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Clutching the Powerball tickets that she estimates she won $8 on, Denise Godsey looks over at a gaggle of gathered television news trucks at a Publix in Zephyrhills, Fla.
The residents of a small Florida town known for its bottled water are now thirsty to know if one of their neighbors is the sole winner of the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
Lottery officials confirmed early Sunday that the one winning ticket for the estimated $590.5 million prize was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla.
But so far [...]
Small Florida town buzzing over news of local lotto winner
Brian Blanco / EPA
Clutching the Powerball tickets that she estimates she won $8 on, Denise Godsey looks over at a gaggle of gathered television news trucks at a Publix in Zephyrhills, Fla.
The residents of a small Florida town known for its bottled water are now thirsty to know if one of their neighbors is the sole winner of the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
Lottery officials confirmed early Sunday that the one winning ticket for the estimated $590.5 million prize was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla.
But so far [...]
Colombia’s Farc want ‘more time’
19 May 2013
Last updated at 17:47 ET
Farc’s lead negotiator said peace talks should not be seen as a cycle race
Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebels have rejected criticism that efforts to end almost fifty years of conflict are moving too slowly.
Farc lead negotiator Ivan Marquez said achieving lasting peace in Colombia would take “more time”.
He spoke as the rebels and the Colombian government marked six months since peace talks began.
President Juan Manuel Santos has said he hopes a deal can be rea [...]
Cardinals down Brewers
St. Louis, MO – The St. Louis Cardinals used a four-run fourth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Yadier Molina, Jon Jay, David Freese and Pete Kozma all knocked in a run for
the Cardinals, who finished 7-3 on their 10-game homestand.
John Gast (2-0), making his second big league start, allowed two runs on four
hits while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings for St. Louis.
Yuniesky Betancourt and Jeff Bianchi each had an RBI for the Brewers, who went
2-8 on a 10-game road t [...]
Pfeiffer: GOP’s ‘political hay’
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said on Sunday “there is no question that Republicans are trying to make political hay” with the IRS targeting of conservative groups.
While acknowledging there is a “very real problem at the IRS,” Pfeiffer also blasted the GOP as attempting to make it a partisan issue to “try to drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped-up hearings and false allegations.”
“We’ve seen this playbook from the Republicans before,” Pfeiffer said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “What they wan [...]
Adobe unplugs Creative Cloud sync tool during transition
Adobe argues that customers get more than just software with Creative Cloud subscriptions, but some Creative Suite customers object to what they see as a price increase.
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Adobe Systems)
Unexpected instabilities forced Adobe Systems to hasten a planned outage for its Creative Cloud Connection, a service that keeps files made on mobile devices or uploaded to the Web in sync with customers’ PCs.
Adobe launched it a half year ago in a preview version, and had planned to take it offline this week to update the interfaces th [...]
Tornado spotted near Wichita, Kan., residents told to take cover
Authorities are telling people from Iowa to Oklahoma to prepare for powerful storms. NBC’s Janet Shamlian reports.
Residents in downtown Wichita, Kan., were told to seek shelter Sunday afternoon after a tornado was confirmed on the ground – with its presence hidden by heavy rainfall.
The National Weather Service in Wichita warned of a large and “extremely danger and potentially deadly” tornado late Sunday. Weather spotters confirmed the tornado 7 miles northwest of Haysville and moving northeast at 30 mph, the Weather Service said [...]
Four injured in house explosion
19 May 2013
Last updated at 16:57 ET
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Neighbours helped rescue a man from the rubble after the explosion
The blast destroyed one house and damaged the neighbouring property
Witnesses said the explosion sounded like a bomb
Neighbours in Newark have been told to stay in doors and keep windows closed
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An explosion has injured four people and destroyed a house, severely damaging another.
Nottinghamshire fire service said the home in Wright Street, [...]
Arsène Wenger praises ‘special’ Arsenal squad after sealing fourth spot
Arsène Wenger has heaped praise on his “special” players after securing a place in the qualifying round of next season’s Champions League but pledged to strengthen his squad in the summer.
Arsenal‘s 1-0 victory at Newcastle United assured them of fourth place in the Premier League and a 16th successive tilt at the Champions League, with the north London club finishing one point ahead of Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Wenger warned that Arsenal still have to win their Champions League qualification tie before advancin [...]
Indonesia’s nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
By Randy Fabi and Nilufar Rizki
JAKARTA |
Sun May 19, 2013 5:13pm EDT
JAKARTA (Reuters) – When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city’s public hospitals.
The program, introduced in November, gave health insurance to around 5 million people in Jakarta categorized as poor. Long queues quickly formed at already stretched hospital emergency rooms as many patients, some wh [...]
Cornyn: Culture of coverups
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn called out the Obama administration on Sunday for what he believes is a “culture of cover-ups.”
Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” the Texas Republican said it was implausible for White House not to know about the IRS targeting tea party groups. He had inquired in 2010 and 2011 for constituents in Waco, Houston and San Antonio who felt they were being unfairly targeted.
And, if Obama didn’t know about it, Cornyn said it would be “willful ignorance.”
Given [...]
For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
By Bernie Woodall and Karen Pierog
DETROIT |
Sun May 19, 2013 4:52pm EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) – Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit’s emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing.
Kevyn Orr, a former bankruptcy lawyer, in his first report to the state of Michigan since G [...]
Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist
Major international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world’s most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government of acting as the industry’s tar sands salesman and “holding a club” over the UK and European nations to accept its “dirty” oil.
“Oil from tar sands makes sense only for a small number of people who are making a lot of money from that product,” he said in an interview with the Guardian. “I [...]