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Unidentified winner claims Florida's $1.6 billion lottery

TALLAHASSEE, Florida: The Florida Lottery said this week that the second-largest lottery winner in U.S. history has come forward to ...


Biden's $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

VICTORIA, Texas: This week, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that President Joe Biden did not have ...


No. 17 Miami gains reinforcements for Georgia Tech visit

(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) Undefeated through four games, No. 17 Miami aims to put another tally in the ...


With Lionel Messi's status unsure, Fire offer fans '24 credit

(Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) More than 61,000 fans bought tickets to see Lionel Messi play in Chicago on ...


Report: Texans G Kendrick Green (meniscus) out indefinitely

(Photo credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports) Houston Texans left guard Kendrick Green was diagnosed with a torn meniscus and is ...


Rays on the brink of another wild-card exit vs. Rangers

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) The Tampa Bay Rays will need to locate their offense -- and their ...


High-scoring Galaxy aim to continue playoff push in Seattle

(Photo credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports) The LA Galaxy haven't had trouble finding the net recently. Then again, neither have ...


FC Dallas know playoff berth may be on the line against Rapids

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) It's a tight race for the playoffs in the MLS Western Conference, and few ...


Dynamo visit CF Montreal as both sides chase playoffs

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Two sides looking to secure their holds on a playoff spot will go ...


If traded, James Harden still favored to land with Clippers

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) James Harden is expected to report to the Philadelphia 76ers' training sessions in Colorado ...


Jordan Montgomery, Rangers open series by blanking Rays

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Jordan Montgomery tossed seven scoreless innings to lift the visiting Texas Rangers to ...


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Gold Rush: Federal Government's bold move to attract Saudi investment in Reko Diq

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - According to The News, the federal government is considering selling its stake in the Reko Diq project ...

Nasdaq dives 248 points as interest rates reach for the stars

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday as interest rates on 10 and 30-year Treasury yields approached ...

Chief medical officer warns of levels of Cannabis use in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland: The chief medical officer has issued a stark warning regarding the alarming levels of cannabis consumption in Ireland, ...

Deal unlikely to stop strike, say Kaiser Permanente workers' unions

OAKLAND, California: As their current contract expires and their unions prepare to strike, Kaiser Permanente workers' representatives said, on September ...

In the midst of slowdown, eurozone inflation hits a two-year low

FRANKFURT, Germany: Inflation in the eurozone hit a two-year low in September, signaling that the European Central Bank's (ECB) strategy ...

Factory activity in China shows first increase in six months

BEIJING, China: Official statistics released on the weekend showed that in September, Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time ...

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Petroleum Minister Puri urges OPEC toinfuse sense of affordability in oil markets amid rising crude prices

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri met the Secretary-General of the ...

Joe Biden thanks Qatar's emir for US-Iran prisoner swap deal

Washington DC [US], October 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has thanked Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for ...

Ukraine adds Chinese energy giants to war sponsors list

Kiev wants the West to pressure Beijing over oil and gas deals with RussiaThree major Chinese oil and gas conglomerates ...

18 killed in explosion at illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], October 4 (ANI): As many as 18 people including a pregnant woman have been killed in an explosion ...

Climate change challenges marine conservation efforts in Atlantic Canada

Extreme ocean changes due to climate change are not an abstract or future scenario. This summer alone, 23 per cent ...

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International Longshore and Warehouse Union declares bankruptcy

SAN FRANCISCO, California: To resolve a pending litigation with the Oregon affiliate of the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), ...


Drought compels Panama Canal to reduce ships passing through to 31

PANAMA CITY, Panama: On September 30, the Panama Canal said that due to a drought that has reduced the supply ...


First flight from Libya to Italy in 10 years, takes off from Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya: Italy and Libya resumed commercial flights for the first time in ten years on September 30, with flight ...


Maine fire destroys Jamie Wyeth paintings, guts historical buildings

SAINT GEORGE, Maine: A fire destroyed several waterfront buildings in Maine on September 29, including an art gallery with several ...


ASEAN leadership: Members refuse Myanmar's leadership in 2026

JAKARTA, Indonesia - According to Asian diplomats and the Philippines' president, Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not ...


New video taken in Pacific shows 3 sunk WWII aircraft carriers

NEW LONDON, Connecticut: Video footage taken deep in the Pacific Ocean provided the first detailed view of three World War ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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