This Secret Tax Break Could Save You Thousands of Dollars a Year If You Own a Home
House rich and cash strapped is a common predicament for many older homeowners — particularly in pricy housing markets with high property tax rates. In a recent analysis by Zillow and Thumbtack, property taxes, utilities and homeowners insurance added up to $6,327 a year for the median-priced U.S. home, with property taxes likely making up the lion’s share of that cost.
6m Aug 30, 2018
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A Mother Says Her 19-Month-Old Daughter Died After Being Held by ICE. Now She’s Suing for Millions
A Guatemalan mother who says her daughter died weeks after falling ill in a Texas U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility is suing the U.S. government for wrongful death. Yazmin Juarez, 20, and her 19-month old daughter, Mariee, crossed the Rio Grande into southern Texas in an effort to seek asylum in the United States, according to the claim.
4m Aug 30, 2018
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California Is the First State to End Bail. Will Others Follow?
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) California will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial and replace it with a still murky risk-assessment system under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown's signature gives the state's judicial council broad authority to reshape pretrial detention policies ahead of the new law's October 2019 start date.
4m Aug 30, 2018
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Why STD Rates Are Higher Than They’ve Ever Been
The numbers are clear: With nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis diagnosed in 2017, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at an all-time high in the U.S., according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What's harder to pinpoint, however, is the reason behind those soaring statistics. On paper, it seems like STD rates should...
5m Aug 30, 2018
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Is Hypnosis Real? Here’s What Science Says
Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you picture Catherine Keener in the film Get Out, tapping her teacup and sending an unwilling man into a state of hypnotic limbo. “There are many myths about hypnosis, mostly coming from media presentations," like fictional films and novels, says Irving Kirsch, a lecturer and director of t...
8m Aug 30, 2018
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First Man Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Ryan Gosling’s Thoughtful Neil Armstrong Performance
Damien Chazelle, director of the macho-jazz wingding Whiplash and a floaty modern musical about a great American city, La La Land, is a flashy filmmaker of great ambition. You don’t scale a movie about the first guy to walk on the moon if you’re not.
7m Aug 30, 2018
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Transgender Oklahoma Student Speaks Out About Being Bullied by Parents
The 12-year transgender girl who was bullied online by local parents says she's trying hard not to be bothered by the negativity. Maddison Kleeman Rose spoke to VICE News, her first on-camera interview since her story caught national attention. Said she does not understand the fuss around her using the girls' restroom. "I don't care for it. I think it's all stupid, except supporters. But the ...
3m Aug 30, 2018
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Why the Senate May Not Rename a Building for John McCain After All
Congress might want to hold off ordering new signage for one of its office buildings. A proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office Building in honor of Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday, seems to have found its first sticking point.
6m Aug 30, 2018
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Chelsea Manning to Be Barred Entry to Australia
(CANBERRA, Australia) — Convicted classified document leaker Chelsea Manning will not be allowed to enter Australia for a speaking tour scheduled to start Sunday, her tour organizer said on Thursday. Think Inc. said received a notice of intention from the government to deny Manning entry. The group is calling on her supporters to lobby new Immigration Minister David Coleman to allow her into A...
3m Aug 30, 2018
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This Is the Best Airport Food, According to Pilots
Pilots and flight attendants are more familiar with the ins and outs of travel than almost anyone else. And, after chatting with a number of pilots and flight attendants about what they eat while flying, we decided to query them on the world’s best airports for dining. Below, six pilots share their favorite food-focused airports, and where they refuel.
5m Aug 30, 2018
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Why Going After Google Is A 'Dumb Fight For Trump to Pick,' According to California Congressman
President Trump accused [f500link]Google[/f500link] and other companies of producing “rigged” search results about him — without presenting any evidence — and suppressing other conservatives by “hiding information and news that is good” on Tuesday. Over the next 24 hours, other members of his Administration followed up with suggestions that the White House might want to regulate Google.
4m Aug 30, 2018
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JetBlue Was One of the Last Airlines to Offer Free Checked Bags. Now It’s Leading the Way in Raising Fees
Checking a bag with an airline — which was free with the purchase of a ticket not long ago — just got more expensive. JetBlue, once the industry upstart beloved for combining low airfare prices and abundant free amenities, just raised the price of checked baggage from $25 to $30 for your first piece of luggage, and from $35 to $40 for a second bag. If you want to bring a third bag on your flig...
3m Aug 29, 2018
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There's New Hope For Treating Ovarian Cancer
Cancer is never an easy foe, but some types are more stubborn than others. Ovarian cancer is one of the hardest to treat. But there are signs of progress. Several recent studies have used new combination treatment strategies, including a drug that may make chemotherapy more effective and a drug originally designed to treat breast cancer. More research is needed, but the new studies provide hop...
8m Aug 29, 2018
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Here Are the Politics Behind That Letter Calling on Pope Francis to Resign
A scathing letter attacking Pope Francis over claims that he covered up allegations of sexual abuse by a high-profile American cardinal has brought into focus a crisis in the Catholic Church. The 11-page text, written by noted anti-gay conservative Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, calls for Francis to resign over his alleged negligence.
8m Aug 29, 2018
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John McCain Was a Legend Even Before He Was a War Hero. His Legacy Is Vital in Today’s World
As a Midshipman at U.S. Naval Academy in the 1970s, I had my first close-up look at John McCain. I was part of a small group of Midshipmen who was privileged to meet with him when he visited Annapolis. He was a total legend in the Brigade of Midshipmen, but not for his war record. We knew about the Hanoi Hilton, of course — but truth be told, we were much more impressed by everything he got awa...
6m Aug 29, 2018
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Puerto Rico Raises Official Death Toll in Hurricane Maria From 64 to 2,975
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Puerto Rico's governor raised the island's official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 on Tuesday after an independent study found that the number of people who succumbed in the desperate, sweltering months after the storm had been severely undercounted.
7m Aug 29, 2018
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9-Year-Old Boy's Death by Suicide Highlights the Challenges Facing LGBTQ Kids
The death by suicide of a 9-year-old Colorado fourth grader underscores the challenges surrounding youth mental health — particularly the risks LGBTQ kids face. Jamel Myles was found dead of suicide just days after his mom said he came out as gay to his classmates, the Denver Post reports. Myles, who had come out to his family over the summer, reportedly faced significant bullying from his cla...
5m Aug 29, 2018
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Martha McSally, Who Learned to Love Donald Trump, Wins Arizona Primary
Martha McSally had a clear objective in the Republican Senate primary in Arizona: keep Donald Trump from endorsing one of her two rivals who were, without question, more like the outlandish President than she would ever be. So she quoted Trump and played up her use of profanity in her ads. “I’m a fighter pilot and I talk like one!” she said gleefully in one TV spot.
8m Aug 29, 2018
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STD rates hit a record for a 4th year in a row. It won't be easy to fix
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates in the U.S. are at a record high for the fourth year in a row, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All told, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2017. That's 200,000 more cases than were diagnosed in 2016, a year that also had a record-high number of cas...
5m Aug 29, 2018
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Your First Look at The Crown‘s New Prince Philip Is Here
With the third season of The Crown reportedly set to pick up in the 1970s, every character has been recast to better reflect the age of their real-life counterparts. Fans were given a glimpse of Claire Foy's replacement, Olivia Colman, sipping tea as Queen Elizabeth in July. But it wasn't until Tuesday that [f500link]Netflix[/f500link] released the first photo of Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip.
1m Aug 29, 2018
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‘He Had Transformed’: What It Was Like to Watch Martin Luther King Jr. Give the ‘I Have Dream’ Speech
Tuesday marks 55 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech to the crowd that had gathered around the Lincoln Memorial for the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington. While planning for the event had been going on for years before that day, and copies of the speech drafts and notes show that King had been working on what to say for weeks, many may not ...
5m Aug 29, 2018
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A Third of People Making More Than $100,000 Think They’re Underpaid, According to New Research
You think it as you drag yourself out of bed every Monday, grumble it under your breath at annoying meetings and message it to coworkers behind your boss's back: "I don't get paid enough for this." But even if you were, chances are you still wouldn't think your salary was high enough. According to a new survey of 2,800 U.S. workers released Tuesday by staffing firm Robert Half, 46% of respond...
4m Aug 28, 2018
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How the South Memorializes — and Forgets — Its History of Lynching
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
10m Aug 28, 2018
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Season Is About to Start Earlier Than Ever
Summer isn't technically over, but Starbucks is getting a head start on welcoming autumn by bringing back the Pumpkin Spice Latte a little earlier than usual. The requisite beverage of fall, often synonymous with the sweater weather and falling leaves, usually makes its debut in September, but will be returning ahead of Labor Day Weekend this year. Starting on Tuesday, many will be able to ord...
2m Aug 28, 2018
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These Never-Before-Published Photos Show Tennis Icon Arthur Ashe Making U.S. Open History
On Monday, Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y., swings open its doors to tennis fans, as the first round of the 2018 U.S. Open tournament begins. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the stadium’s namesake becoming the first African-American man to win a Grand Slam title. When Ashe defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands on Sept. 9, 1968, it was an exciting game to watch, to say the least; th...
3m Aug 28, 2018
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Denver Mom Says Her Nine-Year-Old Boy Killed Himself After Homophobic Bullying at School
A nine-year-old boy in Denver, Colorado took his own life last week after being bullied by classmates for coming out as gay. Leia Pierce found her son, Jamel Myles, in their home on Thursday, just four days after he had come out as gay to his classmates at the beginning of the new school year, Denver-based KDVR reports. Jamel reportedly told Pierce's older daughter that his classmates had reac...
2m Aug 28, 2018
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Why Getting Back Together With Your Ex May Be Bad for Your Health
If you're caught in an on-again, off-again relationship, a new study says it may be time to break the cycle for good. "A pattern of breaking up and getting back together with the same partner — what we refer to as 'relationship cycling' — was associated with increased symptoms of depression and anxiety," says study co-author Kale Monk, an assistant professor of human development and family sci...
4m Aug 28, 2018
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John McCain Hated the Affordable Care Act. He Also Saved It
There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system. John McCain was not one of them. And yet, the six-term senator from Arizona and decorated military veteran leaves behind his own health care legacy, seemingly driven less by his interest in health care policy than his disdain for bullies trampling the “little guy.” He w...
9m Aug 28, 2018
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How a Healthy Heart Can Help Lower Risk of Dementia
To ward off heart disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) has a helpful list of the most important risk factors that can lower your chances of having heart problems. It turns out those very same things can also reduce the risk of dementia.
3m Aug 28, 2018
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The Reason Trump Won’t Be at McCain’s Funeral Is Unusual. But He’s Not the First President to Skip a Significant Memorial
When Sen. John McCain is remembered at memorial ceremonies in Arizona and Washington, D.C., this week, and when he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, it will be a time for many of those who knew him to pay their respects. But President Trump will not attend the funeral — at the request of the Arizona Republican himself.
4m Aug 28, 2018
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Trump's Plan to Replace NAFTA Sounds Dramatic. But There's Reason to Be Skeptical
President Donald Trump gathered reporters in the Oval Office Monday to make a dramatic-sounding announcement: He was going to end the North American Free Trade Agreement and replace it with a bilateral deal his Administration had negotiated with Mexico. "It’s a big day for trade," said Trump. "They used to call it NAFTA. We’re going to call it the United States-Mexico trade agreement.
6m Aug 28, 2018
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Judge Blocks Online Plans For Printing Untraceable 3D Guns
A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns, agreeing with 19 states and the District of Columbia that such access to the plastic guns would pose a security risk. The states sued to stop an agreement that the government had reached with Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, saying guideline...
4m Aug 28, 2018
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Meet the First Hijab-Wearing Runway Model, Who Started Making Money at 10 and Loves Paying Taxes
In the age of Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid, being born into wealth feels like a prerequisite to working in the fashion industry. But that's not true for the world’s first hijab-wearing international runway model, 20-year-old Halima Aden, who grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp and arrived in the U.S. with no money to her name. The Somali model hustled her entire life to get to where she is now —...
6m Aug 28, 2018
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Sen. Tim Kaine: What John McCain Taught Me About Governing, Losing and Life
A few hours before John McCain died, I stood on the stage of the Lee Theatre in Pennington [f500link ignore=true]Gap[/f500link], Va., to rally Appalachian Democrats for the 2018 mid-term elections.
5m Aug 27, 2018
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3 Dead, Including Shooter: The Latest on the Madden Tournament Shooting in Florida
At least two people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a live video game tournament at a mall in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday afternoon. The 24-year-old shooter, identified by police as David Katz of Baltimore, fired off numerous rounds during the live Electronic Arts Sports’s Madden NFL 19 championship series — fatally shooting two gamers and injuring at least 11 others, Jacksonville Sher...
8m Aug 27, 2018
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‘I Won’t Say a Word About It.’ Pope Francis Declines to Confirm or Deny Knowledge of Abuse Allegations
(ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE) — Pope Francis declined Sunday to confirm or deny claims by the Vatican’s retired ambassador to the United States that he knew in 2013 about sexual misconduct allegations against the former archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, but rehabilitated him anyway.
8m Aug 27, 2018
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Troye Sivan Is the Perfect Pop Star for 2018
Troye Sivan, global pop star, shows up to his photo shoot alone. No manager. No assistant. No glam squad. Just a slight 23-year-old with wide blue eyes, artfully floppy bleached-blond hair and a voice that has captured the hearts of a millions-strong fandom, spread out everywhere from his hometown in Australia to his adopted home in Los Angeles. When Sivan stretches out his hand to introduce hi...
8m Aug 27, 2018
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What We Know About John McCain’s Funeral Services
Details about John McCain's funeral services have been announced after the longtime Arizona senator died on Saturday. McCain, who died roughly a year after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, was 81. McCain will lie in state in both the Arizona Capitol and the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, before his burial at a private service in Annapolis on...
5m Aug 27, 2018
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This 78-Year-Old Billionaire Wants to Become a World Champion Bridge Player
For Michael Bambang Hartono, a professional bridge player, the risk-taking and quick decision-making skills required in the game were instrumental in amassing his $11.5 billion fortune. Now the 78-year-old tycoon, whose family fortune spans from tobacco to banking and telecom, is bidding to become Indonesia’s oldest Asian Games medal winner. He’s paired with 65-year-old Bert Toar Polii as brid...
4m Aug 27, 2018
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This Mutual Fund Giant Is Now Offering a Zero-Fee Index Fund. So What’s the Catch?
Retirement giant Fidelity wants to let you invest for free. But should you? Earlier this month the Boston-based mutual fund company launched Fidelity Zero Total Market Index Fund and the Fidelity Zero International Index Fund, two new index funds Fidelity says will charge investors nothing. The new funds -- designed to give investors broad-based exposure to U.S. and international stocks, resp...
6m Aug 27, 2018
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Two New Books to Help You Accept That No Parent Is Perfect
"My Life has many Misfortunes," wrote French philosopher Michel de Montaigne in the 16th century, "most of which never happened." Not coincidentally, Montaigne is also considered the father of the personal essay, which has these 500 years later begotten a populous line of literature: the parenting memoir in which nothing terribly bad happens. The newest arrival in this family is Kim Brooks' Sm...
4m Aug 27, 2018
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Here’s a Genius Trick for Replying to an Email That Makes You Furious
Have you ever gotten an email you loathed from the instant it appeared in your inbox? You know the type — a coworker's excuse for missing a deadline, a manager's rejection of your pet project, or a passive-aggressive "Best," from someone who definitely does not wish you the best. The message makes you so livid, and all of a sudden you're cracking your knuckles and plotting your scathing respons...
4m Aug 27, 2018
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How George Clooney Became 2018’s Highest-Paid Actor Without Starring in a Single Movie
In addition to being Amal Clooney's husband, Prince Harry's pal and every middle-aged mom's celebrity crush, George Clooney is officially the highest-paid actor in the world. And he didn't even do any acting last year. Clooney came in first in Forbes' annual ranking of actors' paychecks out Tuesday, earning $239 million between June 2017 and June 2018. But he has alcohol, not the silver screen...
3m Aug 27, 2018
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For the First Time in Decades, Red Delicious Is No Longer America’s Favorite Apple
The Red Delicious apple, an easy-to-transport variety that dominated grocery selection for decades, is no longer the most popular variety in the U.S. as the rise of the Gala apple and other fresh fruits signal changing consumer tastes and greater diversity in diets. U.S. growers in 2018 will produce 52.4 million boxes of Gala apples, up 5.8 percent from last year, and 51.7 million of Red Delic...
2m Aug 27, 2018
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The Rom-Com Is Making a Comeback for All the Right Reasons
Romantic Comedies get a bad rap.
5m Aug 26, 2018
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People Are Now Taking Placebo Pills to Deal With Their Health Problems—And It’s Working
For over 20 years, Linda Buonanno lived in fear that her irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) would suddenly interrupt her daily routine with frequent trips to the bathroom and unbearable cramping. Buonanno, now a 71-year-old medical assistant and hairdresser from Methuen, Mass., tried everything from drugs to dairy-free diets. Nothing worked.
21m Aug 26, 2018
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These Are the Office Supplies That You Actually Need in Your Kitchen, According to Food Bloggers
I have a home office, so my workspace and my kitchen aren’t separated by very much, which might be why certain office supplies have migrated from my desk to my kitchen cabinets and counters — and stayed there. As it turns out, food bloggers and pro organizers also vouch for this odd combination. There are a handful of office supplies that are at least as useful for cooking as for working. Here...
4m Aug 26, 2018
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At the U.S. Border, an Invisible Wall Already Exists
For most, The Gateway International Bridge functions as it should, allowing people to get between the U.S. and Mexico. But on a hot Sunday afternoon, a dozen migrants at the mouth of the bridge weren't getting anywhere at all. They had been told, once again, to wait. "For three days we have been sleeping on the floor and they have been telling us the same thing," one of them, a man named Mbell...
5m Aug 26, 2018
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Former Vietnam POWs Share Memories of John McCain: 'I Loved Him Like a Brother'
As the country mourns the loss of Arizona Sen. John McCain, there is one group for whom his death hits particularly close to home: the U.S. veterans who were Prisoners of War with him in the Hanoi prison where he spent the most difficult chapter of his life. For this group, McCain’s death not only represents the loss of a respected public figure, but also of another one of their peers.
7m Aug 26, 2018
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U.S. Open Champion Sloane Stephens Is Set to Defend Her Title—and Defy Her Critics
Youth tennis clinics, like the one reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens is holding for some two dozen children in Washington, D.C., on this stifling summer afternoon, tend to be lighthearted affairs known in the trade as a hit and giggle. Pro player lobs a few shots to the kiddies, waves to the cameras, signs some autographs. Sponsor gets exposure, star gives back, kids pick up some tips...
8m Aug 26, 2018
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