Tag: win
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North Carolina man’s lucky $20 find turns into $1 million scratch-off win
A North Carolina man’s used a $20 bill he discovered on the ground to purchase a lottery scratch-off ticket that won him a $1 million top prize, officials said. NC Lottery The find was made Oct. 22 outside a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Boone, North Carolina, the NC Education Lottery said in…
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Blinken can claim one win after Mideast trip, but also plenty of losses
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the United States just as Israel was striking Iran — its anticipated retaliation for a massive missile strike earlier this month. There was obvious relief among State Department officials as they heard the initial reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had bent to Blinken’s urging to strike…
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How Democrats can win control of the House even if Trump is elected president
WASHINGTON — Among the many permutations for how the elections could end, one prospect has sparked chatter in both parties: Donald Trump could win the presidency while Democrats seize control of the House. Such a split would be rare — not since 1989 has a president entered office without his party controlling the House — and…
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French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts
A stark shift toward former President Donald Trump on the political gambling platform Polymarket this month stoked scrutiny about four accounts that have collectively spent over $28 million betting on the Republican nominee to win the 2024 presidential election. Polymarket on Thursday confirmed what a number of experts have suspected: All four accounts are controlled by a single trader. A…
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Harris team and some Trump allies anticipate he will declare a premature election win
Vice President Kamala Harris, her campaign team and some of Donald Trump’s own allies say they expect the former president to quickly declare victory on election night — even if the outcome is not yet settled in key swing states. Between the time it takes to process mail ballots and deal with provisional ballots in…
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Who does China’s president want to win the U.S. election?
“U.S.-China ties will still be challenged during a Harris presidency but could be more stable than during the Trump and Biden years,” Wu said. Harris has never been to China but she has made multiple trips to Asia as vice president, including to the Philippines, where she reiterated Washington’s commitment to defending its ally against…
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WNBA star Breanna Stewart made amends for free throw miss in Liberty’s championship win
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart kept cool in the face of pressure as she led the team to its first WNBA title with a thrilling 67-62 overtime win in the decisive fifth game of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. Stewart, who tallied 13 points in the game, drained a pair of free…
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Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry lead Ravens to big win against local rival Commanders
Midway through Washington’s road game at Baltimore, broadcaster Tony Romo declared it a game featuring two MVPs — the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, a two-time most valuable player, and his quarterback counterpart, Jayden Daniels, whom Romo labeled a future winner. Daniels, the Commanders’ rookie sensation, threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, without a turnover,…
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Lynx stun Liberty with 95-93 overtime win in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
NEW YORK — Napheesa Collier’s turnaround jumper with 8.8 seconds left lifted the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday night. With the game tied in overtime, Collier faked in the lane and scored. New York had a chance to tie it…
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Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for work on the structure of proteins. The prize, widely regarded as among the most prestigious in the scientific world, is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 11 million…