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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…
RFK Jr. To Eliminate 10,000 Health Jobs, Close Offices: Report
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to make significant reductions within the department, as reported in documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The planned changes involve the elimination of 10,000 full-time positions across various departments responsible for critical functions such as disease outbreak response, insurance provision for low-income Americans, and drug approval, according to the story published Thursday morning, March 27.
If enacted, these measures would result in the department losing nearly one-quarter of its personnel, reduc…
DUI NJ Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus Outside Boston: Cops
A 73-year-old man from Boston died after a multi-vehicle crash last week in Cambridge, and a New Jersey woman is accused of driving drunk when she caused the wreck, authorities said.
Daniel O’Neil was riding a moped near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, close to the MIT campus, on Friday, March 21, when an SUV struck both him and an MIT police cruiser that was traveling ahead of her, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said.
Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was driving the SUV, according to police. She was arrested at the scene and charged with operat…
Drunk, Erratic Driver Arrested At Liquor Store: Sparta PD
A 26-year-old Sparta resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated at a liquor store on Tuesday, March 25, authorities said.
At 7:57 p.m., officers responded to Woodport road on a report of a white Honda SUV bouncing off the curbs while driving, Sparta police said. The vehicle, driven by Audes Choc-Salam, was seen pulling into the Liquor Factory parking lot, police said. The vehicle was parked crooked in front of the liquor store, police said.
As police spoke to Choc-Salam, they detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from his mouth and open beer cans in the vehicle, police …
4 Men Linked To NJ Break-Ins As Part Of Multi-State Burglary Ring: Police
Four men believed to be part of a nationwide burglary ring were arrested this week following a months-long investigation that began with a home break-in in Westchester County, police said.
The suspects—Jose Hevia-Irribarra, 28; Sebastian Figueroa-Urzua, 30; Yordy Hernandez-Ramos, 21; and Alexander Silva-Yanez, 28—were taken into custody on Monday, March 24, in a joint operation by the Harrison Police Department and the FBI, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 25.
All four, who are Chilean nationals, were arrested under full extradition warrants connected to a recent home burglary …
