In four payments from June to December 2014, Duke sent the Republican Governors Association a total of $3,050,000 A new analysis of government records reveals that Duke Energy – the world’s largest private electric utility – began writing unusually large checks to the national Republican Governors Association while Gov. Pat McCrory and Republican lawmakers debated how to respond to the company’s giant spill of coal ash sludge into the Dan River. In four payments from June to December 2014, Duke sent the Republican Governors Association a total of $3,050,000 – more than 10 times its previous record donation to the RGA.

Canadian gold mining companies Alamos Gold and AuRico Gold Inc. are merging in a deal valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The combined business will have assets including AuRico’s Young-Davidson mine in Canada and Alamos’ Mulatos mine in Sonora, Mexico.

IT IS INTERESTING. YOU CAN VOTE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, OR KCCI.COM. LAURA: NEW AT 5, THE TRIAL FOR A FORMER LOTTERY WORKER ACCUSED OF FIXING THE HOT LOTTO GAME IS DELAYED.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: The Canadian gold mining company is merging with fellow gold mining company AuRico Gold Inc. in a deal worth about $1.5 billion. Mylan said it filed notice of its proposed buyout with antitrust regulators as it awaits a response from the generic drug company.

The Deal : Alamos Gold Inc. and AuRico Gold Inc. announced that they have agreed to merge their respective companies in a transcation valued at approximately US$1.5 billion. Alamos shares will receive, for each share held, 1 MergeCo share and $0.0001 in cash, and holders of AuRico shares will receive, for each share held, 0.5046 MergeCo shares.

MBAC Fertilizer Corp. . Fertilizer producer. Up 5.5 cents, or 68.75 per cent, to 13.5 cents on 17.4 million shares.

The 2000 movie “Lucky Numbers,” which stars John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, depicted a con-artist duo trying to hack the lottery system. Eddie Raymond Tipton, who worked as the Director of Information Security for the Multi-State Lottery Association, was arrested last January by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations over a mysterious unclaimed Lotto ticket.

An agreement with the Unified Government called for Kansas Entertainment LLC to start work on the 248-room hotel this month or start paying penalties estimated at $1.25 million a year. The operator of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is folding plans to start work on a new hotel next to the casino this month, and they’ll have to ante up an estimated $1.25 million a year until they decide go forward with the project.

MBAC Fertilizer Corp. . Fertilizer producer. Up 5.5 cents, or 68.75 per cent, to 13.5 cents on 17.4 million shares.

Under the agreement, shareholders of Alamos Gold Inc. and AuRico Gold Inc. would each own half of a new company that owns the Young-Davidson mine in Ontario and the Mulatos mine in Mexico and other assets. The merged company would also own about five per cent of another new company, to be name AuRico Metals, which will have about US$20 million in cash and a number of mining assets.

Investigators said he bought a winning Hot Lotto ticket in December 2010. Surveillance video from the Des Moines Quik Trip showed the winning ticket being purchased.

Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of billionaire Steve Wynn, filed suit to lift divorce-related restrictions on the sale of her stock in Wynn Resorts. Fellow board members voted against nominating her for another term.

Former three division champion Adrien Broner was ringside at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, watching Danny Garcia win a close twelve round majority decision over Lamont Peterson in the Premier Boxing Champions main event. Broner is very close friends with Peterson and attended the event to support him.

The $800 million Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, Calif., was opened in November 2013 by Station Casinos and the Sonoma County Indian tribe. writes the weekly column Inside Gaming, reflecting what is happening in the industry.

Jessica Simpson’s son, Ace, continues to be crazy cute. Earlier this week, Simpson took to Instagram to share photos of the toddler hanging at the beach and the playground.

Jessica Simpson’s son, Ace, continues to be crazy cute. Earlier this week, Simpson took to Instagram to share photos of the toddler hanging at the beach and the playground.

Analysts projected 10.9% to 20% 1-year net gains for KLAC, AMAT, GRMN, MSFT, STX, WYNN, INTC, SNDK, NTAP, and FAST. Results from IndexArb.com tallied for 53 Nasdaq 100 Index members paying dividends as of market closing prices April 9, 2015 were stacked against analyst mean target price projections one year out.

In the movie “Surrogates”, human beings live in isolation and interact by remote-controlling surrogate robots, who are perfectly good looking, young, healthy and athletic. In “Gamer”, people have personalities in simulation worlds that are different from their real lives.

The award show will be hosted by Ludacris & Chrissy Tegen and takes place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The MGM Grand Arena is a great venue for concerts & events.

Through a special second chance promotion sponsored by the Kentucky Lottery, 43-year-old Okolona resident Michael Ernstberger, of Louisville, Kentucky, won the opportunity to be this year’s Festival Fanatic for the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival. As part of his big win, Ernstberger will serve as the Thundernator for the Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 18. Ernstberger will provide the Thunder countdown and “zero” ignition to activate the Thunder launch system sequence in the Command Center at the Galt House Hotel.