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A customer, who did not want to be identified, displays the $200.00 worth of Mega Millions tickets he bought at Downtown Plaza convenience store in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Mega Millions winning numbers revealed

After more than four months with no winner, Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing has grown to $1.6 billion -- the biggest lottery prize in world history. Officials drew numbers Tuesday for an estimated $1.6 billion jackpot in a contest that has not been won since July 24 and has become the kind of big-money "event" where occasional lottery players start crowding convenience stores for tickets.

October 23, 2018
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh stands on the field before the team's NCAA football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Western Michigan has Michigan’s attention. The Wolverines are coming off a disappointing loss at Notre Dame, and Western Michigan is riding some momentum after generating 452 yards and scoring 35 points in the second half against Syracuse. “We’re up and at it and on it, and we’re going to need to be,” Harbaugh said. “Watching the tape, they’re an extremely good football team. Whether they’re playing at home or on the road, they’re a very formidable team.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad weighs in on Michigan Wolverines

In his English-language feed, the former president of Iran and noted anti-Semite continued his American-football punditry Tuesday by predicting better times for the sixth-ranked Michigan Wolverines.

October 16, 2018
In this Oct. 12, 2015, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen looks on before the start of the first quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Allen, billionaire owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, says cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned. Allen made the announcement Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 on Twitter, saying he recently learned of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and that his team of doctors has started treatment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Paul Allen dies at 65

The co-founder of Microsoft died Monday of cancer. Paul Allen was 65.

October 15, 2018
FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with President Donald Trump, leaves federal court in New York after a hearing for Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney. Avenatti, the attorney who's garnered national attention demanding transparency as one of President Donald Trump's chief critics, convinced a federal judge to bar the media from covering a bankruptcy court case involving his former law firm. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Bauer allowed Avenatti to give testimony Wednesday, July 25 behind closed doors. In May, Eagan Avenatti, was ordered to pay $10 million to a lawyer who claimed that the firm misstated its profits and he was owed millions. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

S.E. Cupp cuts down Michael Avenatti on Twitter

Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, called conservative CNN commentator S.E. Cupp a shill for President Trump, prompting harsh guffaws from the internet and from the prominent #NeverTrump columnist.

October 14, 2018