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Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

In Oman, Kerry praises completion of $2.1 billion air defence deal with Raytheon
Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press

MUSCAT, Oman - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defence system from American manufacturer Raytheon.

Kerry met with the Arab country's defence minister, a day after discussions with Oman's sultan.

Kerry thanked them for their decision to buy the ground-based air defence system from the Massachusetts company. "We're very excited about that and very grateful for your confidence in Raytheon," Kerry said.

Man United earns EPL-record $93M from broadcasters

Champion Man United earns Premier League-record $93M from broadcasters for season
The Associated Press

LONDON - Manchester United earned a record 60.8 million pounds ($92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English title.

Deposed champion Manchester City, which finished 11 points behind United in second, received 58.1 million pounds ($88.6 million), according to figures released by the league on Tuesday.

Even finishing last was lucrative, with Queens Park Rangers returning to the second tier after earning 39.8 million pounds ($60.6 million) from TV companies.

AP Source: Jordan changing team name to Hornets

Person familiar with situation: Jordan changing team name from Bobcats to Charlotte Hornets
Steve Reed, The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly announced.

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Yahoo buys blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion in boldest move yet under CEO Marissa Mayer
Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, California, company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxiously waits to learn winner of historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot
Tamara Lush And Barbara Rodriguez, The Associated Press

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the same name.

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

SKorea analyzing if 4 projectiles North Korea launched were missiles or artillery
Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.

Small Florida city wonders who won $590Ml jackpot

Small Florida city wonders who hit historic $590.5M Powerball lottery jackpot
Tamara Lush And Barbara Rodriguez, The Associated Press

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

It's an amount too high for many to imagine. Compare it to the budget for the city of Zephyrhills: This year's figure is just more than $49 million. The winning Powerball jackpot is 12 times that.

Whoever has the ticket hadn't come forward as of Sunday morning.

Mice return from a month in space

Mice and lizards return from a month in space aboard an orbiting Russian capsule
The Associated Press

MOSCOW - A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind.

Fewer than half of the 53 mice and other rodents who blasted off on April 19 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome survived the flight, Russian news agencies reported, quoting Vladimir Sychov, deputy director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems and the lead researcher.

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

Official: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida in historic $590.5 million Powerball drawing
Barbara Rodriguez, The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

The single winner was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told The Associated Press by telephone that more details would be released later.

1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

Officials announce 1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on record Powerball jackpot topping $590M
The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa - A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket sold.

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