$1.2 billion Powerball drawing nears after 11 weeks without a winner
A $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot will again be up for grabs after an 11-week stretch without a big winner but no matter how large the prize grows the odds stay the same — and they’re terrible
2023-10-05 03:16
South African mining employs many and may only have decades left, report warns
South Africa’s overall mining profits slipped by more than $5 billion in the last financial year
2023-10-05 01:57
MTA Unveils a Plan to Fix NYC’s Aging Transit System
Overhauling Grand Central Terminal’s 110-year-old train shed, replacing more than 5,000 subway and commuter rail cars, and electrifying
2023-10-05 01:29
IMF expects continuing US support for Ukraine despite Congress dropping aid
The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. to continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion
2023-10-05 01:19
Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100
Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too
2023-10-05 01:19
Jersey Shore town sues to overturn toxic waste settlement where childhood cancer cases rose
A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is suing to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for decades
2023-10-05 01:16
'Tough decisions', UK's Sunak cancels part of rail project
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled part of a
2023-10-05 00:29
Opening statements set to begin at trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Opening statements are set to begin at the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in New York City after a jury was chosen in Manhattan federal court
2023-10-05 00:26
Meet this year's MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate
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2023-10-05 00:23
Hawaii Electric’s Insurance is Fraction of Potential Fire Claims
Nearly two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric Co. revealed the limited scope of insurance coverage
2023-10-04 23:55
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia
2023-10-04 23:19
Hungary's foreign minister hints that Budapest will continue blocking EU military aid to Ukraine
Hungary’s foreign minister says that his government wants guarantees from Kyiv that a Hungarian bank that was removed from a Ukrainian list of sponsors of Russia’s war will not be placed back on that list in the future
2023-10-04 22:59