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BILLIONAIR­E GOP DONOR ADELSON DIES AT 87

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Sheldon Adelson, the billionair­e founder and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and one of President Donald Trump’s largest donors, has died at 87 from complicati­ons related to treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the casino company announced Tuesday. Adelson brought singing gondoliers to the Las Vegas Strip, yet in his later years, he became known for his political activism. With an estimated net worth of $41.4 billion, Adelson and his wife, Miriam, had contribute­d more than $123 million to conservati­ve politician­s in the 2018 election cycle – more than any other U.S. citizen.

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