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In trying to construct a list of the 15 best, you’ve got to leave off some promising youngsters (Terrence Jones, Markieff Morris, Mason Plumlee, Greg Monroe) as well as some tried-and-true vets (David West, Nene, Thaddeus Young). But that’s just an indication of how strong the position is in the NBA right now. And at the head of the list is one of the most exciting young players the league has going:...

First Five: 11-13-55-56-69Powerball: 04Power Play: 2x Wednesday night’s 05/19/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $201 million, with a cash option of $137.4 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. Here are the winning numbers from last Saturday night’s drawing: First Five: 04-10-37-39-69 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 3x Saturday’s 05/15/21 Powerball jackpot was $183 million. There was no grand prize winner, but there was a ticket sold in Indiana that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 12-22-26-46-59Powerball: 26Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 08/28/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $322 million, with a cash option worth $235.4 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. Here are the winning numbers from Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 27-39-54-56-59 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 3x The Wednesday 08/25/21 Powerball jackpot was worth $304 million. There was no grand prize winner, nor was there a ticket sold that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 08-12-18-44-51Powerball: 18Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 11/28/20 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $216 million, with a cash option of $168.4 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. The winning numbers on Wednesday (11/25/20) for the $202 million Powerball jackpot were: 02-57-58-60-65 with a Powerball of 26. The Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, nor was there a ticket sold that matched all five white balls, and just missing out on the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

The winning numbers on Wednesday were: 09, 32, 37, 41, 56 and the Powerball number was 14, with a Power Play multiplier of 10. There was no jackpot winner from Wednesday’s draw, which had a cash value of $42.3 million, according to the Powerball website. Nor were there any $2 million or $1 million winners. One person did win $500,000, however. The Powerball jackpot will increase to $70 million, with a cash value of $49....

Our public life always has been powered by the friction of opposing theories of morality, economics or regional allegiance; North vs. South; big states vs. little states; slavery vs. abolition; tariffs vs. trade; “hard” money vs. “soft”; isolationism vs. world leadership. These days, California vs. Texas is the friction of choice: the most populous states (Texas officially became No. 2 in the 2000 Census); twin anchors of opposing political parties (California for Democrats, Texas for the Republicans); home to fundamentally differing views on issues such as energy production, the environment, zoning, business regulation, tobacco, the death penalty and religion in public life....

Polling conducted by Emerson College from August 30 to September 1 showed that Trump had a very narrow advantage in a head-to-head contest against Biden. While Biden was backed by 46 percent of registered voters, Trump was backed by 47 percent—a lead of 1 percent. However, that lead is well within the polls margin of error, which is plus or minus 2.7 percentage points. The survey showed that 6 percent of registered voters would vote for “someone else,” and 2 percent said they were “undecided....

The Trafalgar Group said it was “a mistake” to not include California State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley on its list of recall candidates for poll respondents to pick from, the polling group said in a Friday statement. The recall candidates included as options for poll respondents was created a few weeks before the poll, the group said, and “it was a mistake on our part not to update it based on the current state of the race....

South Africa’s hard-line racists hope to capitalize on such resentments in their uphill battle against the dismantling of apartheid. “We are not part of this ’new South Africa’,” one militant Afrikaner told a reporter at the funeral last week of one of three right-wingers killed while trying to disrupt a speech by President F. W. de Klerk in the right-wing stronghold of Ventersdorp. But the run-in proved that the largely Afrikaner security services will not necessarily break ranks when confronted by angry Afrikaner demonstrators....

Nicki Minaj, who appeared on the remix of Smoke’s viral hit, Welcome to the Party, was one of the first to extend her condolences. Minaj shared her shock over Smoke’s untimely death by posting a picture of him on her Instagram. “The Bible tells us that jealousy is as cruel as the grave. Unbelievable. Rest In Peace, Pop,” she wrote alongside the photo. Fellow New York rapper and television producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson also grieved Smoke’s death, sharing a message on Twitter that read: “R....

According to Our World in Data, Portugal has 84 percent of its population fully vaccinated as of Wednesday—the highest in the world—and it could be just days away from reaching the target goal. Claudia Boigues, 53, said she was amazed by Portugal’s swift vaccine rollout and its ability to reach the highest amount in the world. “I never thought we’d reach 85 percent,” she said. “But now we deserve congratulations....

What seemed like a complete fail on behalf of the PR persons of Swedish Pepsi has prompted 25,000 and counting Portugal fans to swear off Pepsi. In the run-up to Portugal’s triumph in Stockholm, Pepsi in Scandinavia launched a negative campaign against Cristiano Ronaldo in which the Selecao superstar was depicted as a voodoo doll in a series of soon-to-be-dead images. The Pepsi campaign included pictures of voodoo doll Ronaldo tied onto train tracks, suffocated by a crushed can over his head, and a picture of the doll covered from head to toe with needles....

Prior to a new batch of leaked screenshots, the only leak gamers had was that Call of Duty 2023 is supposedly semi-futuristic. The leaked images seem to support this rumor while giving fans insight into several other aspects of the next Treyarch title. While it is possible that the photos are part of an elaborate leak, and fans should take the images with a grain of salt, they are certainly intriguing....

As mentioned above, Nintendo’s 3DS and Sony’s Vita will both by vying for gamers’ attention and a smooth launch will be vital for the Vita. The 3DS has had a rocky start due to a severe lack of games, but its release schedule is revving up and a number of high profile games will be available for the system later this year. It is in Sony’s best interest to release the PlayStation Vita as soon as possible....

“Bengal’s Brand Ambassador, Shahtukh Khan was in Kolkata today in connection with his team, KKR’s match. We are indeed very proud of him. “KKR got a splendid victory. Congratulations to team KKR. Wish them all the best for the final,” Banerjee said on her official Facebook page. “After the match, Shah Rukh came to my residence. It was really a very nice moment. My best wishes to Shah Rukh and his family members,” she said....

When you are postmenopausal, you can no longer get pregnant. At this stage, you may also stop having menopausal symptoms. However, some people keep having symptoms beyond menopause, but those symptoms are often milder. Here’s what you need to know about being postmenopausal, including strategies that can help you cope with the transition. Postmenopausal Symptoms Postmenopause begins after menopause, the period of time in which a person has not had their period for 12 months....

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning and could turn into a tropical depression or tropical storm on Friday or Saturday. If the storm strengthens into a tropical storm, it will be dubbed Humberto, as that’s next on the list of storm names for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. About a week before potential Tropical Storm Humberto’s forecasted arrival in the Bahamas and Florida, the Bahamas were hit by Hurricane Dorian....

According to a new employment survey, the percentage of companies who plan to hire new employees has slipped for the first time in the past year. The quarterly report by Manpower Inc., one of the nation’s largest employment agencies, shows that 22 percent of about 16,000 companies interviewed nationwide expect to hire more workers in the second quarter–a slight drop from the first quarter, after adjusting for seasonal factors. While only 9 percent anticipate job cuts next quarter, nearly two thirds of the companies surveyed nationwide say they plan to hold steady at current employment levels....

Perth - Opener Kieran Powell said he was disappointed at not being able to deliver a victory for the West Indies in the second One-Day International against Australia here. The left-hander carved out a career-best 83 off 90 balls in a 126-run, fourth-wicket stand with Dwayne Bravo (45) but the West Indies, chasing 267 for victory, faltered for 212 off 38.1 overs, to slip to a 54-run defeat at the WACA Ground Sunday, reports CMC....