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California Lottery says $2 billion Powerball winner is legitimate, amid claim ticket was stolen

California Lottery says $2 billion Powerball winner is legitimate, amid claim ticket was stolen

LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The California Lottery is maintaining it verified the rightful winner of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, after a man claimed he had the winning ticket before it was stolen from him. In a lawsuit filed on Feb. 22 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, […]

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US Marshals Service hit with ransomware attack

US Marshals Service hit with ransomware attack

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States Marshals Service (USMS) was hit with a ransomware attack, the agency said in a statement. The incident occurred on Feb. 17, and “officials determined that it constitutes a major incident,” according to an agency spokesperson. Ransomware is a type of malware that […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/23

Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 7, Toronto 0 Miami 4, Houston 3 Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 4 Cleveland 12, Chi Cubs 4 Colorado 7, Oakland 3 San Francisco 8, LA Angels 6 Texas 13, Cincinnati 2 […]

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‘Still Missing Morgan’ digs into 1995 kidnapping of 6-year-old with new key evidence

‘Still Missing Morgan’ digs into 1995 kidnapping of 6-year-old with new key evidence

Courtesy Nick family (NEW YORK) — For more than 27 years, Colleen Nick has been living with a void in her heart that she said will never be filled. On June 9, 1995, her 6-year-old daughter Morgan was watching a Little League game at a ballfield near Alma, Arkansas, and […]

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This all-Black college swim team just made history

This all-Black college swim team just made history

Courtesy of Jasmine Payne (NEW YORK) — An all-Black collegiate swimming and diving team won its first conference championship over the weekend, making history during Black History Month. Howard University’s swimming and diving team took home the 2023 title of the Northeast Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving champions on Saturday […]

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Sweet potato helps solve Massachusetts cold case murder after 12 years

Sweet potato helps solve Massachusetts cold case murder after 12 years

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CAPE COD, Mass.) — Twelve years after a shooting death on Cape Cod, the alleged killer was caught, in part, thanks to a root vegetable used in the commission of the crime, according to prosecutors. On Feb. 27, 2011, Todd Lampley was found shot to death in […]

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Jackson mayor sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ in water crisis

Jackson mayor sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ in water crisis

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, continue to be hit with boil water notices, water shortages and other water infrastructure problems that have lingered for decades. Over the last two years, Jackson residents have been hit with more problems that left them without clean water for weeks […]

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Man caught on camera vandalizing Philadelphia mosque

Man caught on camera vandalizing Philadelphia mosque

Courtesy of Philadelphia Police Department (PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect seen vandalizing a mosque this weekend. Security cameras caught the man spray-painting symbols and phrases including “Jesus Christ” on the walls and doors of Masjidullah – The Center for Human Excellence, according to the Philadelphia chapter […]

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Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma as massive winter storm moves east

Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma as massive winter storm moves east

ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least nine tornadoes were reported in Kansas and Oklahoma on Sunday night as a massive winter storm moves eastward across the country, according to the National Weather Service. One tornado destroyed a home, toppled trees and knocked over power lines in Liberal, Kansas, near […]

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Ohio train derailment: Federal interagency teams go door-to-door in East Palestine

Ohio train derailment: Federal interagency teams go door-to-door in East Palestine

Michael Swensen/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Joint teams from multiple federal agencies have started canvassing homes in a tiny Ohio village upended by a hazardous train derailment to help provide support for affected residents. Interagency teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, […]

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