High rollers at Mohegan Sun push limits and bend rules
Transcripts from a tribal gaming commission hearing reveal Mohegan Sun dealers and staff often bend rules to cater to top players known as whales. Incidents include late bets, special accommodations, and tolerating abuse while management denies blanket leniency, citing competitive pressures and individual discretion.
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Uncasville
Glen Costales
Tribal Gaming Commission
Associated Press
Costales
Maria DeGiacomo
DeGiacomo
Matthew Mendetti
Kaufmann
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Mohegan Sun
Foxwoods
Mendetti
Gaming Commission
Conn
Pope Francis Visit Sparks Philadelphia Anxiety
Eight weeks before Pope Francis arrives Philadelphia residents worry about road closures, security checkpoints, and disrupted deliveries. Officials say plans are fluid and final details will come three weeks before landing, with a security zone and transit changes affecting residents and visitors alike.
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Philadelphia
Pope Francis
U.S
Parkway
Francis
Barbara Epstein
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Powers That Be
Secret Service
Robert Hoback
Michael Nutter
Nutter
World Meeting of Families
World Meeting
Donna Crilley Farrell
Benjamin Franklin
New Jersey
Delaware River
Los
Sphia
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Steve Flemming
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Lower Merion Township
Farrell
Phillies
Cole Hamels
Clinton releases health and tax records amid busy Friday
Hillary Clinton and husband paid nearly 44 million dollars in federal taxes since 2007 while she is described as in excellent physical condition. Emails from her personal account totaled over 2,200 pages as her campaign released a health letter and eight years of tax returns. She campaigned in Miami and urged an end to Cuba embargo as super PACs filed first 2016 reports, signaling transparency moves against Jeb Bush.
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Clinton
Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
State Department
National Urban League
Cuba
Miami
Jeb Bush
Bush
Florida
Judge blocks more video releases by anti abortion group
Federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order blocking release of recordings made at meetings of an abortion providers association by the Center for Medical Progress. The National Abortion Federation sued, saying infiltration and recordings threaten member safety and privacy, with the group citing ties to violence against abortion providers.
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San Francisco
Planned Parenthood
William Orrick
Center For Medical Progress
National Abortion Federation
Orrick
Vicki Saporta
Association
Wing fragment from missing flight may reveal Flight 370 clues
Investigators in Reunion study a 2 meter wing portion found on a volcanic island. French lab experts will inspect metal stress and residues for crash orientation, origin, and traces, while ruling out other causes, as piece is protected en route to Toulouse lab.
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Saint-Andre
Reunion
Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines
Africa
Toulouse
Europe
Xavier Tytelman
UC shooting fuels debate over campus police powers
Providence AP report details how University of Cincinnati campus officer Ray Tensing fatally shot Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop near campus. An Ohio prosecutor charged Tensing with murder, arguing the campus force faces scrutiny over its role and authority. The case highlights how universities increasingly arm and expand campus police, while critics urge limits on their reach beyond campus borders.
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Providence
R.I
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Ray Tensing
Samuel DuBose
DuBose
Tensing
Baltimore Homicide Toll Surges to 45 in July
Baltimore records 45 homicides in July, the highest monthly total since August 1972, as three more deaths bring the year to 189. Nonfatal shootings double to 3, amid riots and a shaken leadership, with Mayor Rawlings-Blake letting police chief Batts go.
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Baltimore
Freddie Gray
Baltimore Sun
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Anthony Batts
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Transport Workers Union
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Lux
Bond & Green
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