The Daily Populous

Monday February 5th, 2024 night edition

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A few dozen middle-school employees in Kentucky banded together to play the lottery and won a $1 million prize.

The group of current and former employees of Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence, Kentucky, calls itself the "Jones 30" and has played the lottery for over a decade.

"We all taught at the same school at one point or another," one winner told the Kentucky Lottery, according to a press release.

"We've got counselors, admins, special ed teachers, the school nurse," she added.

"Some have moved on or retired but we still continue to do it.

A retired math teacher kept the group organized, stashing the winning ticket in a math textbook, she told the Kentucky Lottery.

"A lot of us have gone on trips together, we've had babies and grandbabies over the years," one winner said in the press release. »

Mexico set to surpass China as the largest exporter to the US in 2023

Authored by english.elpais.com
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Mexico overtook the Asian giant in the value of exports to the U.S. in the cumulative first 11 months of 2023, totaling $438.986 billion, while China lagged behind with $393.137 billion.

Everything points to 2023 being the year in which Mexico dethroned China as the main exporter to the United States.

In November, according to the most recent figures, Mexico exported a total of $39.81 billion to the U.S., while China exported $35.494 billion. »

Persona 3 Reload Datamine Reveals Plans For Future DLC & Expansion Pass

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A new datamine of Sega and Atlus’ role-playing game, Persona 3 Reload, has revealed plans for future DLC content as well as an expansion pass.

Twitter user ruinedstego has shared details from a new datamine of Persona 3 Reload files, revealing plans for future DLC content and an expansion pass.

The content of the Persona 3 Reload expansion pass can be seen below. »

Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps

Authored by apnews.com

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court in December agreed and ordered new maps to be drawn in time for the November election.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court also has been asked by Democrats to take up a challenge to the state’s congressional district lines. »

A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial

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The double murder trial of a man accused of killing two Alaska Native women is set to begin more than four years after a woman turned in a stolen digital memory card that authorities say contained gruesome recordings of one of the killings.

When he left her alone in the vehicle, she stole a digital memory card from the center console.

Smith's attorney, Timothy Ayer, unsuccessfully sought to have the digital memory card's evidence — or even mention of it — excluded at trial. »