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First Five: 12-17-20-21-26Powerball: 08Power Play: 3x Saturday night’s 05/08/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $157 million, with a cash option of $108.2 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. Here are the winning numbers from last Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 16-23-28-40-63 Powerball: 01 Power Play: 2x Wednesday’s 05/05/21 Powerball jackpot was $142 million. There was no grand prize winner, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Florida and Michigan—that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 04-08-10-43-53 Powerball: 07 Power Play: 2x Tonight’s 10/02/19 jackpot was estimated at $60 million, with a cash option of $42.0 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. Winning numbers from the 09/28/19 jackpot of $50 million on Saturday were: 15-23-34-51-55 Powerball: 04 Power Play: 2x There was no grand prize winner last Saturday, nor were there any tickets sold that matched all five white balls for the second prize of $1 million....

No one has claimed the $102 million jackpot for the October 25 draw, according to the Powerball website. As a result, the prize money will now roll over to the next drawing on Thursday, October 29. The estimated jackpot then will be $116 million (with a cash value of $89.5 million). Even though no players won the jackpot in Saturday night’s draw, there were some big winners. A player in California and another in Louisiana correctly matched five white balls to win $1 million prizes....

But there was no winner of the $31 million jackpot, meaning it will rise to $38 million (with a cash value of $26.5 million) for the next drawing. Although no one claimed the jackpot in Saturday’s drawing, seven players matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 prizes, with three players doubling their winnings to $100,000 with the Power Play. Earlier in October, a player from California won a $699 million jackpot, the fifth largest in Powerball history....

But no-one has claimed the $106 million jackpot for the February 20 draw, according to the Powerball website. Therefore, the prize money will roll over to the next drawing on March 4. The estimated jackpot then will be $123 million (with a cash value of $86.1 million). While no-one claimed the jackpot, there were some big prize winners. Eight players matched four white balls and the Powerball correctly to win $50,000 prizes....

Pasco Sheriff’s deputies said they were called to a store at State Road 54 and Little Road in New Port Richey on November 19 after the suspect, who may have been facing mental health issues or “under the influence of an unknown substance,” climbed into the ceiling. Police said in a statement that the Walmart was temporarily evacuated while deputies worked with the man to try and persuade him to come out of the crawl space....

Talley, 51, was one of 10 victims who were killed in the shooting after he was the first officer to respond to the scene. Boulder police said that they used his handcuffs to later arrest Alissa as a “small gesture” to honor his service. “This week several Boulder Police officers & others responded to a local hospital to formally place Monday’s shooting suspect into custody. As they did, officers informed him the handcuffs used that day were those of Officer Eric Talley....

During widespread demonstrations across the U.S., law enforcement personnel have tried to break up gatherings, which at points have turned violent, with a range of crowd control measures. Scenes of smoke let off amid the crowds and protesters fleeing rubber bullets have drawn criticism, with some raising fears that irritants such as tear gas could exacerbate the spread of coronavirus amid groups. An open letter signed by more than 1,000 health experts raised fears that tear gas and other such irritants “could increase risk for COVID-19 by making the respiratory tract more susceptible to infection, exacerbating existing inflammation, and inducing coughing....

Elisa Rivera, 51, was sentenced Wednesday in Miami federal court, according to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ). After she serves 60 days in prison, 18 months of supervised release will follow, with the first 60 days being in home confinement, the statement said. Before her hearing on Wednesday, Rivera paid the money she had obtained for herself and others fraudulently back to the federal government. Rivera pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to commit wire fraud....

This article describes the potential health benefits of policosanol, including how it is taken and what possible side effects may occur. It also takes an unbiased look at whether policosanol can help lower cholesterol as some people claim. Health Benefits Policosanol has been touted as a dietary supplement that can help lower cholesterol. Policosanol is claimed to offer numerous health benefits, including: Lowering “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Increasing “good” high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Reducing blood glucose (sugar) Inhibiting the formation of blood clots Reducing the risk of atherosclerosis (“hardening of the arteries”) and coronary artery disease (CAD) Treating hypertension (high blood pressure)...

Presidential candidates kept us busy: *Republican Rudy Giuliani made false claims over and over about his record as mayor of New York, and even about England’s health care system. *Democrat Bill Richardson also mangled the facts repeatedly, claiming credit for creating more jobs as New Mexico’s governor than actually materialized and using a made-up figure about the performance of U.S. students, among other misstatements. *Republican Mitt Romney claimed undeserved credit for himself as governor of Massachusetts and made false or misleading claims about two of his rivals....

Approximately 62 percent of Republican conservative-leaning independents surveyed in the CNN/SSRS poll said they wanted their party to nominate someone other than Trump. Among Democrats and liberal-leaning independents, 59 percent said the same about Biden. When push comes to shove, however, respondents of both political affiliations said they would support their prospective nominee if they were at the top of the ticket. About eight in 10 Republicans would support Trump in that scenario, and about 86 percent of Democrats or independents leaning left would support Biden....

Pompeo has amplified direct criticism of the Chinese Communist Party over the past month through several actions, including the restriction of visas against all current and former CCP officials “complicit” in undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. The Trump administration has chastised the Chinese government in tit-for-tat remarks that escalated at the end of last year, at the outset of both the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy Hong Kong protests....

The 83-year-old pontiff was greeting children and pilgrims on New Year’s Eve as he made his way to a Nativity scene in Vatican City. Video shows him shaking hands with the crowds who were chanting “Pope! Pope! and “Happy New Year!” As he turned to walk away from the crowd, a woman makes the sign of the cross and reaches out to grab his hand. It is not clear what she said to the Catholic leader as she tried to pull him towards her, to his visible irritation....

The head of the Catholic Church has mostly been restricted to the walled confines of the Vatican and since the national lockdown in Italy was imposed on March 9, has been live-streaming his daily mass from his Santa Marta residence, Catholic news service Crux Now reported. On Sunday, he left the Vatican and went to the centre of a deserted Rome to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major [Santa Maria Maggiore]....

Completely new to languages? We’d recommend checking out our list of the best learn French online apps (opens in new tab) - or having a flick through our guide to the best online learning platforms (opens in new tab). These digital-first courses can really help you quickly step up your learning But if it’s French idioms you’re after, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of eight commonly used French idioms you need to know when learning the language....

Hitting the console on January 16, No Code’s Stories Untold will be the newest horror title to grace the Switch’s digital marketplace. The horror anthology was a massive surprise when it launched back in 2017, with critics praising its unique approach to the genre. RELATED: New Nintendo Switch Model Reportedly Planned for Mid-2020 The majority of the game functioned through the use of a keyboard on PC, however, this new Switch port will come with reworked controls to better fit the use of the console’s joy-cons....

Entonces, ¿por qué querrías conectividad por satélite en un smartphone? ¿Es algo que deberías tener en cuenta la próxima vez que te lo cambies? ¿Qué es la conectividad por satélite? Las comunicaciones móviles normales se gestionan mediante señales enviadas y recibidas a través de torres de telefonía móvil. El problema es que hay que estar a cierta distancia de la torre para que la señal sea lo bastante fuerte como para poder usarla para realizar llamadas, mandar mensajes y usar los datos....

Earlier this year, Porsche announced that it would double its investment in greener vehicles by 2022 and that by 2025 every second Porsche could contain some sort of electric drive. It’s new electric sports car, named the Taycan, will release next year and be a direct competitor to the Tesla Model S. After being caught up in Volkswagen’s 2015 diesel emissions scandal, the company hasn’t sold diesel vehicles in the US market since 2015....

The earthquake, a magnitude 4.0, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), occurred just after 2 a.m. local time. There was no tsunami warning and the USGS issued a green alert, indicating it wasn’t likely there would be casualties or damages. The tremor was enough to rouse some people from their slumber and 1,425 people reported having felt the quake to the USGS. Those in the cities of Port Hueneme, Oxnard Shores, El Rio, Camarillo, El Rio and Channel Islands Beach would have experienced the strongest shaking, although it would have still been moderate....