IOWA CITY — Unlike some of his Republican colleagues who would like to give Democrats enough rope to hang themselves on health care reform in order to gain some future political advantage, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley isn’t willing to take that risk.
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Asylum crafts an alternative world of summer releases You’ve heard that Hollywood is a parallel universe? Virtually another world — vaguely familiar yet removed from our own, governed by its own rules and morality? But did you know that within that universe exists another parallel universe — a bizarro Hollywood, modeled on the larger Hollywood owned by Sony, Universal and DreamWorks? It is …
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Brain researchers unlock clues behind why we say what we know we shouldn’t.
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The provincial government says Newfoundland and Labrador has fewer people who are defined as “problem gamblers.” About 92 per cent of the adult population in the province are either non-gamblers or non-problem gamblers according to the minister of health, Ross Wiseman.
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A new law that could expand the number of drivers using alcohol-detecting devices in their cars is among various measures that took effect Wednesday in New Mexico.
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The St. Louis Blues, seeking to add depth at the goaltender position, have signed free-agent and former Green Bay Gamblers goalie Ty Conklin.
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(RTTNews) - When evaluating banks and their management, there is a need for greater focus on returns on assets rather than on equity, the Bank of England’s Executive Director of financial stability, Andrew Haldane said.
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Every year when I head to the Rio for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, my goal is obviously to win some gold bracelets, but my main focus is on winning the player of the year award, which is an accomplishment that is much more draining and difficult than winning one tournament.
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With the World Series marking its 40th year, thousands of players from around the world are drawn to its spotlight. TV coverage and attention far beyond what Brunson encountered are part of the allure. Surprise winners have become the norm, and the WSOP has made that a selling point
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A 37-year-old Catasauqua man who placed himself on the state’s self-exclusion list, which bans individuals from the gaming floors of casinos, was accused of gambling at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem earlier this month. Michael Evan Roshkind was charged with…
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