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The Powerball prize now stands at $1.7 billion. Here are the biggest jackpots in history—and where the winning tickets were sold

The U.S. has seen more than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016.

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He promised investors 10% gains. Now, he’s accused of using their money for sailing excursions in an alleged Ponzi scheme

Authorities accuse a Colorado man of operating an investing scheme and funding his own luxurious lifestyle.

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Republican lawmaker and notable Trump critic Ben Sasse announces stage 4 cancer: ‘Now marching to the beat of a faster drummer’

“I’m not going down without a fight," said the Ivy League-educated father of three.

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Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Christmas Day 2025

While many major retailers are closed, here are some stores that are open on Christmas Day.

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The shortest day of the year has arrived. Here's what to know

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead.

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Johnson & Johnson hit with another giant asbestos-talcum powder verdict: $65.5 million in Minnesota

Jurors found for the 37-year-old plaintiff, who used J&J's baby powder throughout her childhood and later developing mesothelioma.

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Top advisor to Zohran Mamdani resigns over antisemitic old tweets despite now being married to a Jewish man and having Jewish children

"As the mother of Jewish children, I feel a profound sense of sadness and remorse at the harm these words have caused,” Catherine Almonte Da Costa...

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Devin Nunes and Trump Media get in bed with Google-backed nuclear fusion company in surprise $6 billion merger

The combined company says it plans to find a site and begin construction next year on the “world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant."

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The Oscars will leave longtime home of ABC in 2029, move to YouTube

ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100th Oscars.

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FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for...

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(Legal) weed kingpin Duke Rodriguez runs for governor in New Mexico

After several high-profile potential Republican candidates passed on the race, the Ultra Health president and chief executive decided to make his...

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MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, shot and killed in his home in Brookline, Mass.

Loureiro, who was married, grew up in Viseu, in central Portugal, and studied in Lisbon before earning a doctorate in London, according to MIT.

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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 is 'slop,' and here's why

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability...

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'I’m dying. I can’t breathe': Scenes of death, fear and chaos follow Bondi Beach shooting

As the sounds of bullets rang out and the bodies fell, the young mother threw herself on top of her 5-year-old son and prayed.

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‘A hundred years is not enough’: Dick Van Dyke celebrates 100th birthday, hungry for more

As part of the celebration of Van Dyke's birthday, theaters are showing a new documentary about his life, “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration."

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Peter Greene, ‘Pulp Fiction’ actor famous for ‘Zed’s dead’ line, dies at 60

In 1994, he played the memorable villain in Quentin Tarantino's “Pulp Fiction," and a leading villain opposite Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in “The...

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Danish intelligence report warns of U.S. economic leverage and military threat under Trump

“China and Russia, together with other like-minded states, are seeking to reduce Western–and particularly US–global influence," the report said.

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Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

(The Associated Press) — Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he...

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Netflix’s $11 million funding for a director’s sports cars and luxury mattresses—not a show—leads to fraud conviction

Carl Erik Rinsch, 48, never finished the show. His sentencing date is set for April.

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Arkansas becomes first state to cut ties with PBS, saying $2.5 million membership dues ‘not feasible’

PBS Arkansas is rebranding itself as Arkansas TV and will provide more local content, the agency's Executive Director and CEO Carlton Wing said.

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Oracle’s huge AI bets are spooking Wall Street—a 12% plunge wiped out the market’s early gains

Nvidia was still the single heaviest weight for the S&P 500.

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TV producer behind ‘I Married a Murderer’ makes FBI Most Wanted list on claim she got a $14.7 million bank loan as a fake heiress

Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is believed to be in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the FBI said on Dec. 5.

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Sophie Kinsella, author of popular ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55

Sophie Kinsella, the author of “Confessions of a Shopaholic” and a series of millions-selling sequels, died Monday, her family said. She was 55...

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Cinnabon franchise immediately fires Wisconsin worker who went viral for racist rant

The video was posted on TikTok and showed a white, female employee cursing at and taunting the customers from behind the counter/.

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These toxic wild mushrooms have caused a deadly outbreak of poisoning in California

The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said...

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Bari Weiss to moderate prime-time ‘town hall’ with Erika Kirk on CBS News

“Like so many people around the world, I will never forget the moment that Erika Kirk forgave her husband's killer,” Weiss said.

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From Spotify Wrapped to YouTube Recap to Amazon Delivered, the holidays are becoming a time of year for our tech to tell us who we are

The end of 2025 is near. And the season of unwrapping our online lives — or at least a glimpse of what they looked like over the past year — is...

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Still don’t have a REAL ID? Starting in February, air travelers without one will be charged a $45 fee

TSA officials said that paying the fee does not guarantee verification, and travelers whose identities cannot be verified may be turned away.

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New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids

While the technology has previously been available in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world, it’s now rolling out in the U.S.

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'Rage bait' is Oxford University Press word of year amid online outrage

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.

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Trump won’t say what body part he got an MRI on: ‘It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it’

President Donald Trump said he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.

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Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ take Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Storm, joining icons like PacMan and Buzz Lightyear

Performers included “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, Conan Gray, Lainey Wilson, Foreigner, Lil Jon, and Audrey Nuna. The Radio City...

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Northwestern will pay Trump admin $75 million to settle antisemitism cases and restore funding while agreeing to ‘socialize international students’

The Trump administration had frozen $790 million in grants that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation of the university's president...

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U.S. stocks lift on the last day of November as Wall Street eagerly awaits the results of Black Friday

Wall Street is operating on an abbreviated schedule Friday after being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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The Louvre will hike prices for everyone who isn’t from Europe—from $25 to $37

Last year, the Louvre welcomed 8.7 millions visitors. 77% of them were foreigners.

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Here’s when Black Friday starts at all the major U.S. retail stores

America's biggest shopping day of the year is upon us.

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The European Space Agency is refueling, adding billions to its budget to ‘give wings to Europe’s future through space travel’

The European Space Agency is refueling, adding billions to its budget to ‘give wings to Europe’s future through space travel’

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Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, former Black Panther leader who once called violence ‘as American as cherry pie,’ dies at 82

Formerly known as H. Rap Brown, he died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy.

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‘It’s a little escape’: Airport workers find refuge in airport chapels during Thanksgiving rush

“Our first customer is the airport worker," said Rev. Michael Zaniolo, the Catholic priest and administrator of the Interfaith Airport Chapels of...

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Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, dies at 111

Her grandson said Monday that she died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital.

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Woman in Slender Man stabbing is found day after walking away from group home

A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man has been found in...

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White House continues Zohran romance, saying that ‘making life better for everybody’ is shared by a ‘lot of people’ in both parties

The New York Mayor-elect stuck by his previous criticism without saying the "F" word: fascist. "That’s something that I’ve said in the past."

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Kennedy Center says it's being paid $7.4 million ahead of the World Cup draw

The Kennedy Center said Friday that it is being paid $7.4 million to hold the draw for the World Cup at the performing arts venue on Dec. 5. FIFA is...

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Caesars Palace fined $7.8 million over Shohei Ohtani interpreter’s money laundering issues

The Nevada Gaming Control Board alleged that Caesars Palace failed to verify bookmaker Mathew Bowyer's source of funds as he gambled between 2017 and...

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Older adult from Washington state believed to first human death from rare strain of bird flu

The person from Grays Harbor County, about 78 miles southwest of Seattle, had a backyard flock of domestic poultry, health officials said.

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After calling Mamdani a ‘100% Communist lunatic,’ Trump now says ‘we’re looking for the same things’

The Republican president and new Democratic star have indicated an openness to come together for the city they've both called home.

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Brazil hails ‘historic victory’ after months of pressure as Trump removes 40% tariffs on coffee imports

The President initially hiked tariffs in protest of the persecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is imprisoned for attempting to stage a...

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Nvidia faces down bubble talk with 65% profit leap and 62% jump in revenue

Nvidia's market cap was over $4.5 trillion at close of trading on Wednesday. The GDP of Japan, the world's fourth-largest economy, is $4.28 trillion.

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Texas man indicted in death of ‘King of the Hill' voice actor Jonathan Joss

Joss’ husband has claimed the person who killed the actor yelled “violent homophobic slurs” before opening fire.

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Nicki Minaj thanks Trump for leadership on Christians in Nigeria, calls for urgent action in UN speech

Trump has said Christianity faces an “existential threat” in Nigeria and has told the Pentagon to begin preparing for possible military action.

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