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Florida sets Thursday deadline for recounts in US Senate, governor races

The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election.

 

Mega Millions numbers: Did you win Friday's $90 million lottery jackpot?

Here are the winning numbers in Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing.

 

Blue wave vs. red wave: Who won the midterms?

As the last votes are counted and the last candidates conceded, which party actually won?

 

Powerball numbers: Did you win Wednesday's $73.1 million lottery jackpot?

Here are the winning numbers in Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing.

 

Should you keep wearing your midterm apparel after the election?

Now that the 2018 midterms are over, what do you do with all your election swag?

 

Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general, at Donald Trump's request

Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday.

 

Mega Millions numbers: Did you win Tuesday's $70 million lottery jackpot?

The Mega Millions jackpot is back on the climb after a single winning ticket claimed a $1.6 billion jackpot last month.

 

Widow of Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan calls his return to US on Election Day 'fitting'

The grief-stricken widow of a Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan paid tribute to her husband on Election Day by urging Americans to get out and vote and carry on his legacy in fighting for democracy.

 

US Olympic Committee takes steps to shut down USA Gymnastics after Nassar scandal

The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization that has botched its own reorganization in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar.

 

Appeals court upholds Walter Reed corruption convictions

Reed, who had served as the North Shore's DA for 30 years, was convicted in 2016 on corruption charges.

 

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