birthday

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Instead, he siphoned the money into a personal slush fund, leased a Manhattan apartment, renovated a lakefront property and spent $3,000 on a birthday dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant, according to the indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Lawyers for Dow Jones said the article was true, and they cited a subsequent release of the letter by the House Oversight Committee, which received a copy of the birthday book from Epstein’s estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Phil Mickelson became the oldest man to win a major when, just 24 days short of his 51st birthday, he claimed the US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It does not, however, mean that her two children receive birthday cards with $19,000 checks inside.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Some of the lines are silly—about how he hogged the pepperoni pizza at our birthday party, put an obviously recyclable cup in the trash, and often leaves his shoelaces untied.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison