Tim Kaine’s political career began as a civil rights lawyer and Richmond city councilmember in the 1990s, before ascending to become Richmond’s mayor, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2002-2006), and then the 70th Governor of Virginia (2006-2010). Kaine achieved national prominence when Barack Obama considered him as a potential running mate in 2008, and later served as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2009-2011). In 2012, he won election to the United States Senate representing Virginia, where he has served since, winning reelection in 2018....

Brady is wrapping up his first season as an announcer—and at least one high-level executive believes it’ll be his last. Former Major League Baseball executive David Samson, who was previously president of the Florida Marlins, joined The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. He said we should “enjoy Tom in the booth because you’re not going to see him there next year.” Samson explained that Brady is too involved with the Raiders....

Mayor Liccardo pledged during the announcement of the gift that all of Hoang’s $5 million gift will go to flood relief efforts. More specifically, it will go into a relief fund set up by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which will then distribute the contents of the fund to nonprofit organizations like Sacred Heart, the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and The Salvation Army. These organizations will in turn distribute the money to the victims most in need following the flood’s tidal wave of damage spread across three neighborhoods, starting with those that are unable to work or without anywhere to sleep....

Early Life Melinda Lou “Wendy” Thomas was born in Columbus, Ohio. She is the fourth child of Dave Thomas and his wife Lorraine. As a young child, Melinda struggled to pronounce her own name, and her siblings’ attempts came out as “Wenda,” which eventually led to the nickname “Wendy.” The nickname stuck, and it would later become world-famous as the name of her father’s restaurant. Wendy grew up in an environment closely tied to the budding family business....

Yoshikazu’s career began with Sony, and soon moved on to work alongside Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani. Together, they built the online shopping site Rakuten. Ever since Tanaka heard about Friendster in 2003, he dreamed of creating a similar social network in Japan. Gree was created in his apartment in Tokyo as a hobby while he was working at Rakuten. In 2004, Tanaka left Rakuten and started his own company. Gree offered social networking as well as gaming....

We brought you the stories of a Ferrari Testarossa from Miami Vice that was previously listed on eBay as well as the story of the last Porsche Steve McQueen owned and drove. In addition to these cars linked to screen legends, this year featured the “Pinnacle Portfolio” expected to make $65 million, which included a 1998 orange McLaren F1 LM-Specification, a 2005 Ferrari Enzo owned by Pope John Paul II, and a pair of Bugatti Veyrons, among many others drool-worthy cars....

On May 18th, Gloria was in line at Publix waiting to purchase five Powerball tickets. She was pressed for time and almost gave up on the tickets altogether. Incredibly, the customer ahead of her allowed Gloria to skip the line. Gloria proceeded to purchase five “quick pick” tickets with numbers randomly chosen by the machine. Four of the tickets ended up being worthless but one contained the numbers 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with a Powerball of 11....

Weighing in at 9.2kg and 5.8kg, the stones were mined by Laizer about a week before he sold them at a trading event in Manyara. As for what he intends to do as a new millionaire (and, in his own country’s currency, a billionaire), Laizer told the BBC about some of his big plans, which include a shopping mall and a school all in his hometown of Simanjiro in Manyara....

The San Jose was blown up during a confrontation with the British navy during the War of Spanish Succession. It was believed 600 lives were lost when the ship sank. The San Jose was one of three ships loaded with treasures from South America that were heading back to Spain to deliver the bounty to help fund the War of Spanish Succession. The San Jose was believed to be carrying up to 11 million pesos in addition to its precious metals and gems....

Alison Victoria was born in Chicago, Illinois in October 1981. She hosted the television series Kitchen Crashers from 2011 to 2016. Victoria has also appeared on the TV series Hotel Impossible, DIY Insider, Windy City Rehab, Rock the Block, and more. She served as an executive producer for the TV series Windy City Rehab in 2019. She became the first female host of the Crasher series for the HGTV and DIY Networks....

She uses her abilities to connect deceased loved ones to the living and to help law enforcement solve crimes. She spent four years at the University of Arizona to help with their studies of mediums and psychic phenomena. Gary Schwartz of U of A tested her abilities and supports her claims and published his findings in the book The Truth About Medium. The TV show Medium was based on DuBois’ book Don’t Kiss Them Good-Bye....

Angelina Jordan was born in Oslo, Norway in January 2006. She auditioned for Norway’s Got Talent in 2014 at seven years old and her audition became a viral video online. She won the competition at eight years old and has raised millions of dollars for environmental causes and children’s charities worldwide. Jordan is known for performing barefoot after she became friends with a young shoeless girl while traveling. She wrote a book about her experience and became the youngest published author in Norway....

Originally, the Russian tycoon planned to turn 11, 13, and 15 East 75th Street into an 18,000 residence by combining the three townhouses into one enormous house. Now, he’s also purchased 9 East 75th Street as well and plans to use 9, 11, and 13 for his new home. It is not clear what Abramovich plans for 15 East 75th Street. A source close to the project’s architect said that Abramovich felt using 9, 11, and 13 for his home would make a more symmetrical, balanced façade to the structure....

Early Life Brad Wilk was born on September 5, 1968, in Portland, Oregon. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois, before his family finally settled in Southern California. Brad grew up a fan of Van Halen and started playing the drums at the age of 13. He has cited his greatest influences as John Bonham, Keith Moon, and Elvin Jones. Wilk started his career as a drummer in 1990 in the band Greta....

Early Years Brett Michael Dennen was born on October 28, 1979, in Oakdale, California, the son of Brian Dennen. A close kinship with his parents and siblings resulted in regular family activities such as hiking and camping, which impressed upon Dennen the importance of environmental stewardship and leaving minimal impact on our natural surroundings – concerns he has carried through life. Dennen was home-schooled in his younger years before attending Oakdale High School....

Early Life Carleton H. Sheets was born on August 25, 1939, in Illinois. His family moved to Delaware, Ohio, where he was raised after his father took a job with Procter & Gamble. Career One of Carleton Sheets’ first jobs was selling soda bottle caps. He eventually became the director of marketing for an orange juice processing company based in Florida. He then began investing in property as a side project in the 1970s after working in the private sector for nearly 10 years....

Early Life and High School Dan Fouts was born on June 10, 1951 in San Francisco, California as the fourth of five children of Julie and NFL sportscaster Bob, who commentated for the San Francisco 49ers. As a child, Fouts acted as a stats-keeper for his father and also worked as a ballboy for the 49ers. He also played Pop Warner football and Little League baseball. As an adolescent, Fouts first attended Marin Catholic High School, where he played football and varsity basketball....

During his career Engberg broadcast for the NFL, MLB, NBA, college football and basketball, the U.S. Open, the Breeders’ Cup, the Olympic Games, the Wimbledon, and the French Open. He called eight Super Bowls for the NFL on NBC. Enberg joined CBS Sports in 2000 and covered the NFL, college basketball, and the US Open. He started working for ESPN in 2004, covering tennis. Enberg was a play-by-play announcer for the Indiana Hoosiers, UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles Rams, and California Angels....

Dominic Thiem was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria in September 1993. He turned professional in 2011 and has won more than $26 million prize money. Thiem was coached by Gunter Bresnik from 2002 to 2019 and Nicolas Massau starting in 2019. He achieved his highest career singles ranking in March 2020 at #3. Dominic Thiem’s biggest win came at the 2020 US Open when he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final....