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Powerball: A single winning ticket for the $2.04 billion jackpot was sold in California – CNN

Powerball: A single winning ticket for the $2.04 billion jackpot was sold in California  CNN Winning Powerball ticket for $2.04 billion jackpot sold in California  Fox Business Winning ticket sold in Altadena for record $2.04-billion Powerball jackpot  Yahoo News Powerball winner: $2.04B jackpot

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Draft Report Offers Starkest View Yet of U.S. Climate Threats

“The things Americans value most are at risk,” says a draft of the National Climate Assessment, a major federal scientific report slated for release next year.

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DeSantis official says Justice Dept. can’t send monitors to 3 Florida counties – The Washington Post

DeSantis official says Justice Dept. can’t send monitors to 3 Florida counties  The Washington Post Florida warns US Justice Department that federal election monitors are not allowed inside polling places  CNN DOJ to monitor voting sites in these 64 cities and counties  KRQE

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Ukraine Could Soon Better Defend Itself in the Air. Here’s How

As Russian missiles and airstrikes rain down on Ukraine—damaging up to 40% of the its infrastructure in the past month—the country may soon be able to better defend against the growing barrage of attacks thanks to new weapons deliveries from

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Dueling sports betting measures on the ballot in California

The gaming industry and Native American tribes are betting big on dueling ballot measures to legalize sports gambling in California, but voters may not want a piece of the action.

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Problems With Some Arizona Voting Machines Are Already Stoking Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Election officials in Arizona’s largest county spent the first few hours of Election Day scrambling to reassure the public and push back against false claims after problems emerged with vote counting machines at some polling sites. As of Tuesday afternoon,

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Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than $28.5 million

The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than $28.5 million at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian collector. At 18.18 carats, the gem is the largest pear-shaped “fancy vivid pink” diamond ever

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Call for treaty against fossil fuels discussed at UN climate summit

The leader of the small island nation of Tuvalu has proposed a treaty against fossil fuels as world leaders make the case for tougher action to tackle global warming. Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano said the world should confront climate

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In a Battle of Crypto Giants, Binance, the Largest Crypto Exchange, Buys Competitor FTX. Why It Matters

Binance, the world’s largest centralized crypto exchange, said on Tuesday that it bought its fastest-rising competitor, FTX. The move was announced on Twitter by Binance’s co-founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, and it immediately sent shockwaves through a crypto landscape already

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Nancy Pelosi Teases Decision About Her Future in Congress – The New York Times

Nancy Pelosi Teases Decision About Her Future in Congress  The New York Times Pelosi describes her experience following husband’s attack that was intended for her  CNN Speaker Pelosi speaks for first time since attack on her husband  CBS New York Press: Republicans sink

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