Powerball jackpot edges toward $1 billion ahead of tonight's draw
After Wednesday's drawing became the 30th consecutive drawing without a grand prize winner, according to USA Mega, the Powerball jackpot has grown to $960 million. That's a cash value of $441.4 million.
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Fireman who allegedly set string of fires he later responded to arrested and charged
An Iowa firefighter has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of arson after he allegedly set a series of fires and then later responded to them, authorities say.
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Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown
Several million federal employees will stop being paid if lawmakers cannot agree on funding the federal agencies by the start of the coming fiscal year on October 1. Hundreds of people wrote to CNN to express their views about the looming shutdown.
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US House leader McCarthy to test his Republican majority with funding vote-source
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to urge Republicans on Saturday
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Government shutdowns aren't really shutdowns. But they are a bad deal for everyone
A "government shutdown" -- as we've come to define it -- is expected if lawmakers can't agree to pass a spending bill. But most of the government, as it touches people's everyday lives, will continue to churn.
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Biden aides are sure Republicans will be blamed for a possible government shutdown
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago in the Senate can eventually overcome the standoff.
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3 Cowboys who could lose starting jobs with poor performances vs Patriots
The Cowboys got embarrased in Week 3, and leashes should be short.
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Key lawmakers in the government spending fight as a shutdown nears
With the possibility of a government shutdown just hours away, lawmakers in Congress are scrambling to try to find a way to extend government funding past Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
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The man charged in Tupac Shakur's 1996 shooting death has long put himself at the crime scene. Here's what we know about him
As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
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Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday's critical midnight deadline.
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EU Trade Boss Warns Post-Brexit EV Tariff to Only Benefit China
The European Union’s trade commissioner said an influx of electric vehicles from China is weighing on a decision
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As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter's hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian -- and a good friend
More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday.
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