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Powerball jackpot rockets to $1.8 billion
The Powerball jackpot is up to $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday night’s drawing, the second-largest amount in Powerball and American lottery history.
New York man charged with selling fake Nintendo products for millions online
A Lawrence, New York, man is accused of making millions selling fake Nintendo gaming products online and now faces counterfeiting and conspiracy charges.
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Guyana’s president is to be sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term on Sunday after officially being declared winner of last week's elections, as the small South American country reaps a windfall from offshore oil and gas production.
London’s subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike
Thousands of London Underground staff on Sunday began a series of strikes over pay and conditions that threaten to shut down the subway system used by millions of people a day.
Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn't immediately clear what caused the incident.
South Korea to bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia
More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.
Lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot
Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game's three-month drought without a big winner.
AI shakes up the call center industry, but some tasks are still better left to the humans
Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes he had to physically write for each call he handled.
A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election
Prosperous Norway is holding an election on Monday with inequality high on the list of concerns and the future of a wealth tax that has endured for over a century in doubt.
Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light
The puns are plentiful as police departments around the country buy their own ice cream trucks and roll into neighborhoods to hand out frozen treats for free.
Coca leaves remain a source of work, faith and identity in Bolivia
Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field.
Mozambique embraces a $6 billion electricity project, southern Africa’s biggest in 50 years
Herminio Guambe used to cut hair in a tiny barbershop with no electricity in his village outside Mozambique's capital. The arrival of power changed everything.
Flight from Pittsburgh to Houston diverted to Nashville over passenger disturbance
United Airlines flight 6378 Friday from Pittsburgh to Houston, was diverted to Nashville International Airport following a passenger disturbance.
What to know about a large-scale immigration raid at a Georgia manufacturing plant
Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals.
Portuguese victims of streetcar crash mourned by colleagues, friends and local residents
Ana Lopes worked at a Catholic charity in Portugal 's capital, often commuting up and down a hill on one of Lisbon's famed yellow-and-white streetcars.
Thieves cut hole in roof to steal gold, jewels from Los Angeles County store
Thieves cut a hole in the roof of a building to get access to a jewelry store this week in Manhattan Beach, California, and cleaned out its safe.
GOP lawmakers share pictures and praise of their night at Rose Garden Club
President Trump dined in his newly renovated Rose Garden at the White House with his allies in Congress in what they're calling the Rose Garden Club.
