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President Biden’s re-election campaign ended January with nearly $56 million on hand, extending his cash advantage over former President Donald J. Trump, whose campaign had about $30 million available at the end of the month. That is a jump for Mr. Biden, who ended 2023 with $46 million in his campaign coffers, and a tick downward for Mr. Trump’s campaign, which had $33 million on hand at the end of the year. Mr. Biden appears to have gained an edge in part because the Democratic Party apparatus, and its fund-raising might, have quickly unified behind him in what is expected...

An appeals court in Chile's capital on Tuesday ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda's death be reopened, stating that the investigation has not been fully completed and that new steps could potentially shed light on the true cause of his death. Last December, a judge denied a request from Neruda's nephew to reopen the case in order to explore alternative causes of death besides cancer, which is the cause listed on the poet's death certificate. In February 2023, Neruda's nephew, Rodolfo Reyes, revealed that forensic experts from Canada, Denmark, and Chile had uncovered...

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A man in Washington, D.C., is suing the organizers of the Powerball lottery after he woke up to what he thought was news that he had the winning numbers – only to find out the wrong numbers were accidentally posted on the lottery's website. Plaintiff John Cheeks chose the numbers 7, 15, 23, 32, and 40 with a Powerball number of 2. On Jan. 7, 2023, the D.C. Lottery's "winning numbers," posted on its website, matched the ones Cheeks had: 7, 15, 23, 32, and 40 with a yellow Powerball number of 2, the suit said. In the early morning...

Jason R. Rich is excited to announce the return of Mario in a new, exclusive adventure for the Nintendo Switch. This time, Mario's co-star (and nemesis) is Donkey Kong. Rich received a review copy of "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" from Nintendo, which he played on his Nintendo Switch OLED Model in both handheld and TV modes using the Pro Controller. The game offers hours of fun and challenges, requiring creative thinking to solve puzzles against the clock. Based on a Game Boy Advance game from 2004, "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" offers a fresh and potentially more challenging experience. Rich shares...

In the stark inland desert of Patagonia in Argentina, there is a remote cave decorated with nearly 900 paintings of human figures, animals and abstract designs. Until recently, archaeologists had assumed that the rock art at this site, known as Cueva Huenul 1, was created within the past few thousand years. But in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, archaeologists say that one of the cave’s most mysterious motifs, a comblike pattern, first appeared some 8,200 years ago, making it by far the earliest known example of rock art in one of the last places on Earth...

A new mom has received support online after taking action against her husband, who continued to invite guests over while she was exhausted from sleepless nights. The woman shared her story on Reddit, detailing how she decided to teach her husband a lesson without informing him of her plans. Readers have applauded her actions. A new mom has been backed online after giving her husband, who has not helped with overnight childcare duties, a taste of his own medicine. A therapist told Newsweek that the woman was right to... A new mom has been backed online after giving her husband,...

Earlier on Monday, Russian investigators informed her and Navalny’s lawyers that his body would be withheld an additional 14 days so it could be examined. Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh suggested the handover could be delayed until after the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for March 15-17. Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, accused Putin of orchestrating her husband’s death. In a video address published on Monday she vowed to continue her husband’s fight against the Russian president. “These are rude accusations of the head of the Russian state,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday. “I don’t care how the press secretary of...

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