Graham Calvert gambled his life away — and now he’s betting that a £2 million lawsuit against his bookie (USD$4 million) will make it all better, according to the Daily Mail. The 28-year-old British compulsive gambler is suing William Hill and the betting company because they “ruined his life” — …
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This is a rush transcript from “The Big Story With John Gibson and Heather Nauert,” February 14, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: They had buried the dog. They were devastated until – one of the owners heard a …
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WASHINGTON – A Bush administration plan to crack down on contract fraud has a multibillion-dollar loophole: The proposal to force companies to report abuse of taxpayer money will not apply to work overseas, including projects to secure and rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. For decades, contractors have been asked to report …
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Taliban militants declared a cease-fire Wednesday in fighting with Pakistani forces, and the government said it was preparing for peace talks with Al Qaeda-linked extremists in the lawless tribal area near the border with Afghanistan. Any deal that allows armed Islamic extremists to operate on …
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PHOENIX – Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was handed over to Arizona authorities Tuesday to face charges alleging he arranged the marriages of two teenage girls to older men. He already has been convicted in Utah. Deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office took custody of Jeffs from Utah officials, …
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TRENTON, N.J. – The families of New Jersey patients murdered by a serial killer nurse have settled a lawsuit with the hospitals where he worked, an attorney representing two of the families said Tuesday. The confidential settlement with five hospitals where Charles Cullen worked was reached Friday after court-ordered mediation …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. ambassador to Iraq told The Associated Press on Friday that suicide bombings by two mentally retarded women in Baghdad strapped with remote-controlled explosives show that a resilient Al Qaeda has “found a different, deadly way” to try to destabilize Iraq. At least 73 people were killed, …
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This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” February 28, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the week in …
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. – A Goodyear police officer has been shot following an armed burglary at a car wash. Goodyear police said the officer was shot twice. John Rowan, a spokesman for Goodyear police, said the officer was shot in the chest and in the thigh. The officer was wearing a …
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A Phoenix man, tired of having his car broken into by thieves, turned to YouTube to help catch the culprits, and the novel crime-solving approach has worked, according to a report on MyFOXPhoenix.com. Russell Palmer installed video cameras over his vehicle in his garage and uploaded the video onto the …
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