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Winning $1.04 billion Powerball ticket sold in Illinois
The winner can choose a lump-sum payment of $450.5 million, or take 30 payments over 29 years that increase by 5% every year. The payments are before taxes.
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Bathrooms at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to have Islamic ritual foot wash stations
The project is privately funded and expected to cost around $300,000, according to documents filed with Texas regulators.
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Texas court rules that baby with heart defect born to surrogate must receive treatment
The intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have an abortion once they learned it had a heart defect. A Texas court on Tuesday ordered that the baby receive lifesaving care once born.
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Winter storm sweeps across East Coast, canceling flights as 60% of U.S. under weather advisories
The reported 3,100 flights canceled by Friday morning exceeded the 2,681 flights canceled all of Thursday.
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ByteDance confirms using TikTok to monitor journalists
The company is currently scrambling to avoid its expulsion from the U.S. economy by negotiating a security arrangement with the U.S. government.
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Pickleball grows in popularity, along with more trips to the doctor
The game’s roots began in 1965 when former Washington state Lt. Gov. Joel Pritchard and a friend improvised with wooden ping-pong paddles and a plastic perforated ball and eventually developed a permanent set of rules.
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Pennsylvania city treasurer charged with stealing $100,000 for gambling, vacations
Uniontown city Treasurer Antoinette Hodge is accused of stealing almost $107,000 in 2020-2021.
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Leftist political intolerance driving families apart for the holidays: Dennis Prager
"Adults cry on my radio show that they haven't seen their grandchildren in five years," said the popular radio host and PragerU cofounder.
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Voting with feet: New York losing people at fastest rate of any state, Census finds
The 2.1% decrease in population was the highest loss of any state.
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Arizona's population growth leads the West in latest Census estimate
More than 94,000 people are calling Arizona home than they did amid the waning months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Congressional lawmakers seek more federal drought relief for farmers
Congressional lawmakers in Connecticut and Rhode Island have teamed up to seek more federal relief funding to help New England livestock feed producers, and other farmers impacted by severe drought conditions. In a letter to House and Senate budget leaders, members
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Netflix poised to end password sharing, potentially affecting 100 million users
Streaming service has been struggling to compete in crowded entertainment market.
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Gov. Abbott says Texas grid prepared this time to handle demand ahead of polar vortex
After Winter Storm Uri, the Texas Legislature implemented a series of reforms and oversight measures.