Shohei Ohtani says he has ‘never’ bet on sports, calls ex-interpreter’s story ‘complete lie’

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani publicly addressed the gambling scandal involving his ex-intepreter Ippei Mizuhara, where he said he has never placed a sports bet and Mizuhara’s story about paying off his $4.5 million gambling debt is entirely fabricated.  “I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or never have asked somebody to… Continue reading Shohei Ohtani says he has ‘never’ bet on sports, calls ex-interpreter’s story ‘complete lie’

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson buys UFC fighter new home after first win: ‘Your story moved me’

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo with a home after being moved by the fighter’s story of having just $7 in his bank account before winning his first professional fight in May and sending the money to his village in Zimbabwe for a water well. Gorimbo’s story involves the loss of his… Continue reading Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson buys UFC fighter new home after first win: ‘Your story moved me’

The story of my mother-in-law’s assisted suicide

A few months ago, several members of my family and I took my 88-year-old mother-in-law to Switzerland to help her end her life. At Dignitas, a clinic in Zurich that offers physician-assisted suicide, she drank a dose of pentobarbital, fell asleep almost immediately and minutes later quietly stopped breathing. Back home, when we had told… Continue reading The story of my mother-in-law’s assisted suicide