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North Carolina woman wins $4M in new scratch-off game
A woman in North Carolina who tried her chances with a brand-new lottery game ended up having a very lucky day, indeed. Diane Howard of Clinton, North Carolina, bought her ticket at a Circle K in Warsaw, a small town in the eastern part of the state. The $30 scratch-off ticket that Howard bought was…
Driver rescued in West Virginia after car rolls down steep 70-foot river embankment
Authorities rescued an injured woman whose vehicle rolled down a steep embankment above a river in West Virginia on the Maryland border. The 19-year-old woman was treated for undisclosed injuries at the scene Tuesday night before being placed in an inflatable raft and floated down the Cacapon River where a helicopter then flew her to…
Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature
In an experiment with the catchy name ‘g minus two (g-2)’ the researchers accelerate the sub-atomic particles called muons around a 50-foot-diameter ring, where they are circulated about 1,000 times at nearly the speed of light. The researchers found that they might be behaving in a way that can’t be explained by the current theory,…
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver set to lie in statehouse’s capitol rotunda
Sheila Oliver, the former New Jersey lt. governor, passed away earlier in the month after being hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. Oliver is set to lie in the New Jersey statehouses’ rotunda on Aug. 10, 2023. Members of the public will be permitted to pay their respects to the former politician. New Jersey Lt. Gov….
Arkady Volozh: Co-founder of Yandex, Russia’s Google equivalent, slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine
The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex, Arkady Volozh, on Thursday condemned what he described as Moscow’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine, days after criticism in Russia over his apparent efforts to distance himself from the country. Volozh described himself as a “Kazakhstan-born, Israeli tech entrepreneur” on a personal website, drawing some criticism in Russian media…
Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says
Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and a fourth man have left prison, one of their lawyers says #Iran #releases #dual #nationals #house #arrest #lawyer
Hawaii wildfires: Lahaina was a vacation paradise before tragedy struck
Lahaina, a historic Maui seaside town and a former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, has been reduced to ashes by raging wildfires. 36 DEAD IN CATASTROPHIC HAWAII WILDFIRES AS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SLOWLY DECREASE THURSDAY A tender boat heading for the shores of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on April 21, 2023. (Fox News, File) Beloved by…
Before-and-after satellite images show Maui wildfires damage
CNN — Catastrophic wildfires are raging across the Hawaiian island of Maui. Much of Lahaina, a touristic and economic hub of 9,000 people, has been destroyed, and hundreds of families have been displaced. Hundreds of structures have also been impacted, including several historical sites that date to the 1800s. Most of the fires on Maui…
Video exposes tense moments prior to deadly FBI raid on man accused of threatening Biden
Harrowing video shows the moments before and after a deadly FBI raid in Provo, Utah, on the home of Craig Robertson, a 74-year-old woodworker accused of making death threats against President Biden and other high-profile Democrats. Days before the president was set to visit the state, Robertson wrote an ominous Facebook post, according to the…