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2nd Place? No Problem for Poker-Playing Lumberjack Who Won $5.1 Million

By Steve FriessNov 10th 2009 – 10:55AM

LAS VEGAS -- What is Darvin Moon going to do with his new fortune? "Put it in the bank," said the lumberjack who came in second place at the World Series of Poker. It was a characteristically plain-spoken response from the 46-year-old from rural Maryland who had never flown in a jet plane before coming to Las Vegas in...

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PSA: Dropbox Dropquest begins right now!

By Daniel Cooper May 12th 2012 - 01:01PM

If you're unfamiliar -- it's the storage company's internet scavenger hunt that involves a series of puzzles, challenges and, erm, origami.

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Kelly Ripa Wants Anderson Cooper As Her 'Live! With Kelly' Co-Host (VIDEO)

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 08th 2012 - 07:10AM

Kelly Ripa and Anderson Cooper stopped by " Watch What Happens Live " (Weeknights, 11 p.m. ET on Bravo) Monday night and talked about the on-going search for a new co-host of " Live!

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WATCH: NYC Almost Won The Mega Millions 10 Times

By Christopher Mathias Apr 02nd 2012 - 01:35PM

No one in New York won the Mega Millions this weekend ( Illinois, Kentucky and Maryland got lucky ) but 17 tickets did turn up second-place prizes worth $250,000, and 10 of those tickets were bought right here in the Big Apple.

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WATCH: Sticker Contest Winner Speaks Out About Controversy

By Joseph Erbentraut Feb 10th 2012 - 09:52AM

The 15-year-old Chicago boy at the center of the city's vehicle sticker contest controversy said Wednesday that his design, criticized by some for allegedly containing gang signs and ultimately dumped by the city in favor of the contest's second-place winner, was "clean."

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