Texas Lottery’s top executive Ryan Mindell resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies
Austin, Texas – The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has stepped down from the latest reforms at the state’s retail gambling enterprises amid multiple 2023 Jackpot investigations. The lottery announced Ryan Mindel’s resignation on Monday without comment. Mindel, former assistant director and operational director of lottery tickets, had only been at the top […]
Breaking down all the 2025 Boston Marathon winners
The 2025 Boston Marathon began at 9:06am ET, with the first winner crossing the finish line at Boylestone Street near Copley Square. Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hagg was the first person to finish when he won the eighth Boston Marathon title. He finished the race at 1:21:34. This victory marked his third straight victory, bringing […]
There are no winners in the AP-White House feud
While pettiness and superficiality characterize both political and journalism spheres, the ongoing drama between the Trump administration and the Associated Press sets new low standards for trivial things. That’s what the AP was like Throwable from access to White House events This is because they refused to call waters in the west of Florida, east […]
WNBA Draft night: 3 big winners, 3 potential losers
New York City – 2025 WNBA The draft was officially completed, with 38 players selected. There were some easy choices – General Manager of Dallas Wings Cart mirror We’ve made sure he never doubted that he would choose Page Booker – and others who have been much more uncertain about who will close out the […]
Winners and losers from the Trump tariffs drama
President Trump blinked Wednesday, suspending most of the tariffs he had tried to put in countries around the world. One major exception is China, and is now the focus of the escalation of the trade war. While China's US tariffs currently total 145%, China is seeking retaliation for US imports that rose to 125% early […]
Winners and Losers from the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing
We reached the last week of March. In other words, the opening day is just around the corner. This particular author will be present and explained when the first pitch is thrown Houston Astros Thursday. Some wonder if the members of the PGA Tour Party will do the same at the opening of Texas Children's […]
Women’s NCAA tournament bracket: Winners (UCLA) and losers (Notre Dame) from Selection Sunday
There is a bracket. There are 68 team fields for the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament. Let's start the madness. The top line didn't have all the surprises in that order: UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, USC and more. The Big Ten won the most teams on the field with 12, followed by 10 SECs, ACCs, and […]
Trump tariff battle with Canada, Mexico, China and Europe points to early winners, losers
President Trump has been locked up in a tough tariff war with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China to rebuild the US economy for the long term, with early winners and losers already emerging. Among the expected early winners are domestic American steel and aluminum manufacturers, such as the US steel and Cleveland cliffs. […]
Goldman Sachs highlights tariff wars winners and losers
First Trust Advisors LP Chief Economist Brian Wesbury will discuss whether Trump's tariffs will affect Varney & Co's inflation. president Donald Trump's Newly implemented tariffs and additional tariffs under consideration disrupt trade relations and industries rush to respond to the higher costs brought by import taxes. Trump's tariffs are enforced on products from Canada, Mexico […]
‘I want to thank the sex worker community’: Oscar winners from ‘Anora’ — about a stripper turned hooker — speak in lockstep
The big winner of the Sunday night Academy Awards ceremony was the independent film “Anola.” It is about “a young sex worker in Brooklyn,” and “she meets an oligarch son and gets her chance in the Cinderella story when she marries impulsively. Internet Movie Database says. “Most of Hollywood is trivial and mediocre, but this […]