The Wizards Behind Bloomberg’s Half-Billion Dollar Makeover

Mike Bloomberg was preparing for the greatest role of his life, and he figured he needed a few animators. Four years later Donald Trump transitioned from the Apprentice boardroom to the Oval Office, Bloomberg built a team to market himself as the actual Manhattan billionaire. Although Bloomberg is much wealthier than the president of the
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The Shady Connections of a Retired U.S. General Who Made It Rain in Iraq

Mohammed Ameen/ReutersLieutenant General Frank Helmick was a decorated U.S. Army officer. In 2004, he led the raid that killed the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s murderous sons, Uday and Qusay. Later, Helmick commanded NATO’s training mission in Iraq, then spent a year as Deputy Commanding Officer of all American forces in the country.But in December 2011,
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MacKinnon scores in overtime, Avalanche beat Flames to even series

CALGARY, Alberta — Nathan MacKinnon came through in the clutch to the Avalanche — and showed why he’s among the NHL’s greatest players.A force all night, MacKinnon scored 8:27 into overtime as the Avalanche tied their first-round series with the Calgary Flames at a game apiece with a 3-2 win. After Philipp Grubauer stopped Michael
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Avalanche end six-game home slide with 3-0 win over Golden Knights

DENVER — When the moment arrived, Andrew Agozzino was prepared — big right fist pump, coupled using a slide on his knee and also a bit yell. This target celebration proved to be a time in the making. Agozzino scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his
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