A single ticket matched all 6 numbers and ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than an earlier $747 million estimate.
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UK energy giant BP’s profits double to $27.7 billion
High oil and gas prices have hit Britain hard, with double-digit inflation fueling a wave of public-sector strikes, soaring food bank use and demands that politicians expand a tax on the windfall profits of energy companies.
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Woman plotted with neo-Nazi to attack Baltimore power grid, prosecutors say
The thwarted attempt adds to a growing list of similar cases as authorities warn the American electrical grid could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists.
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Wells man accused in Times Square machete attack also facing terrorism charges
Authorities have said Trevor Thomas Bickford began studying radical Islamic ideology last summer before deciding to wage jihad against government officials.
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Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence
South Carolina prosecutors hope to show he was worried his alleged crimes were about to be discovered and that Murdaugh killed his family to get sympathy and buy time to cover up the missing money.
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Some Florida high school athletes leery of being made to reveal menstrual cycles
The proposal, which is to be considered by the state’s athletic association, has ignited a political furor at a time when the overturning of Roe v. Wade has moved women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy to the center of debate.
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Regulators invite comments on plan to increase legal size of lobsters
Recent surveys that show declining levels of young lobsters are a concern for the future of the fishery, and the rules aim at maintaining a breeding population.
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Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio
Officials warned the controlled burn would send toxic chemicals into the air.
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Republicans’ rhetoric about spending cuts worries housing advocates
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, who has championed housing programs in the past, says it’s premature to say what the funding level of HUD should be without seeing the president’s budget request.
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Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The trial of the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son ended Wednesday with a cliffhanger.