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$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to a player who bought a ticket in a California mountain town

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) — A liquor store in a tiny California mountain town reverberated with excitement Thursday after word that the winning ticket for a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was sold there.

The winner had not come forward to him, he said, adding that he hoped it is one of his regular customers.

Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier advertised estimate of $1.73 billion, making it the world’s second-largest lottery prize.

The only top prize that was ever bigger was the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last November.

In most states, a Powerball ticket costs $2 and players can select their own numbers or leave that task to a computer.

The $1.765 billion jackpot is for a sole winner who opts for payment through an annuity, doled out over 30 years.

Jim Salter in St. Louis, Rodrique Ngowi in Billerica, Massachusetts, and Ty O’Neil in California, near Primm, Nevada, contributed to this report. »

72-Year-Old Georgia Man Graduates College With His 99-Year-Old Mom in the Crowd

Authored by today.com

On May 11, Sam Kaplan became the first of his seven siblings to earn a bachelor’s degree after receiving his diploma in Cinema and Media Arts from Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Sam Kaplan received his bachelor degree at the Gas South Arena in Duluth GA. Rod Reilly / Georgia Gwinnett College.

“I was riding down 316 and heard on the radio that Georgia Gwinnett College was offering a degree that involved script writing,” he explained. »

Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves

Authored by cbc.ca

A black bear is caught on surveillance camera outside of Tiptons Gas Bar in Lake Cowichan, B.C. (Tipton Gas Bar Surveillance Video ).

According to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS), there has been a high number of bear-related complaints this year, primarily concerning black bears.

In August alone, the COS received 5,963 calls about black bears, nearly double the previous high of 2,366 calls in 2011. »

France bans pro-Palestinian protests: interior minister

Authored by thelocal.fr

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in a note to regional prefects that the demonstrations "are likely to generate disturbances to public order", adding that organisers should face arrest. »

Harvard says its students' pro-Palestinian letter does not speak for university

Authored by reuters.com

A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A pro-Palestinian statement from Harvard University students that blamed Israel for violence engulfing the region does not speak for the educational institution as a whole or its leadership, Harvard University President Claudine Gay said on Tuesday.

"Let me also state .... that while our students have the right to speak for themselves, no student group — not even 30 student groups — speaks for Harvard University or its leadership," Gay said in a statement. »