When it comes to spending money, Howie Mandel, host and executive producer of CNBC’s “Deal or No Deal,” has a key rule that he says : no gambling. “I don’t gamble with money,” he tells CNBC Make It. He likes to keep what’s in a savings account in a savings account, he says, following the idea that you “don’t put anything down that, if it totally goes away, your life would be any different.” That conservative nature, Mandel admits, would likely make him “one of the worst contestants ever” on “Deal or No Deal,” where those who participate must often take big risks to win. “In my mind,” he says, “if I showed up for 10 minutes and somebody said, ‘The banker is now offering you $15,000’? Deal. You’re handing me $15,000! There’s a chance I could tank on the next couple of openings, there’s a chance I’ll never see the million dollars.” He’d … [Read more...] about Howie Mandel: My Number 1 Money Rule Means I’d Be ‘One of the Worst Contestants Ever’ on ‘Deal or No Deal’
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Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio holds key to offensive changes
Chris Solari Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EST Nov 26, 2018 EAST LANSING — It is a natural, logical question when a football team underachieves. It becomes even more so when an offense fails to score points time and again. So the question begs to be asked, are changes ahead for Michigan State’s coaching staff? It’s not one Mark Dantonio has had to answer often during his first 12 seasons. And it is one he balked at after Saturday’s 14-10 comeback against Rutgers — a win against one of the nation’s worst teams that was close because of continued offensive ineptness and inefficiency on a cold, wet, dreary day that matched the play on the field. “Those are questions that I think are in-house questions,” Dantonio said. “And when I make those decisions, I make those decisions.” That is code for Dantonio will not be pushed by fans or media into making a move with anyone on his offensive coaching staff — … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio holds key to offensive changes
Foreclosure buyback plan saves Detroiters from homelessness
Allie Gross Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EST Nov 20, 2018 Shalandra Jones-Scott hadn’t planned on addressing the room. But then she heard the stories. While individual details differed, the narrative arc remained the same: anxiety — a true belief that homelessness was just around the corner — followed by an incomprehensible, almost abstract, rush of relief. And, in many cases, disbelief. Jones-Scott — and the 60 or so other Detroiters in the room — lost their homes to tax foreclosure this year. According to all the major literature on the matter, the likelihood of them keeping their houses once they went up for sale in the annual Wayne County Tax Auction was minuscule. While the auction was always a gamble, increased interest in recent years had caused a general uptick in final sale prices. This fall, for example, United Community Housing Coalition, a local nonprofit that helps people navigate tax foreclosure and ideally … [Read more...] about Foreclosure buyback plan saves Detroiters from homelessness
Search for missing Marine wife “like finding a needle in a thousand haystacks”
Produced by Paul LaRosa Erin Corwin was just 19 years old when she kissed her husband goodbye and said she was heading to Joshua Tree National Park to scout out hiking trails. The morning of June 28, 2014, was the last time her husband Marine Corporal Jon Corwin saw her alive. The investigation into what happened to Erin Corwin after she left home would expose a secret affair between two neighbors in the Marine Combat Base in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Full coverage: "48 Hours: NCIS" Nearly two months after her disappearance, her body was found dumped in one of the more than 1,000 abandoned mines in the unforgiving desert. How did she get there, and who would kill Erin Corwin? And could NCIS agents track down the killer? NCIS Special Agent Clifton Randolph Jr.: Joshua Tree National Park is a very large and desolate area …There is not a lot of water in these areas and it gets very hot during the day and very cold at night. Beth Ford Roth | Public Radio Reporter: It's a … [Read more...] about Search for missing Marine wife “like finding a needle in a thousand haystacks”