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Restaurant group negotiating to buy out Mario Batali
Jamie Seet , who was a manager at The Spotted Pig , told CBS that she once complained to Friedman about Batali, but nothing came of it. "It was a warning: 'The Red Menace is here.' Like, pull all of your bits in, Mario's in town", Nelson said. [Full Article...]
Celebrity guests show their royal wedding fashion best at Windsor
The Clooneys and the Beckhams have arrived for the royal wedding . (Right side of photo) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George and Princess Charlotte at the Royal Wedding . Each of the four pages' coats features his initials embroidered in gold on the shoulder strap, adding a personal touch to the standard outfit. Their pants were made of blue/black wool barathea with ... [Full Article...]
Justify wins Preakness Stakes on way to possible Triple Crown
Baffert saddled Justify in a Kentucky Derby victory on a wet track two weeks ago, and the duo is looking for a repeat performance Saturday at Pimlico Race Course . Baffert also remained undefeated with Derby winners in the Preakness following Silver Charm, Real Quiet, War Emblem and American Pharoah. That Justify, a unique physical specimen with blazing early speed, was able to win the Derb... [Full Article...]
Gunman shouted 'surprise' before Texas school shooting
The Pagourtzis family said in a statement on Saturday they are "saddened and dismayed" by the events and offered condolences to the victims. Relatives said they remained "mostly in the dark about the specifics" of the attack and shared "the public's hunger for answers". [Full Article...]
Leishman shoots 61 in debut of new course at Byron Nelson
Defending champion Billy Horschel shot 68. Spaun teed off on 10 and after two birdies and a bogey in his first nine he birdied six holes coming in, including four in a row from the second through the fifth and the seventh and eighth. She is in a two-way tie for sixth behind the leading group of five. Kuchar missed the cut at the Nelson by finishing at 1-under, while the cut is likely to finis... [Full Article...]
Smith scores victor to put Knights on brink of National Hockey League finals
Smith outskated the Jets' down the ice, and painted a wrist shot just under the crossbar to beat Connor Hellebuyck's blocker. William Karlsson and Tomas Nosek also scored and goaltender Fleury stopped 36 shots for the Golden Knights, who improved to 6-1 at home in their first ever postseason. [Full Article...]
Farm bill blocked by House in embarrassing loss for Republicans
In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in GOP-leaning farm country. [Full Article...]
Trump to deny funds to clinics that refer women for abortion
Roe v Wade , the Supreme Court ruling that in 1973 established women's right to an abortion, is unlikely to be overturned any time soon. Instead, organizations like Planned Parenthood often use Title X funds to subsidize other reproductive health services for uninsured or low-income women. [Full Article...]