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European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom.
With Monday's prize in economics, all the 2009 Nobel Prizes have been announced. The winners will receive them on Dec. 10 in twin ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo.
The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.
President Barack Obama is not the first sitting U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize — Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were the first two, and he joins a long list of Americans whose efforts have drawn the attention of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Major winners Thursday night at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.
Actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis are the first Oscar winners of the season.
Six soldiers who were killed in action have been chosen for the Medal of Honor during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Six members of the U.S. military who were killed in action have been chosen for the Medal of Honor during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military's description of their actions:
A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards announced late Saturday in Macau:
The Treasury Department will allow 10 of the nation's largest banks to repay $68 billion in government bailout money.
Sixteen of the 19 large banks that underwent government stress tests last month have raised more than $75 billion in capital, either because regulators required it or because the banks want to return federal bailout funds.
A blind pianist from Japan and a teenager from China won gold medals Sunday at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, making history as the first winners from any Asian country.
A look at the winners of Fox's "American Idol" and what they've been up to since taking home the prize:
Have you always dreamed of getting an Ambush Makeover on the TODAY show, but can’t get to New York in hopes you’ll be picked out of the crowd in Rockefeller Plaza?
Lottery officials say three Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers and will split the estimated $225 million jackpot.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposed budget would cut back some of the industry's largest deals, from a big upgrade of Army fighting units to contracts for new cargo planes and stealth destroyers.
Homebuilders, automakers and green-energy firms could be big winners in the stimulus sweepstakes.
Two winning Hoosier Lottery tickets worth $1 million each were sold within a couple days of each other at the same central Indiana convenience store. John Hensley and his fiancee, Vanessa Mitchell, claimed the Cash Blizzard scratch-off prize on Tuesday, but the winner in Saturday's Hoosier Lotto drawing has not come forward, lottery spokesman Andrew Reed said.
Roswell, N.M., is usually more associated with little green men than with greenbacks.
The proposal to bail out U.S. financial markets to the tune of up to $700 billion creates a lot of potential short-term winners, as well as some losers.
A Tampa bride-to-be who defied doctors' expectations after being told she had a year to live four years ago has celebrated another victory — she and her fiancee won a $100,000 dream wedding.
The steepest run-ups in food prices since 1990 are hurting grocery shoppers, restaurants and school cafeterias but they're making others rich.
Obama's Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency - Times UKChicago's dismal showing today, after Mr Obama's personal, impassioned last-minute pitch, is a stunning humiliation for this President. It cannot be emphasised enough how this will feed the perception that on the world stage he looks good — but carries no heft.
It is never too early to game a new system. It is like the preseason analysis of the NFL, and drafting the playbook. So here are some of my thoughts on the House Bill:
How do you feel today? Happy? Zippy? Valued? Neglected? Unappreciated? Depressed? Terrible?
Resilient Red Wings win 3-1, up 2-0 on PensValtteri Filppula(notes) and Jonathan Ericsson(notes) scored in the second period and the resilient Detroit Red Wings opened a two-game lead over Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals for the second year in a row, winning 3-1 in Game 2 on Sunday night.
Pittsburgh Steeler Spurns Obama With Lame ExcuseOn Thursday, President Obama will welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers to the White House to honor the team for its recent Super Bowl victory. But, just like in 2006 when the Steelers had a post-title meeting with George W.
Words...what are they? Mere pixels on your screen for you to absorb as you sip at your coffee? or are they something more? Do WORDS describe the writers emotions, thoughts and observations? Hopefully, intelligently in this posting>
There is a lonely road in Arkansas that I used to know. It's a nice road, as far as roads can be nice, I guess. It's made of red clay and gravel, so during the rainy season it gets a little messy. It gets grated often, so most of the time, it's a nice, quiet, lonely little road.
2009 Oscar Winners Leaked?'Slumdog Millionaire,' Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet and Heath Ledger among rumored winners. Earlier this week a blog created for the sole purpose of posting a leaked list of this year's Oscar winners did exactly that.
With the Golden Globes coming up this Sunday, it's time for me to bone up on my chops of predicting the outcomes of such awards. So, without any further delay, I present to you my predictions for the television categories of the 66th Golden Globe Awards.
Right Livelihood Award laureates announced; Amy Goodman among themIn 1980, Jakob von Uexkull founded the Right Livelihood Award, which has come to be known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize."
Free 72oz steak if you can eat it all in one hour...And there's nothing like a free steak dinner, a free stack of pancakes or a free pizza. Several restaurants around the country offer such freebies. The catch: you need to wolf down gargantuan meals in a short amount of time. If you don't, you're stuck with a hefty check.
All American Fantasy Sports Entertainment, Inc. officially launched our weekly pick 5 fantasy football game just in time for some much needed holiday entertainment!
Dirty Dining: A Special Undercover InvestigationExcerpt: You use your hands all the time, but do you wash them just as often? Every day people are touching dirty surfaces, bodily fluids and then other people. You wouldn't go under the knife with surgeons who hadn't washed their hands.
Jackson's eloquent tearsCaught by television cameras, Jackson's tears spoke volumes. It is important to remember that Jackson helped to pave the way for Obama. But, like some other old-school leaders, Jackson has been slow to recognize when to step out of the way.
Okay, I know this is coming very late but I just want to archive my reactions to this year's Emmy Awards.
So it looks like New Jersey may be in play when it comes to presidential politics. A new series of polls shows that the race between Barack Obama and John McCain is in the single digits in the Garden State. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
Praise and encouragement are essential ingredients in our lives, yet the majority of people are denied them because we are inclined to praise if our confidence is high and to be critical if our confidence is low.
Go Deep This 2008 NFL Season For A Chance To Win Big Money & Prizes: www.passitdeep.com Is this "next year" for the Cubs?
CICM Contest WinnersSee what works and what doesn't in college media based on winners of the national CICM contest. Oh, and check out how amazing the Mustang Daily is (another shameless plug).
It's All Over for Hillary: Obama Needs to Get Tough - NewsMaxHillary Clinton has finally broken her losing streak and sent a clear message to Obama: I'm not getting out. For the Illinois senator, the meaning of the primaries is clear — he has to get tough. Hillary can still win this nomination.
Winners of the Bafta Film Awards 2008Here are the winners of this year's Bafta Film Awards, held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
Young nature photo competition winnersAs I love photography, I always enjoy seeing the work of others, even the less traditional.
Oscars 2008 - NomineesThis year is the 80th annual Academy Awards™ and here are the nominees for Oscars 2008. Winners to be announced on Sunday, February 24th
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