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1+ week, 2+ day ago   (268+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- An Illinois man won a $1 million lottery jackpot from a ticket he received as a gift from a friend at his birthday party. The Bradwood man told Illinois Lottery officials his wife threw him a big party for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (195+ words) Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts animal control officer responding to a report of an exotic lizard in a parking lot ended up wrangling a large, aggressive mangrove monitor. Burlington Police Animal Control said on social media that "what started as a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (648+ words) Sept. 3 (Asia Today) -- South Korea has allocated 12.17 trillion won ($8.96 billion) of its proposed 73.28 trillion won ($53.93 billion) defense budget for 2027 to capabilities associated with wartime operational control, KF-21 fighter jets, nuclear-powered submarines and other elements of its self-reliant defense strategy. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (174+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A pig that took up residence in a Detroit neighborhood was captured after an hour-long chase -- and a second swine remains on the loose. Residents in the Hendricks Street area said the two pigs, a male and a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A 39-year-old man in Livingston County, Mich., used the money he made from selling cans to purchase a winning $500,000 scratch off lottery ticket. The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, told the Michigan Lottery that he has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (231+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Trump administration launched the Foundry School on Thursday, a new program targeted at training workers in manufacturing and design skills. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the launch ceremony for the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Prime Video is giving a glimpse of Maxton Hall Season 3. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the third and final season Thursday featuring Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung. Maxton Hall - The World Between Us is a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An animal education group in England said a snake found browsing the bread aisle in a grocery store is one of more than 20 snakes it has taken in this year. The baby corn snake was found in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1168+ words) Sept. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean shipbuilders are pouring investment, technology and expertise into a U.S. maritime industry struggling with shrinking capacity, worker shortages and competition from China, offering Washington a potential path to rebuild American shipyards without sending ship construction overseas. The…...