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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds
Atlanta Journal 20 Oct 2018
DES MOINES, IOWA — . If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger ... It ties the largest lottery prize in U.S ... A look at how the numbers work out.. WHY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JACKPOTS? ... But the ever-increasing jackpots have left them ever-more dependent on those massive payouts because prizes that once seemed so immense now seem almost puny in comparison ... ___ ... ....
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Saudi Arabia Confirms Khashoggi Was Killed in Instabul Consulate
Yahoo Daily News 19 Oct 2018
In a major development in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia on Friday, 19 October, confirmed that Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month ... (This is a developing story, more details soon.). ... ....
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Scientists Finally Find Proof That Earth's Core Is Solid
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
Researchers from the Australian National University are confident they have found direct proof for the first time, that the Earth’s inner core is solid — albeit a little bit squishy, Newsweek reports.In a paper published in the journal Science, Hrvoje Tkalčić, an associate professor, and Than-Son Phạm, a scholar, both at ANU, describe how they detected so-called "shear waves" or “J waves” in the inner core....
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Ethiopia's massive new dam threatens Egypt's River Nile
CNN 20 Oct 2018
Mbaku believes that Abiy seeks harmony rather than confrontation with his regional neighbors, but cautions that the Ethiopians know they are now bargaining from a position of strength ... No one yet knows how these mechanisms will work but what's clear is that Egypt can no longer bank on the water allocation it has received until now and that Ethiopia's dam will grant the country a greater level of political influence....
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Dave Chappelle thinks Kanye West was ‘having a manic episode’ during Trump meeting
Metro UK 20 Oct 2018
Dave doesn’t agree with Kanye’s politics (Picture. Getty). Dave Chappelle has suggested that Kanye West was having a ‘manic episode’ while meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office ... And the rapper’s friend Dave Chappelle has some thoughts about the whole bizarre scenario. The comedian was performing alongside Jon Stewart at Dublin’s 3Arena, with the stars joined by Michelle Wolf for their Ask A Comedian section ... More ... He said....
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At least 60 killed as train crashes into crowd in India
Belfast Telegraph 20 Oct 2018
A speeding train has crashed into a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more, police said. The train failed to stop after the accident on the outskirts of Amritsar, a city in Punjab state, said local politician Pratap Singh Bajwa. Railway police said that the death toll had risen to 60. Another 50 people have been injured and are in hospital ... He said ... ....
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Migrants camp on bridge between Guatemala and Mexico as U.S. pressure mounts
This is Money 20 Oct 2018
By Delphine Schrank ... pressure. U.S ... Earlier in the day, hundreds of migrants at the head of the caravan had poured through Guatemalan border posts and onto the bridge, but were repelled by dozens of shield-bearing Mexican police ... "No, I'll fight ... Most of the people now caught trying to enter the United States illegally hail from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, among the poorest and most violent countries in the Americas ... ....
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Prince Harry opens memorial as royal tour continues
Wtop 20 Oct 2018
SYDNEY (AP) — Prince Harry paid tribute to Australian service members by opening a new wing of a war memorial on Saturday before heading to a delayed opening of the Invictus Games as he and wife Meghan continued their visit to Australia and the South Pacific ... A project worth 40 million Australian dollars ($28.4 million) has finally realized the memorial’s original design ... Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press ... More News ... ....
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FBI Expands Search For Missing Wisconsin Teenager To Entire United States
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
After more than 1,000 tips and 100 people participated in a local search party in Barron County, Wisconsin, the FBI said they were expanding the search nationwide for 13-year-old Jayme Closs after she went missing on Monday after her parents were found shot to death in their home, according to ABC News ... But officials said their daughter Jayme was nowhere to be found ... "That's why those leads are so important." ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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British relatives of Nazi victims seeking German passport as Brexit looms
The Independent 20 Oct 2018
Under the article, former German citizens who were deprived of citizenship on “political, racial, or religious grounds” are entitled to have citizenship reinstated ... ....
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Apple CEO urges Bloomberg to retract spying chips story
Sify 20 Oct 2018
San Francisco. Apple CEO Tim Cook is urging Bloomberg to retract its story about an alleged embedded Chinese spying chips that compromised about 30 companies including the servers of Apple ... "There is no truth in their story about Apple," Cook told BuzzFeed News. "They need to do that right thing and retract it." ... "Apple has never found malicious chips, hardware manipulations or vulnerabilities purposely planted in any server," it said ... ....
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National Security Adviser Urges Trump To Withdraw From Russian Nuclear Arms Treaty
WorldNews.com 19 Oct 2018
John Bolton is pushing for the United States to withdraw from a cold war-era arms control treaty with Russia, in the face of resistance from others in the Trump administration and U.S ... An amendment in the 2019 defense spending bill requires the president to tell the Senate by Jan ... alleges Russia is now violating the treaty with the development and deployment of a ground-launched cruise missile, known as the 9M729 ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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North Korean hacker group stole $571 mn in crypto attacks
Sify 20 Oct 2018
San Francisco. A North Korean hacking group called Lazarus has stolen cryptocurrencies worth more than half a billion this year ... Lazarus is a hacking group which has been linked to a string of attacks against everything from banks to government agencies across the world ... ....
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Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
Deccan Chronicle 20 Oct 2018
European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit from French Guiana as planned to begin a seven-year journey to Mercury. ... ....
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Meditation can help lower eye pressure in glaucoma patients
Deccan Chronicle 20 Oct 2018
New Delhi. Meditation can help lower eye pressure in patients suffering from glaucoma, according to a recent study by doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. The study was done at RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences in collaboration with Integral Health Clinic, Department of Physiology and Genetics Lab in the Department of Anatomy at the AIIMS ... said. The study was funded by the Ministry of AYUSH ... ....
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