Diplomatic Fury As Ecuador Grants Asylum To Wikileaks Founder Assange
Ecuador granted asylum to Julian Assange on Thursday, expressing fury at a threat by Britain to seize the WikiLeaks founder at its London embassy.Powerball Ticket Worth $337 Million Sold In Michigan
A winning ticket in the $337 million Powerball drawing has been sold in Michigan.
The winning numbers in the Wednesday night drawing were 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and Powerball 21.The Michigan Lottery says the ticket was sold a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit.
Mortgage Rates Up For A Third Straight WeekThere was no immediate word about the identity of the buyer.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages ticked up for the third straight week, staying slightly above record lows. Cheap mortgages have helped fuel a modest housing recovery this year.Former Georgia Coach Charged With Running Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Jim Donnan, a former University of Georgia head coach is being charged with conducting an $80 million Ponzi scheme which includes other coaches and former players among its victims.Seven American Soldiers Killed In Afghan Chopper Crash
Seven American soldiers were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were traveling in crashed in southern Afghanistan, U.S. officials told NBC News.
Three Afghan soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were also killed, bringing the total number of dead to 11, officials said.Two Deputies Killed, Two Wounded In Louisiana Shooting
Two law enforcement officers died and two were injured in a series of apparently linked shootings early Thursday in LaPlace, Louisiana, authorities said.
The first shooting happened in a parking lot at a steel plant, Sheriff Mike Tregre said. The second happened when officers went to a nearby trailer park to investigate the first shooting and were ambushed by a man armed with what the sheriff described as an assault rifle, he said.And I have some big news myself!
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