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...most lucrative and prestigious event in professional poker. Last week, after a 117-day recess, 22-year-old Danish pro Peter Eastgate captured the title, defeating 27-year-old Russian Ivan Demidov by turning a straight on the final hand to beat Demidov's two pairs. Eastgate, the youngest main event champion in history, earned $9.1 million for his efforts-the second largest prize the tournament has ever doled out. On his way back to Europe, he caught up with TIME for a brief phone interview...
...November 4, Americans did not just elect their fifth-youngest president; In Grafton County, N.H., a junior at Dartmouth College defeated a three-term county treasurer. At 20 years old, Vanessa Sievers may be the United States’ youngest county treasurer in over 130 years, and her election sets an example for participation in local politics, and for college students particularly. It’s too often assumed that age is a prerequisite for getting involved in politics. But as history shows, older candidates aren’t necessarily the most qualified. Nor are they the most likely...
...year-old Dane is youngest-ever World Series of Poker champ. Somethin's blingin' in the state of Denmark...
...money his orphans bring in from the streets.The difference between the orphans in “Oliver Twist” and those in “Slumdog” is that Boyle allows his to grow up. Different actors play Jamal, Salim, and Latika at different ages; the youngest ones are universally adorable, particularly young Jamal (Tanay Chedda), who is cute even after crawling through a swamp of human feces. They’re never overly precocious or annoying—qualities that too many young American actors possess.When our heroes reach their late teens, Patel, Pinto, and Mittal take...
...over the keys, he was conscious of the price of a bad transition and determined that this one would proceed more smoothly. That was surprising in its own way, since 1960 saw a change not just of party but of generation, from the oldest President in history to the youngest. John F. Kennedy viewed Eisenhower as antique, out of step; he referred to him as "that old a-hole." Eisenhower for his part saw Kennedy as callow and unready; "I will do almost anything to avoid turning my chair and country over to Kennedy," he told his friends during...