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She was entranced by a man who could win and lose big at blackjack without missing the chance to order another round of J&B on the rocks for himself and Harvey Wallbangers for her: “You’ll like it, baby. It’s sweet.”

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Mexico’s economy was already on the rocks when the U.S. president began issuing tariff threats, spooking overseas investors who once viewed Mexico as a pipeline to move products into the U.S. tax-free.

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While the decision is debated, scientists are desperate to get their gloved hands on the rocks.

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In 2023, he paid $22 million for Cabin on the Rocks, the only oceanfront home ever designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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While she closes this chapter on the peak of New York’s social pyramid, the society queen’s marriage is very much on the rocks.

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