Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in US history

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Mega Millions sign and lottery tickets are seen at a store in New York, United States on January 12, 2023.
Mega Millions sign and lottery tickets are seen at a store in New York, United States on January 12, 2023.

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Kim Jong Un has plastered his walls with bizarre, giant portraits of Putin, images from North Korean state media reveal

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk past a giant image of Putin on July 27, 2023.

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An 'exceptional' Roman shipwreck was discovered with hundreds of intact 2,000-year-old jars off the coast of Italy

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The Italian Carabinieri discovered the remains of an Ancient Roman cargo ship full of terracotta jars, or "amphorae."

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2nd high-profile Russian businessman dies in the space of 48 hours as tech tycoon found dead from 'medical gas,' report says

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Anton Cherepennikov who was reportedly found dead in Moscow on July 22, 2023.
Anton Cherepennikov.

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A woman claiming to be the winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was lying and 'just wanted to be on TV,' store owner's granddaughter says

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A man displays his Powerball lottery numbers after buying a ticket at a convenience store in Miami, November 2, 2022.

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Putin new bodyguard incudes thousands of elite special forces, tanks and warplanes to make him 'coup-proof,' analyst says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian military, National Guard, FSB, and Interior Ministry personnel at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 27, 2023.

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A passenger was tasered and removed from a flight after his 'disorderly' behavior caused a plane to divert to a Portuguese island

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Ukraine is losing on average 4-5 men to advance a few hundred feet in its counteroffensive, causing morale to suffer, report says

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A Ukrainian soldier is seen, near the front line close to the newly liberated village Neskuchne in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023.

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The US has no plans to supply the prized long-range Army Tactical Missile System for Ukraine's stuttering counteroffensive, officials say

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ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System

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Rambling Donald Trump dodged answering a question about his Christian faith at campaign town hall

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US President Donald Trump holds a Bible while visiting St. John's Church across from the White House after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC.

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