollar lottery ticket

The following content is sponsored by Alliance for Consumers. Consumer protection rarely seems to be focused on actual consumers. Think of how often consumers only get a coupon at the end of lawsuit even as trial lawyers walk away with millions of dollars in fees. Or consider how state attorneys general used the massive state opioid settlement with McKinsey, the global consulting powerhouse, to send $15 million to their National Association of Attorneys General and made no concrete promise to put money into the pockets of the victims of the opioid crisis or their families. What needs to be highlighted is how this systematic neglect of consumers is a symptom of the partisan hijacking of consumer protection in furtherance of a left-wing political agenda. Look no further than the Shady Trial Lawyer Pipeline: private trial-lawyer firms who nab lucrative public contracts from politicians under the guise of consumer protection, contracts that help propel millions of dollars of highly … [Read more...] about ALERT: Shady Trial lawyers Are Diverting Your Tax Dollars for Radical Left Schemes

The U.S. has now reached the once unthinkable toll of 1 million deaths from COVID-19 . How could this happen in the wealthiest country in the world? In a word, because of poverty—and the policy choices that perpetuate it. Our task now is to make different choices. Americans across the country have suffered during this pandemic. But new research by the Poor People's Campaign strongly suggests the poor and low-income have suffered the most. Even controlling for vaccination rates, they found that COVID-19 death rates in poorer U.S. counties were nearly double those in wealthier counties. During the deadliest phases of the pandemic, it rose to five times as many. White Americans still make up the largest share of America's poor and those who've died from COVID-19. But Black, Hispanic and Indigenous Americans are significantly overrepresented in America's poorest counties, and COVID-19 casualty rates run significantly higher for many communities of color. Poor Americans are … [Read more...] about One million COVID-19 deaths is a searing indictment of inequality in America | Opinion

When superstar sports agent J B Bernstein set foot in India for the "Million Dollar Arm" contest, he was confident of finding the stars as he felt there just had to be a large number of Indian men who had the raw talent to pitch a baseball. Bernstein created the "Million Dollar Arm" contest in India, which yielded the first two Indian men to ever sign pro sports contracts in the U.S. - Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, both hailing from Lucknow. "Million Dollar Arm", a timeless reflection on baseball and the American dream as well as a tale of victory over incredible odds, has been published as a book by Simon & Schuster and also adapted as a movie by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy. Bernstein flew to Mumbai in 2007 to find baseball talent in an untapped market through his reality television competition with a huge cash prize and a chance to become the first native of India to sign a contract with an American major-league team. "Cricket and baseball … [Read more...] about India’s tryst with baseball

Footage of Johnny Depp 's lawyer Camille Vasquez has gone viral after the attorney seemingly gave Amber Heard "dirty looks" in court during the multi-million dollar defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia. The lawyer has become something of an overnight star thanks to her performance in the courtroom , with Depp fans praising her on social media . The trial is now in its fifth week and Heard's cross-examination came to an end on Tuesday (May 17). Depp, 58, is suing Heard for $50 million, while Heard, 36, is counter-suing her former partner for $100 million. The lawsuit stems from a 2018 op-ed Heard wrote for The Washington Post in which she said she was a domestic abuse survivor. The piece never mentioned Depp by name but his legal team argue the insinuation resulted in reputational damage and extensive financial losses. Both parties have alleged that the other was violent towards them throughout their marriage, which ended in 2016. A TikTok user shared footage of … [Read more...] about Clips of Camille Vasquez giving Amber Heard “dirty looks” go viral

A clip of Amber Heard leaving the courtroom has gone viral amid her ongoing vicious legal battle with Johnny Depp . The multi-million dollar defamation trial is now in its fifth week and Heard's cross-examination came to an end on Tuesday (May 17) in the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom. Depp, 58, is suing Heard for $50 million, while Heard, 36, is countersuing her former husband for $100 million. The lawsuit stems from a 2018 op-ed Heard wrote for The Washington Post in which she said she was a domestic abuse survivor. The piece never mentioned Depp by name but his legal team argue the insinuation resulted in reputational damage and extensive financial losses. Both parties have alleged that the other was violent towards them throughout their marriage, which ended in 2016. Heard was questioned this week by Depp's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, who grilled the actress about incidents when she alleged she was assaulted by Depp. On Tuesday afternoon, Depp's legal team wrapped up its … [Read more...] about Amber Heard leaving court goes viral: “Moment she knew she lost the case”

Political strategist Steve Schmidt has made headlines recently over new revelations about his professional—and personal—relationship with the late Senator John McCain , as well as with the McCain family. Schmidt, to hear him tell it, has nothing to sell or promote with this discussion of a campaign that took place a decade and a half ago. He's merely setting the record straight, and drawing a throughline from our nation's infancy to Sarah Palin to the present. Schmidt joined Declassified With Naveed Jamali to discuss his frustration with McCain's choice of running mate in 2008 and the trajectory of the party he very publicly left in 2018 . What follows is a lightly edited transcript of parts of Schmidt's appearance on Declassified . This past weekend, there was a horrible massacre, a terrorist attack, in Buffalo. It brings so many questions. One of them is this idea of how you cover something like that, without making it feel like this is the first case of … [Read more...] about Steve Schmidt discusses violent extremism, the GOP and John McCain

Chelsy Davy, the former girlfriend of Prince Harry, has tied-the-knot with hotelier Sam Cutmore-Scott – who happens to be the brother of a Hollywood star. It seems 36-year-old Chelsy and the 37-year-old Prince have seen their lives mirror one another in the 11 years since they split – as Harry married a Hollywood star too in the form of Meghan Markle. And while Chelsy hasn’t married an actor herself, she will be rubbing shoulders with Tenet and Dunkirk star Jack Cutmore-Scott at her future family gatherings as she tied-the-knot with his brother Sam. Reports have emerged to state Chelsy and Sam swapped vows at a low key wedding – with the pair also recently welcoming a child together. Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy has married the brother of a Hollywood star ( Image: PA) Prince Harry is of course now married to Hollywood star Meghan Markle ( Image: Getty Images) While the exact date of the wedding is not clear, a source told the Daily … [Read more...] about Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy marries brother of Hollywood star

A dilapidated, 765-square-foot earthquake shack in San Francisco sold for $408,000 this week–a deal that is seen as a bargain considering the difficulty of finding a home under half a million dollars in the city’s surging real estate market. The median selling price for homes in San Francisco is $1.2 million. Although details were not available about the buyer of the home, which is located at 16 De Long Street, the owner was overjoyed and brought to tears after receiving the selling price. “I think the most notable part of the sale was that the owner of the home cried tears of joy when we presented her the offers,” Vanguard realtor Brian Tran told the San Francisco Chronicle . Tran reportedly said he is helping the owner buy an investment property that will generate cash flow. “She has worked so hard her whole life. She can finally relax and collect residual income.” The Chronicle notes that the average price per square foot in San Francisco is $957 and 16 De Long went … [Read more...] about Rotting Shack Sells for $400,000 in San Francisco

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. “T hink of this as a travel piece,” she might have written. “Imagine it in Sunset magazine: ‘Five Great California Stops Along the Joan Didion Trail.’ ” Or think of this as what it really is: a road trip of magical thinking. I had known that Didion’s Parkinson’s was advancing; seven or eight months earlier, someone had told me that she was vanishing; someone else had told me that for the past two years, she hadn’t been able to speak. I didn’t want her to die. My sense of myself is in many ways wrapped up in the 40 essays in Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album . I don’t know how many times I’ve read Democracy . “Call me the author,” she writes in that novel. “Let the reader be introduced to Joan Didion.” There are people who admire Joan Didion, and people who … [Read more...] about Joan Didion’s Magic Trick

Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said on May 18. The members of parliament, both from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party, were questioned by criminal investigators on Tuesday evening and detained overnight, a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "There is direct evidence against the two MPs and that is why they were arrested," the official said. Sanath Nishantha and Milan Jayathilake were among 22 politicians - including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal - whose passports were impounded last week following allegations that they instigated the violence. On May 9, thousands of ruling party supporters who were bussed into the capital attacked a peaceful demonstration by anti-government protesters demanding President Rajapaksa resign over an economic crisis that has paralysed the … [Read more...] about Sri Lankan police arrest ruling party MPs over mob violence