Trump’s Lucky Streak

Was the Polymarket Trump whale smart or lucky?

Know thy neighbour, not thy trader

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Trump flips Wisconsin, adding to battleground winning streak

Former President Trump was projected to defeat Vice President Harris in battleground Wisconsin, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump is set to take the swing state’s 10 Electoral College votes, ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Cashman says Yankees 'lucky to have' Boone

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday praised manager Aaron Boone and defended his team from criticism by Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly over New York's sloppy World Series defensive play.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time

Scientists have discovered dinosaur fossils for the first time in Hong Kong.

Australia’s Jack Miller ‘lucky’ to survive horror MotoGP crash in Malaysia

‘I ran over his legs and I was worried for him,’ says Joan Mir Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia goes on to win race at Sepang Jack Miller believes he is lucky to have walked away from a horror crash ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The Panthers' newest lucky charm? They're wearing robes to games, and it's working

The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

What the polls can’t tell us about America’s election

A torrent of data on the presidential race seems to get us no closer to predicting the result. Is addiction to polling distracting people from the issues at stake?

World - Financial Times - October 26

Musk’s X to undershoot revenue goals from political advertising

Social media platform has raised a fraction of $100mn target and mainly from Trump and Republicans

World - Financial Times - October 26

Europe’s fiscal tug of war

Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovation

World - Financial Times - October 26

Companies’ earnings reports increase volatility of US stocks

Share prices swing as high valuations and uncertain outlook put investors on edge

World - Financial Times - October 26

Battle of the billionaires: the mega rich spending to swing the US election

A small number of big spenders are having an outsize effect on fundraising in the 2024 presidential vote

World - Financial Times - October 27

Russian tensions expose faultlines in South Africa’s unity government

Cyril Ramaphosa angered the ANC’s largest coalition partner by calling Vladimir Putin a ‘valued friend’

World - Financial Times - October 27

Rocker Jake E. Lee says shooter 'emptied his clip on me,' feels 'very lucky'

Jake E. Lee, shot multiple times this week in Las Vegas, said that the bullets went through his forearm, foot and back, breaking a rib and damaging a lung.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 18

'Virus made me realise how lucky I am' - Young on England return

Twelve months after a serious virus wrecked his England hopes, winger Dom Young is back, ready to make up for lost time as they face a two-Test series against Samoa, live on the BBC.

‘DJT’ is booming. Here’s why other SPAC stocks haven’t been so lucky.

A surge of companies decided to go public via SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021. Since then, not so much.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

‘God works in mysterious ways’: I became a Nvidia millionaire playing ‘World of Warcraft.’ Am I smart — or just lucky?

“I had no job and no unemployment benefits.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 27

North Carolina man's lucky $20 find turns into $1 million scratch-off win

A North Carolina man used a $20 bill he discovered on the ground to buy a lottery scratch-off ticket that won him a $1 million top prize, officials said.

It’s 60 years since The Lucky Country. Have we moved on from the bronzed Aussie male stereotype? | Frank Bongiorno and Mark McKenna

Writer Donald Horne was an astute generaliser in a golden era of them. Can we still examine Australia with his boldness?. Sixty years ago, Penguin published a small paperback – Donald Horne’s The ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Britain's Fearnley extends winning streak to 13 matches

Britain's Jacob Fearnley extends his winning streak to 13 matches as he beats Corentin Moutet at the Stockholm Open.

Texas poised to end Georgia's streak as favorite

Georgia owns the longest active streak as a betting favorite in the nation, a 49-game run that is poised to end Saturday against top-ranked Texas.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Draper's winning streak ends with Paris defeat

Jack Draper's hopes of sneaking into the season-ending ATP Finals are over after his seven-match winning streak ends in the Paris Masters third round.

Man City's unbeaten streak ends at Bournemouth

Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson got on the scoresheet as Bournemouth held on for a shock 2-1 victory over champions Manchester City on Saturday.

Sports - ESPN - November 2

Minority in Florida snaps abortion rights winning streak

Florida on Tuesday became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but backers of the measure decried that a minority of voters was able to prevail. ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Ovechkin extends goal streak with Caps winner

Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Predators another defeat and keep his Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Giants' loss to Bengals extends their winless streak at MetLife Stadium

The New York Giants are giving new meaning to the phrase "there is no place like home.”

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Phoenix ends 21-day streak of record October heat

Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico have had unseasonably warm fall temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average. The heat in Phoenix has been particularly extreme.

Capitals 3-2 win ends Stars' winning streak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored to help the Washington Capitals end the Dallas Stars’ season-opening winning streak at four with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Lamar Jackson inspires Ravens as NFL winning streak continues in Tampa

Baltimore claim fifth win in a row, 41-31 over Buccaneers Chad Ryland field goal gives Cardinals win over Chargers Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards with five touchdowns and the Baltimore ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5

Connor McMichael scored twice and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 for their fifth consecutive victory

Sports - ABC News - October 23

U.S.C. Snaps Its Losing Streak With a Win Over Rutgers

When it seemed like a collapse was inevitable, the Trojans pushed forward and cruised to a 42-20 victory.

Sports - The New York Times - October 27

Sharks set NHL record with historic losing streak to begin season

The Sharks set an NHL record with a historically bad losing streak after San Jose's 7-3 loss to the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Max Verstappen’s ruthless streak on show in battle with Norris | Giles Richards

World champion is not only quick but he is clever and his aggression is on show once more. Two races and two flashpoints, the world championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris is in ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Manchester City losing streak goes on as Brighton pull off comeback win

Pep Guardiola looked like he didn’t know what had hit him. As Brighton’s players and supporters wildly celebrated Matt O’Riley’s winning goal, the Manchester City manager must have been ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

Shohei Ohtani stolen base streak ends at 36 in NLCS, caught for first time since July 22

Shohei Ohtani was caught stealing for the first time in nearly three months, ending a streak of 36 consecutive successful stolen base attempts

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Dodgers pitchers' record-tying streak of 33 straight scoreless innings in playoffs ends in NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers’ streak of 33 consecutive scoreless innings in the playoffs has ended

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Lindor homers as Mets stop Dodgers' scoreless streak in 7-3 win, head to NY with NLCS tied 1-1

Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers’ record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory, tying the NL Championship Series at a game ...

Sports - ABC News - October 14

NHL Nugget: Philadelphia Flyers Begin Unmatched Streak On This Day 45 Years Ago

The Philadelphia Flyers began a streak on this day in 1979 that no other NHL team has come close to since.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Capitals end the Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at 3 with a 4-2 victory

Alex Ovechkin had two assists as the Washington Capitals ended the Vegas Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at three with a 4-2 victory

Sports - ABC News - October 15

USMNT sends a B-team to Mexico, and loses its unbeaten streak vs. El Tri in pitiful fashion

"It seemed like the USA didn't want to play. It seemed like nobody wanted the ball," former USMNT star DaMarcus Beasley said. "Nobody's up for this moment."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

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