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They told him he won $750,000, then the man lost money

EUCLID, Ohio (WEWS) -- We have a big warning to pass along after a Euclid man thought he won big money.James Bailey, 63, said he got a phone call recently claiming they were from Mega Millions.“Some kind of drawing, and they said I won a prize. I said, 'I won a prize?'" recalled Bailey.They said he was chosen to receive a car and $750,000."I said, 'I can use that to pay off the mortgage,'” said Bailey.He also told us he has some mental health issues and gets calls all the time, even several right in the middle of our interview.“You get a lot of phone calls,” we

House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections

Kennedy Center head warns staff of cuts and 'skeletal' staffing during renovation closure

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Kraft Mac & Cheese and Heinz Ketchup are sticking together after all

Kraft Heinz is calling off its planned breakup and keeping the company together.The food giant that owns Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Meyer and Philadelphia cream cheese said last year that it was splitting its business in two. The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.But the brands’ sales have deteriorated further since the split was announced, making a spinoff less appealing to investors. New Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane, who took over at the beginning of the year a

Iranian authorities subjected Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to ‘life-threatening mistreatment,’ Nobel Committee says

Canada's strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms and a freeze on handgun sales

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Homeland Security officials voice concerns about looming shutdown

A disruption in reimbursements to states for disaster relief costs. Delays in cybersecurity response and training. And missed paychecks for the agents who screen passengers and bags at the nation's airports, which could lead to unscheduled absences and longer wait times for travelers. Those were just some of the potential ramifications of a looming funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security, according to officials who testified before a House panel on Wednesday. Congress has approved full-year funding for the vast majority of the federal government, but

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul

Steep drop in violent crime in major US cities, data analysis shows

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How Palantir and AI money is shaping the midterms

��s narrator says.The target of the ad is Alex Bores, a congressional candidate in New York City who used to work for Palantir, the tech company with long ties to defense and intelligence agencies.An image flashes of Bores’ LinkedIn page. The narrator notes Palantir’s work with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose operations in New York City have sparked outcry on the left.“ICE is powered by Bores’ tech. Manhattan is smarter than that,” the narrator says.In a twist, the ad is backed by some of the very industry forces it condemns. The super PAC behind it is an affiliate of

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US speedskater Jordan Stolz wins the 1,000 meters gold in an Olympic-record time

Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 years old, learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating during the 2010 Winter Olympics — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself. So what was the little hassle of a 10-or-so-minute wait to make sure this first speedskating gold medal would be his Wednesday? Stolz needed to hold off on celebrating until another competitor got the chance for a re-skate, then soon enough was able to smile while leaning forward to receive his gol

A stronger-than-expected jobs report could signal a labor market turnaround – with caveats

Surge of 130,000 US hires last month is a stark contrast to the weak hiring of 2025

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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unite on a star-studded US World Cup qualifying roster

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the U.S. women's basketball World Cup qualifying roster that will play next month in Puerto Rico. The two young stars headline the 12-player team that has a mix of veterans and youth. Clark and Reese have helped the rise of women's basketball over the past few years, starting with their memorable meeting in the NCAA championship game in 2023 that LSU won. They'll be joined by 2024 Olympic gold medalists Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. Dearica Hamby and Rhyne Howard won the 3x3 b

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Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game

Detroit center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between the Pistons and Charlotte Hornets. Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabaté were each suspended four games for fighting and escalating the altercation, while Pistons center Jalen Duren got two games for initiating the altercation and fighting, the league announced. But the heaviest penalty went to Stewart, with the league saying it was based in part on his “repeated history of uns

The Latest: Bondi comes under fire from Congress for unredacted Epstein files

Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days

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Russian drone strike kills three Ukrainian toddlers and their father

Three toddlers and their father were killed in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine that also injured their pregnant mother, local emergency services said.The family only arrived in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, the previous day after fleeing shelling, said Oleg Synegubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region.“(They) had just evacuated from Zolochiv, trying to escape from constant shelling and find a safer place to live. This was their first night in the new place,” he said on Telegram.Authorities in Zolochiv said later on Wednesday there had bee

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Why do all Olympic curling stones come from one small island off Scotland’s coast?

Team USA won silver in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday after reaching the event’s final for the first time during the Winter Olympics. In the semifinal against Italy on Monday, American curler Cory Thiesse made the winning shot that knocked the Italian team’s curling stone out of its place.The strictly regulated curling stones weigh between 38 and 44 pounds (17 and 20 kilograms) and can last decades. One company, Kays of Scotland, handcrafts most professional and all Olympic stones using granite from a single small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.Granite from Ailsa Craig is e

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

Canadian Olympic team is 'heartbroken' by deadly school shooting in British Columbia

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Canada reels after 9 are killed in mass shooting at a school and a home in remote British Columbia

Canadians were in shock Wednesday after authorities said seven people were killed at a school in remote British Columbia and two others were killed at a nearby home in one of the country’s deadliest mass shootings. A woman who police believed was the shooter was found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound, police said. The motive remained unclear. More than 25 people were wounded Tuesday in the attack in the small mountain community of Tumbler Ridge, including two with life-threatening injuries who were airlifted for medical care, police said.

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Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded

President Donald Trump met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and said he'd insisted that negotiations with Iran continue as the U.S. pushes for a nuclear deal with Tehran. Netanyahu spent nearly three hours at the White House, but entered and left out of the view of reporters and he and Trump didn't take questions. In a subsequent post on his social media site, however, the president called it “a very good meeting” and said that “there was nothing definitive reached, other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see wheth