Lottery suspense builds in Mass. for $355m prize

An air of excitement and wistful speculation surrounded lottery players across the state yesterday, as the jackpot for the Mega Millions game climbed to $355 million in anticipation of last night’s drawing. $(document).ready(function(){ var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: 'http://'+location.host+location.pathname+'?camp=misc:on:share:article' }); shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis")); shared_object.attachChicklet("yahoo_buzz", document.getElementById("ck_ybuzz")); } 10 tips for a lottery winner Photos What...

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Homeless Man With Sweet Radio Voice Lands NBA Voiceover Job

OK, this is barely even tangentially LA-related, but it’s an amazing story nonetheless. Ted Williams, a homeless man in Cleveland with a studied radio voice, was a recovering drug and alcohol addict who would solicit change on the side of the road in exchange for a few words of his sweet voice. Someone eventually posted a YouTube clip of Williams and it soon went viral. This week, Williams drew enough web heat to begin getting job offers from all over the country. NFL Films was supposedly interested. He eventually landed a voiceover gig with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers–who are also setting him up with a house. Whowouldathunkit? A feelgood...

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Mega Millions Winning Numbers Overloads Site

But that's not what most people saw after visiting the Mega Millions website, which was shuttered by an overload of traffic soon after the drawing. From the Mega Millions Website: Due to unprecedented traffic, our regular web site has been temporarily minimized to provide access to the greatest number of players possible. Winning numbers will be posted shortly after the drawing. The $355 million jackpot prompted long lines at many lottery vendors, as the previous drawing at $290 million produced no winner. Two winning tickets exist, though the winners' names are yet to have been release. ...

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US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status – Reuters

US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status – Reuters Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad); Telegraph.co.uk US downplays Chinese stealth fighter status Reuters N) F-22 Raptor, the world's only operational stealth fighter . But US Vice Admiral David Dorsett, director of naval intelligence, said deployment of the J-20 … The Chinese Stealth Fighter Human Events Navy Intel Chief on China's Stealth Jet: Zzzzzz Wired News (blog) Photos Reportedly Show Prototype Chinese Stealth Fighter RedOrbit New York Times ?- The Associated Press ?- Strategy Page...

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