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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida

- A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. | Video

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Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

- An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show.

16 May 2013

Los Angeles ranked worst U.S. city for dog attacks on mail carriers

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles has earned the dubious distinction for the second year in a row as the U.S. city with the most dog attacks on mail carriers, the U.S. Postal Service said.

U.S., 16 May 2013

From "bunga bunga" to "pianists" - Italy's political slang

ROME - An encyclopedia of Italian political slang has shone a light on a colorful and Byzantine world where lawmakers and journalists speak a language you won't find in any ordinary dictionary.

Lifestyle, Italy, 16 May 2013

Parking meter 'Robin Hoods' provoke New Hampshire city's ire

LITTLETON, New Hampshire - In December James Cleaveland made an unusual New Year's resolution: to do all he could to keep police in the city of Keene, New Hampshire, from issuing parking tickets.

15 May 2013

Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige

ISTANBUL - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad.

Lifestyle, 15 May 2013

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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