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The Wednesday, Dec. 10 Powerball drawing is $930 million with a cash option of $429 million. It will be the seventh largest Powerball and the 15th largest US lottery jackpot ever. Lottery fever ...

The Powerball jackpot has now grown to $1 billion on the nose, with a cash option of $461.3 million. The Powerball drawing on Saturday, Dec. 13 will be the 42nd since the jackpot last hit Sept. 6, ...

Ahead of the December 5 group-stage draw, 42 teams had already booked their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The United States, Canada and Mexico all qualified automatically as co-hosts for world ...

This concept isn’t new—in fact, it is the essence of representational state transfer (REST). Instead of converting to a ...

The Monday, Dec. 8 Powerball drawing is $875 million with a cash option of $403.6 million. It is the seventh largest Powerball ever and the 15th largest US lottery jackpot ever. Lottery fever steadily ...

Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 47 points and the New York Knicks overcame Karl-Anthony Towns’ quiet night to beat the Miami Heat 132-125 on Sunday.

As the World Cup inches closer by the week, the time will soon come when the United States men's national team will know who will accompany them in Group D. On Friday, Dec. 5, the World Cup Draw will ...

There are just 188 days remaining until the 2026 World Cup kicks off. Next summer’s highly-anticipated tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico gets underway on June 11. The 48 countries involved will ...

The complete 2026 World Cup schedule has been announced. The USMNT will start their World Cup campaign against Paraguay in LA on June 12 at 9 p.m. ET. They play Australia in Seattle on June 19 at 3 ...

Find out how the 12 sections took shape as the world watched and some huge names descended on the US capital. The FIFA World Cup 2026™ group stage has been mapped out during a dazzling Final Draw at ...