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Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair auctions off for $393,000

A wheelchair used by physicist Stephen Hawking has sold at auction for almost 300,000 pounds ($393,000), while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000 pounds ($767,000), auctioneer Christie’s said Thursday. The motorized chair, used by Hawking after he was paralyzed with motor neuron disease, raised 296,750 pounds in… Read More

Trump’s economy SOARS (Obama will hate this!)

U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade — an achievement former President Barack Obama never reached. The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report, the last major economic data before Tuesday’s congressional elections, also showed that the unemployment rate… Read More

Kavanaugh accuser cashes out nearly $1 million payday

The media circus around Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s unsubstantiated accusation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the final week of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings was anchored on one critical claim from Democrats. Ford had “nothing to gain” by coming forward, Democratic leaders repeated again and again. Sponsored: Why chicken salad… Read More

Trump drops the hammer on “unfair” drug prices

Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs. The president explained it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications. “We are taking aim… Read More

Winning MegaMillions ticket was sold at this gas station

The number of billionaires in South Carolina may have doubled overnight — at least before taxes — after a lottery ticket sold in the state won the $1.537 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The ticket, sold at the KC Mart in Simpsonville, matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, defying… Read More

WOW! Who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot!?

Lottery officials say someone bought a ticket in South Carolina to win the Mega Millions jackpot with a final total of $1.537 billion, just shy of the all-time world record. The earlier Mega Millions estimate of $1.6 billion would have been a world record for lotteries, but actual sales came… Read More

Kids of 9/11 firefighter pitch his dream product to “Shark Tank”

The sharks on “Shark Tank” are supporting an invention created by a New York City firefighter who died of cancer after helping clean up the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Kevin Young’s children on Sunday pitched his Cup Board Pro, a chopping block that features a detachable bowl for… Read More

Mega Millions jackpot hits a staggering new high (WOW!)

If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it’s because they are getting larger and larger. Tuesday night’s Mega Millions estimated grand prize has hit a staggering $1.6 billion, continuing a trend of giant jackpots. It would be the largest lottery prize in U.S. history — and… Read More

Mega Millions climbs to $970 million ahead of drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $970 million, inching ever-closer to the $1 billion mark. Officials raised the estimated jackpot Thursday for the second time due to strong sales ahead of Friday night’s drawing. The prize is the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, behind only a $1.6 billion Powerball… Read More