Federal Stimulus Money Could Give Bump To Florida Lottery Sales
Federal stimulus checks could provide a short-term boost to Florida's lottery, while play is expected to slow later amid widespread vaccination against COVID-19.
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Federal stimulus checks could provide a short-term boost to Florida's lottery, while play is expected to slow later amid widespread vaccination against COVID-19.
The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again to a staggering $1 billion dollars, and it could be yours Friday night.
It was the fourth-largest jackpot in Powerball history but Wednesday night, one ticket matched all six numbers in a jackpot worth $731.1 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is closing in on $1 billion after nobody won the top prize on Tuesday.
The giant Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb ahead of Tuesday's drawing.
The Florida Lottery has raised the bars with the GOLD RUSH SUPREME family of Scratch-Off games!! With over $556,000,000 dollars in total prizes, over 45 million winning tickets and a Bonus Play promotion with a growing jackpot – they're good as gold!
The Powerball Jackpot has swelled to an estimated $730 million after there was no single winner in Saturday night's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot will likely continue to rise after there was no single winner during Friday night's drawing of the $750 million jackpot.
Florida lottery players are hoping to win big this weekend after no ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing, pushing the weekend jackpot to an estimated $640 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again to $750 million, making it the second highest jackpot in the lottery game's history.
The Mega Millions jackpot is jumping again. Tuesday, just hours ahead of the big drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $625 million.
What would you do if you won the $615 million Mega Millions jackpot? What about the $550 million Powerball jackpot? That's right, both jackpots combined total $1.165 billion!
Feeling lucky? Florida lottery players have $1.7 billion reasons to play Mega Millions or Powerball this weekend.
Florida lottery players have $990 million reasons to play Mega Millions or Powerball this weekend as America's dueling jackpots reach a combined total of $990 million.
Florida lottery players have a chance to win big this weekend as America's dueling jackpots, Mega Millions and Powerball continue to club for a combined total of $980 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot is jumping again after nobody won the big prize in Tuesday night's drawing.
Florida lottery players have a chance to win big this week as America's dueling jackpots, Mega Millions and Powerball reach a combined total of $857 million.
Both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are jumping again.
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $38 billion to education and sending more than 880,000 students like Tony Serdenes to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
A Florida man who won $1 million dollars in a lottery scratch-off game three years ago has won another big money jackpot, and this time it was worth $5 million.
The Florida Lottery's flagship Draw game, FLORIDA LOTTO has a new look, bigger prizes, better odds, and a new price.
Thousands of students like Lauryn Brown have benefited from life changing opportunities Thanks to the Florida Lottery Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
If you've ever played the Florida Lottery and didn't feel like going to the store to see if you actually won anything, now you don't have to.
While most of the state and the nation remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Florida Lottery is still open and running, even though offices are closed.
The Florida Lottery is closing all of its offices to keep employees safe from the coronavirus.
Miami-Dade is one of multiple counties that have water shortage warnings due to ongoing drought conditions.
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Terrance Gore, a former outfielder and three-time World Series champion known for his blazing speed on the base paths, has died at 34 years old, according to Major League Baseball officials.
Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff.
A 19 year old high school student has been given an over $2000 bond after police say she pulled the employees' hair and pinned them to the ground.
Miami-Dade is one of multiple counties that have water shortage warnings due to ongoing drought conditions.
CBS News Miami speaks to the victim's family members moments before deputies say she died after being shot by an MDSO deputy.
Terrance Gore, a former outfielder and three-time World Series champion known for his blazing speed on the base paths, has died at 34 years old, according to Major League Baseball officials.
Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff.
A 19 year old high school student has been given an over $2000 bond after police say she pulled the employees' hair and pinned them to the ground.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, Zelenskyy told reporters.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.