Month: January 2023
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $785 Million
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one as no one won Friday night’s estimated $685 million jackpot. The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. No ticket
Read MoreTesla Stock Had the Worst Year Ever. That Doesn’t Make It Cheap
Tesla Inc. shares have fallen so far, so fast that some individual investors are piling in, seeing a chance to pick up what was once Wall Street’s highest flying stock on the cheap. But would-be bargain hunters may want to
Read MoreRussian Strikes Intensify as Ukrainians Return for the Holiday
KYIV, Ukraine — At least one person was killed and 14 others hospitalized as multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine Saturday. Some Ukrainians defied the danger, however, to return to the country to reunite with families for
Read More5 Jobs That Didn’t Exist 5 Years Ago
The pandemic shifted the way people work, live and socialize, while online tools and social media have boomed. In some cases it has led to the creation of new jobs altogether. Jobs related to COVID-19 are certainly a development of
Read MoreDemocrats, Republicans have sharply distinct priorities for 2023, AP-NORC poll finds
The economy in general remains a bipartisan issue, mentioned by most U.S. adults across party lines. But the poll finds Republicans and Democrats have sharply distinct views of priorities for the country in the new year.
Read MoreLula sworn in as president to lead polarized Brazil – The Associated Press – en Español
Lula sworn in as president to lead polarized Brazil The Associated Press – en Español LIVE: Swearing-in ceremony for Lula as Brazil’s new president Reuters Lula sworn in as Brazil president as Bolsonaro flies to US BBC Lula’s foreign policy? Encouraging a multipolar
Read MoreSuspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to waive extradition hearing, attorney says – CNN
Suspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to waive extradition hearing, attorney says CNN PHD Student Arrested For Killing Idaho University Students | Idaho Killing Today News | News18 LIVE CNN-News18 Suspect in Idaho killings had made ‘creepy’ comments to brewery
Read MoreEx-ambassador to Russia recalls colleagues scoffing at warnings of Ukraine invasion
Former United States Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan revealed on Sunday’s edition of Face the Nation that scores of his colleagues were in shock over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine despite repeated warnings by the West that Putin’s
Read MoreBrazil’s Lula sworn in as president to lead a polarized country
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, assuming office for the third time after thwarting far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bid.
Read MoreBomb blast kills several people at Kabul military checkpoint, Taliban says
A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.
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