Lunch With Billionaire Warren Buffett Sells for $3.4M at Charity Auction
Billionaire Warren Buffett probably wouldn't advise anyone to invest millions on a meal, unless of course that meal was with him — and for a good cause. A private lunch with the money-savvy Berkshire Hathaway CEO earned more than $3.4 million from an anonymous bidder Friday, with proceeds benefiting a San Francisco charity. The annual GLIDE Foundation auction, hosted by eBay, began Sunday and closed Friday night. Glide — a charity that works to alleviate poverty in San Francisco with mea..>> view originalClinton and Trump are primed, but the voters are . . . perplexed
This article was reported by Katie Zezima in Indiana, Robert Samuels in New Jersey, Ed O’Keefe in Nevada, Vanessa Williams in North Carolina, Isaac Stanley-Becker in Virginia and Tumulty in Washington. CLINTON, Ind. — The name of this town north of Terre Haute may be Clinton, but it is Donald Trump country — the kind of place where, on a perfect late-spring day, Tim Donna and two buddies could be found taking turns shooting AR-15s at an outdoor firing range. Donna, 53, voted for Trump, as ..>> view originalPolice: Man stabbed stranger to death at NY supermarket
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - A man is dead and a suspect is under arrest after a fatal stabbing inside an upstate New York supermarket, CBS New York reported.New Windsor Police Sgt. Stephen Sager said in a statement that 35-year-old Andrew Goodenough was arrested inside a Shoprite supermarket on Saturday morning.Goodenough faces a second-degree murder charge. The name of an attorney to comment was not immediately available.Police said they found a 35-year-old victim stabbed and unconscious inside the st..>> view originalPilot talks about plane crash investigation - WRCB
Pilot talks about plane crash investigation Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:55 PM EDT Updated: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:55 PM EDT HAMILTON COUNTY, TN (WRCB) - Dan Barks was getting ready to land at Collegedale Airport Saturday afternoon when he was told to divert to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.“When you hear something like that in this business you know it's because of a crash. your first thought is I hope no one was injured, your second thought is I hope no on..>> view originalRancher lassos would-be bike thief outside Oregon Walmart (Video) - Winston
Denise Baratta/The Medford Mail Tribune via AP Robert Borba Robert Borba is being called a hero after chasing down an alleged bicycle thief with his horse Long John, and nabbing him with a lasso in a Wal-Mart parking lot, Friday, June 10, 2016, in Eagle Point, Ore. Posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016 8:44 pm Rancher lassos would-be bike thief outside Oregon Walmart (Video) Associated Press | EAGLE PO..>> view originalStanford rape case: Inside the court documents
Now, court documents obtained by CNN shed new light on the disturbing assault and Turner's apparent history of alcohol abuse and sexually aggressive behavior.Just after 1 a.m. on January 18, 2015, law enforcement officers responded to a report of an unconscious female in a field near the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, according to a sentencing memo.They found the victim on the ground, in a fetal position, behind a garbage dumpster. She was breathing but unresponsive. Her dress was pulled up to he..>> view originalTwo Kids Critically Hurt After Car Hits 5 Pedestrians in Las Vegas
Two children were left in critical condition after they and three other people were struck by a car as they stood on a Las Vegas sidewalk Saturday, police said. Two adults and three children were hit by a car that jumped the curb after colliding with another car in the intersection of Lake Mead and Jones boulevards at around 7 p.m. local time (10 p.m. ET), police said. The children, age 6 and 9, were in critical but stable condition, police said. An accident between a car going through an ..>> view originalTrump: Elizabeth Warren is 'very racist'
Story highlightsThe back-and-forth between the two is nothing newThe tweet comes after Warren called Trump's comments about a federal judge "racist""Goofy Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, pretended to be a Native American in order to advance her career. Very racist!" Trump tweeted. Trump has repeatedly referred to Warren as "Pocahontas," referring to the senator's past claims about her Native American heritage.The two have traded barbs throughout the week. On Thursday, Warr..>> view originalBubbles, SeaWorld's oldest pilot whale, dies
Bubbles was the oldest pilot whale in whale in a zoological park, and performed at the aquarium's San Diego location for almost three decades, SeaWorld said. She was estimated to be in her 50's. The whale was one of the star attractions at the park's Dolphin Stadium, where she had performed since the 1980s, SeaWorld said in a statement. "She has inspired and amazed more than 100 million guests for nearly 50 years," it said. "Loved by her trainers and veterinarians, Bubbles had been a member of..>> view originalSouthern Baptists talk racial unity with black Baptist head
Posted: Jun. 10, 2016 8:00 am Updated: Jun. 10, 2016 5:17 pm NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Ferguson, Missouri, exploded two years ago with racial unrest that spread across the nation, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention was moved to action. Together with an interracial group of his fellow ministers, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd penned an article that called on Southern Baptist pastors, churches and laypeople to repent of racism and injustice. "Silence is not the answer and pa..>> view original
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