A California Powerball player won the estimated $527 million jackpot, marking only the second time the game’s largest prize was won in 2025. The winner can choose between annual payments or a lump sum of $243.8 million, with odds of 1 in 292,201,338.00. This win follows previous large jackpots in 2022 and 2024, including a $1.326 billion prize won by a cancer survivor who chose to split the lump sum with his wife and friend.
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Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released after months in detention
Pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil was released from detention after over three months, following a federal judge's order amidst the Trump administration's crackdown on dissenting voices regarding Israel's actions in Gaza. Khalil, who has a green card and no criminal record, emphasized the unjust nature of his detention, while government officials defended their actions as necessary for national security. Need More Context? 🔎
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