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Revamped Mega Millions Game Promises Better Odds, Boosted Prizes: Here's What's New Revamped Mega Millions Game Promises Better Odds, Boosted Prizes: Here's What's New
Revamped Mega Millions Game Promises Better Odds, Boosted Prizes: Here's What's New An updated Mega Millions game is set to launch with bigger prizes, better odds, and a higher starting jackpot of $50 million. Mega Millions announced the first major change to the game since 2017 in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The first drawing under the new structure will take place at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 8. The lottery game said the changes aim to bring higher non-jackpot payouts, improved odds, and faster-growing prizes. "Beyond big jackpots, players told us they want bigger non-jackpot prizes and that's exactly what this new game delivers," said Joshua Johnson, l…

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Lifestyle
Ed Sheeran Opening Pop-Up Pub In New England: See Why Your Old Phone Is The Cover Charge Ed Sheeran Opening Pop-Up Pub In New England: See Why Your Old Phone Is The Cover Charge
Ed Sheeran Opening Pop-Up Pub In New England: See Why Your Old Phone Is The Cover Charge A superstar singer known for a song reminiscing about a photograph now wants you to grab an old cellphone and come to his pop-up pub on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Ed Sheeran will open up the limited-time bar called "The Old Phone Pub", the singer-songwriter confirmed on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The pub will be in Ipswich, which shares a name with Sheeran's hometown in England. The pub will only stand for two days – Friday, Mar. 28, and Saturday, Mar. 29 – and is inspired by Sheeran's new song "Old Phone" from his latest album "Play". It's his fi…

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Trump Slaps 25% Tariff On Foreign Cars, Trucks As Economic Fears Rise Domestically Trump Slaps 25% Tariff On Foreign Cars, Trucks As Economic Fears Rise Domestically
Trump Slaps 25% Tariff On Foreign Cars, Trucks As Economic Fears Rise Domestically President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all foreign-made autos, the latest in a chaotic series of tariff threats and trade war escalations that have fueled significant economic turmoil and anxiety. Trump signed an executive order to place the tariffs on cars and light trucks at the White House on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The tariffs go into effect Wednesday, Apr. 2, and the US will begin collecting duties on the following day. The measure builds on the existing 2.5% auto tariffs, which Trump has claimed would generate more than $100 billion in new annual revenue for the…

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Business
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains Family Dollar is being sold for $1 billion — about one-ninth of what Dollar Tree paid for it a decade ago — as discount chains nationwide face fierce online competition and President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Dollar Tree will offload Family Dollar to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The deal follows a full review of strategic alternatives and is expected to close later this spring. Family Dollar will stay headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The chain's current president Jason Nordin w…

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Business
Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads
Burrito Panic Over: Chipotle Denies Closure Rumors After Bankruptcy False Claim Spreads Don't worry, Chipotle fans. Barbacoa burritos aren't going anywhere. Chipotle Mexican Grill has denied social media rumors that claimed the fast-casual restaurant chain is closing locations and filing for bankruptcy. A company spokesperson confirmed Chiptole isn't downsizing in an email to the Daily Voice on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The rumors appear to have started with a story by Madrid-based outlet Unión Rayo, Newsweek reported. The aggregate site from Spain used an image of the Chipotle logo while reporting on the closure of the chain's spinoff, Farmesa Fresh Eatery. The test location …

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Business
Security Company Laying Off Dozens Of Workers In Conshohocken Amid Corporate Overhaul Security Company Laying Off Dozens Of Workers In Conshohocken Amid Corporate Overhaul
Security Company Laying Off Dozens Of Workers In Conshohocken Amid Corporate Overhaul A major security company is planning to cut dozens of jobs in Montgomery County amid a restructuring effort, officials said. Allied Universal Security Services will lay off 72 corporate employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The layoffs will impact staff at the company's office at 161 Washington Street in Conshohocken. A company spokesperson said Allied Universal is centralizing and standardizing its business processes to boost efficiency and focus on it…

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Chili's Honors 'The Office' With Retro Restaurant Inspired By Hit Show Chili's Honors 'The Office' With Retro Restaurant Inspired By Hit Show
Chili's Honors 'The Office' With Retro Restaurant Inspired By Hit Show Like Pam Beesly, you just might feel God in this Chili's one night. Chili's will open a special restaurant inspired by "The Office" in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, a few miles outside the TV show's hometown of Scranton, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The "Scranton Branch" was announced 20 years after the US version of the comedy classic debuted on Thursday, Mar. 24, 2005. "The Office" was set at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and its Scranton branch. The NBC hit prominently features Scranton, right down to a parody of a song from "Saturday Nig…

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Bone Voyage: New Dog-Friendly Airline To Offer Flights At NYC-Area Airport Bone Voyage: New Dog-Friendly Airline To Offer Flights At NYC-Area Airport
Bone Voyage: New Dog-Friendly Airline To Offer Flights At Nyc-area Airport It'll soon be wheels – and paws – up for a new airline taking off from a Long Island airport. RetrievAir, a pet-centric airline built entirely around traveling with dogs, will begin service out of Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 26. Flights will begin on Thursday, May 22. From the executive airport, RetrievAir will offer service to seven US cities with weekly departures. The cheapest flights go to West Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursdays for $749 one way. Other destinations from Farmingdale's airport include Chicago,…

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Waymo To Begin Self-Driving Taxi Service In This Northeast City By 2026 Waymo To Begin Self-Driving Taxi Service In This Northeast City By 2026
Waymo To Begin Self-Driving Taxi Service In This Northeast City By 2026 Washington, DC, will soon join Waymo's growing list of cities offering fully autonomous taxi rides. Waymo announced it'll launch its driverless ride-hailing service in the nation's capital in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The self-driving taxi rides are expected to begin in 2026. The rollout of Waymo One, the company's paid robotaxi app, follows a return to the capital earlier in 2025, when the company began laying the groundwork for expansion. Human-operated Waymo vehicles are already on DC streets collecting feedback and learning the area's driving patterns. Owned by Goog…

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Sports
CCSU's Conference Rival Dropping Sports To D-III After Ending 34-Year March Madness Drought CCSU's Conference Rival Dropping Sports To D-III After Ending 34-Year March Madness Drought
Ccsu's Conference Rival Dropping Sports To D-iii After Ending 34-Year March Madness Drought Just two weeks after the men's basketball team punched its first March Madness ticket in almost 35 years, Saint Francis University is making a historic move by dropping down to Division III. Saint Francis University will leave the NCAA's Division I and the Northeast Conference, the school announced on Tuesday, Mar. 25. The Red Flash will reclassify to Division III and compete in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. The shocking decision came one week after the Loretto, Pennsylvania, school played in its first NCAA men's tournament since 1991. The Red Flash lost to Alabama State 70-68 in the…

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