Man who found $20 used it to buy a $1 million winning lottery ticket

North Carolina resident Jerry Hicks found $20 outside a convenience store and used it to buy a winning scratch-off lottery ticket.

North Carolina man's lucky $20 find turns into $1 million scratch-off win

A North Carolina man used a $20 bill he discovered on the ground to buy a lottery scratch-off ticket that won him a $1 million top prize, officials said.

Who are the people winning Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaways?

What we know about America PAC winners

Georgia Powerball ticket wins $478 million jackpot

A winning ticket for Wednesday's Powerball drawing was sold at a Georgia convenience store — netting the lucky buyer a $478 million jackpot.

Philadelphia DA sues Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters

Suit by DA Larry Krasner comes days after the Justice Department warned that the sweepstakes might violate federal election law.

A Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Will Cost $5 Next Year, but You Can Get the Same (Real) Payout for Free, Starting Today

What the lottery sells is the power of hope–which you can start embracing right now, without spending a dime.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Wings win WNBA draft lottery, get No. 1 selection

Dallas will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft -- widely expected to be UConn star Paige Bueckers -- after winning the league's draft lottery.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery and earns the No. 1 pick

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Dallas Wins No. 1 Pick in W.N.B.A. Draft Lottery, and a Shot at Paige Bueckers

The Wings are set up to draft a potential franchise cornerstone in 2025.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Man who used legal loophole to live rent-free for years in NYC hotel found unfit to stand trial

A man charged with fraud for claiming to own a storied Manhattan hotel where he had been living rent-free for years has been found unfit to stand trial, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years

Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters

Elon Musk and his America PAC, who are backing Donald Trump, have offered registered voters in swing states the chance to win $1 million each day.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Shake Shack CEO talks expansion goals as shares climb after earnings beat: 'Now's our opportunity'

Lynch said many eat at Shake Shack when they are on vacation, adding that the chain has outposts in high-traffic airports JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Elon Musk ordered to attend $1 million voter lottery suit hearing in Philadelphia court

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

Business - CNBC - October 31

2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court

The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.

Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in the presidential election contest.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Elon Musk $1 million voter lottery suit sent back to state court

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC have backed Donald Trump in the presidential election against Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - November 1

The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery, earning the No. 1 pick next year

The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday and the chance to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick

Sports - ABC News - 3 days ago

2025 WNBA Draft Lottery results: Wings win No. 1 overall pick, right to select UConn's Paige Bueckers

The Sparks, Sky and Mystics rounded out the lottery

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

WNBA mock draft: After Wings win lottery for Paige Bueckers, who goes next?

The WNBA Draft lottery is in the books, setting the order for April’s 2025 draft. Similar to the past two years, there shouldn’t be much drama at the top, considering the only way Paige Bueckers ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

No. 20 Illinois uses No. 1 Oregon's ranking as motivation heading into Saturday's meeting

Oregon doesn’t care about its No. 1 ranking, but Illinois sure does

Sports - ABC News - October 24

Man missing at sea lands boat in Ireland

Chris Ellery's boat broke down in the Irish Sea, but he was able to make it to County Wicklow.

U.K. Man Who Posed as a Girl to Extort Teens Online Gets 20 Years in Prison

The Northern Ireland resident sought explicit images from thousands of girls he had groomed and blackmailed, leading to the death of a 12-year-old girl in the United States.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Ex-officer found guilty in shooting death of Black man who was holding keys

A former police officer in Columbus, Ohio, who shot and killed Andre Hill has been found guilty in the shooting.

Las Vegas man who called 911 for help killed by police in his home

Brandon Durham was tussling with a female intruder over a knife when an officer shot him multiple times.

North Carolina man wins $1m jackpot after finding a $20 bill in parking lot

Jerry Hicks, a carpenter, plans to use money to retire and take care of his children – after a Golden Corral celebration. An abandoned $20 bill became a $1m jackpot for a North Carolina man who ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Who wins when Nigeria's richest man takes on the 'oil mafia'?

Having built a $20bn oil refinery, Aliko Dangote is now at the heart of a row in the murky industry.

Man who spent $6.2 million on banana duct-taped to wall says he's going to eat it

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun dropped over $6 million on a banana duct-taped to wall by artist Maurizio Cattelan — and he intends to eat it.

Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

Social media platform Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election

Tech - ABC News - November 13

‘I feel robbed’: the millions of residents in US territories like Puerto Rico who can’t vote in presidential race

After a comedian at a Trump rally described Puerto Rico as ‘garbage’, old resentments were fired up, as residents say it’s unfair to be disfranchised in elections. Donald Trump’s Madison Square ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

The Big Question: who do you think will win the US election?

Harris and Trump are neck and neck as the campaign reaches its closing days. Can you see a winner — and why?

World - Financial Times - November 1

Young Dodgers fan who caught Freddie Freeman's Game 1-winning grand slam ball reflects on emotional experience

Before snagging the souvenir of a lifetime, the 10-year-old didn't even know he was attending the game

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years in UK

Judge rules in landmark case involving deepfake sexual abuse material

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Jason Kelce appears to smash phone of man who used a gay slur to describe brother Travis and Taylor Swift

Jason Kelce appeared to run into some trouble with a college football fan while he was in Happy Valley on Saturday for the Penn State-Ohio State game.

French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts

Supporters of Donald Trump, including Elon Musk, have touted shifting election odds on Polymarket even as polls largely show a tight race with Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - October 24

French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts

A stark shift toward former President Donald Trump on the political gambling platform Polymarket this month stoked scrutiny about four accounts that have collectively spent over $28 million betting ...

US election briefing: Trump on track to win popular vote as millions of Biden voters desert Harris

Donald Trump is set to equal his vote total from the 2020 US presidential election, but Kamala Harris will fall far short of the 81 million who voted for Biden. US election results 2024: live map ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Coastal Carolina will refund season tickets if men's and women's hoops win 35

If the Chanticleers' men's and women's programs combine for 35 wins, fans who purchase season tickets by Nov. 3 will have those tickets paid for in full.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

Arena bomb survivors win case against man who claimed attack was staged

Survivors of the Manchester Arena bomb win a case against a man who claimed no-one was injured.

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