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Search results for "US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants"

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Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters:
Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
By Katie Sanders• April 12, 2013
Minka Kelly stated on May 10, 2016 in a post on Instagram:
"By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks."
By Linda Qiu• May 17, 2016
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Kendall Jones stated on July 02, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management."
By Linda Qiu• July 11, 2014
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email:
Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2012
Georgia Lottery stated on January 24, 2013 in on a ticket:
Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.
By Janel Davis• February 1, 2013
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2020
Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign news release and platform document:
Says Gov. Jim Doyle and the DNR have not put hunters first and mismanaged the deer herd; as a result "the deer population has dwindled."
By James B. Nelson• October 24, 2010
Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Hunter Biden “was hanged at Gitmo.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 18, 2021
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad:
Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
By John Frank• October 1, 2008
TikTok posts stated on October 03, 2023 in a video:
An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.”
By Grace Abels• October 6, 2023
Ginny Burdick stated on December 12, 2012 in an email:
"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."
By Janie Har• December 28, 2012
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund stated on September 26, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf."
By John Frank• October 1, 2008
Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 20, 2020
Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News:
"At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol."
By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014
Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
By Cynthia Needham• July 27, 2010
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post:
News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment.
By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2021
Bloggers stated on April 28, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Ted Nugent killed in hunting accident."
By Joshua Gillin• May 1, 2017
Facebook posts stated on October 25, 2020 in a text post:
Says Hunter Biden “died of a crack overdose.”
By Daniel Funke• October 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2024 in a post:
Photo shows President Joe Biden used his son Hunter’s injuries from a car accident as a photo opportunity when taking the oath of office for Senate in 1973.
By Sara Swann• December 5, 2024

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