Powerball jackpot ballooning after no winners in Iowa
Iowa Nation Briefs report no Powerball tickets matched all six numbers in Des Moines for the Saturday drawing. An estimated $8 million prize awaitsWednesday. Six tickets matched the first five numbers but not the Powerball, worth $100 000 each, sold in Arizona Connecticut Washington DC Indiana Louisiana and New Hampshire. In separate notes a Los Angeles Zoo elephant named Tara required a crane and six firefighters to stand after a fall, and Walden Pond at Walden State Reservation closed its main beach due to a high odor from bacteria in sand, with a two week closure possible.
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Oyster Bar at Grand Central Destroyed by Fire
The Oyster Bar at New York City's Grand Central Terminal burned out early Sunday after a 2:30 a.m. start in a refrigeration unit. Firefighters contained the blaze after about two hours. Fourteen people, including nine firefighters, a police officer, and four civilians, suffered minor injuries as the landmark and its famed ambiance were lost.
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Family dictionary dynasty fights World Book over ebooks
The Barnhart family of Brewster New York who run Thorndike Barnhart dictionaries sue World Book Encyclopedia for royalties on about 200,000 electronic copies. IBM and Warren Buffett are involved in a push toward computer age editions driven by cheaper CD ROMs and online access.
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Antitrust Critics Sink AT T SBC Merger Talks
In New York AP reports stiff antitrust objections toppled a proposed 50 billion AT T and SBC Communications merger. SBC balked at opening Southwest and West Coast markets to rivals like MCI and Sprint, ending talks after two months of scrutiny and protests.
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Betty Shabazz laid to rest in Harlem memorial
More than 2,000 friends and public figures gathered at Riverside Church to honor Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, with drums, prayers, and eulogies. Attallah Shabazz spoke of her mother's strength amid burns suffered in a fire allegedly set by her grandson.
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Brady hopeful gun checks will continue
Washington AP Sarah Brady, leader of Handgun Control Inc., expects law enforcement to keep background checks on gun buyers despite a Supreme Court ruling that the federal government cannot compel them. She notes the Brady Act of 1994 has blocked 250,000 felons and prohibited buyers from obtaining guns, and public safety officials will largely continue checks nationwide.
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