There is still time to win big in the lottery before the end of the year. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $565 million after no one took home the jackpot in the drawing on Friday, December 23. The next drawing is scheduled for December 27, and if anyone wins the jackpot,…
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Winter storm leaves dozens dead in the United States: Biden approves the declaration of emergency for New York
At least 27 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm that ravaged much of the United States in recent days, county officials said Monday, raising the death toll across the board. the country to 49. The updated death toll in Erie County, which includes the city…
Pending asylum applications in the US approach 1.6 million, the highest number ever recorded
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Some 22,000 migrants wait in shelters and makeshift camps in three cities in Mexico
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