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Small Fla. city anxiously waits to learn winner of historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out

Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek VA health care, disability benefits

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought

Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla. mobile home park ravaged by twister

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced

Russian oligarchs foot much of the bill for 2014 Olympics in Sochi as price of doing business

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. The nicknames used by

Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift big winners at Billboard Awards

YoopyaMay 20, 2013June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – Pop stars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won the big prizes on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, which also honored legendary performers

Yahoo’s board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc’s board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street

Google gives search a deeper voice and adds reminders and more to google Now

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

Speaking about the future of search, Google’s Amit Singhal showed a slide promising “the end of search as we know it.” “Yes, it’s a provocative title, especially

Sara Blakely, Spanx inventor and youngest woman on the Forbes Billionaires list.

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

For the cover of our recent World’s Billionaires issue, I profiled Sara Blakely, who took a simple idea — footless pantyhose — and turned it into a

Three big leadership lessons from Jolie, Quinn And Page

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

In a single day, three leaders in their fields revealed serious health problems that posed tough personal choices and potentially devastating challenges to their careers.

Christie’s art sale ‘highest in auction history’

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

A contemporary art sale at Christie’s in New York has made $495m (£325m), the highest total in auction history. The sale included works by Jackson