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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin brushed off prediction site Polymarket on Thursday — where traders give Democrat Abigail Spanberger a 95% chance of winning — and instead pitched Republican Winsome Earle-Sears as the candidate focused on Virginians’ concerns. He said the prediction market platform reflects speculative wagers, not how voters will…
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump hinges on a trio of mortgages she took out before she joined the nation’s central bank. The loans, tied to properties in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts, have drawn scrutiny over whether she misrepresented how the homes would be used. Trump…
The Justice Department said Thursday that it has officially initiated a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, accompanied by the issuance of subpoenas as part of the inquiry. The investigation comes as Cook sues President Donald Trump in federal court over her firing from the panel of central…
Sam Burns will be back in the red, white and blue. The sixth and final captain’s pick was the 29-year-old, who turned pro in 2019 and has shown what he can do on the course.Burns has earned more than $5 million in each of the last five seasons, with his…
Harris English knows what it’s like to be at both ends of the golf world. Aged 36, English joined the tour in 2012 and came on strong, earning roughly $10 million in his first five years.But from the 2016-17 season through the end of 2019, he failed to make seven…
Cracker Barrel partnered with three different marketing agencies on its controversial rebranding, according to a March 2025 press release. According to the release on Cracker Barrel’s website, the company brought on marketing and PR firms Viral Nation, Prophet and Blue Engine as part of what it called a “bold strategic…
The Powerball jackpot sits at an estimated $1.7 billion ahead of Saturday night’s drawing, making it the third-largest prize in the game’s history. The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers from Wednesday night’s drawing. It now has an estimated cash value of $770.3 million, according to the…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop issuing paper checks at the end of this month, in a change that affects hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries across the U.S. The shift follows months after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March mandating all federal payments be made electronically…
US Ryder Cup member Scottie Scheffler: How he has already become one of PGA’s all-time money earners
Scottie Scheffler is making his third Ryder Cup appearance, being the top qualifier for Team USA without a sweat – he earned 37,180.33 points, and in second place was J.J. Spaun with 14,851.91. Scheffler is just 29 years old, but with this Tiger Woods-like two-year stretch, he is already one…
Bryson DeChambeau is back in the Ryder Cup for the first time since his controversial move to LIV Golf. The longest hitter in professional golf defected from the PGA Tour in 2022 for the Saudi-backed league, and it’s hard to blame him.Ahead of moving to LIV, DeChambeau brought in $26,155,056…