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No winner means Mega Millions rises to record $1.6B jackpot

Saturday, October 20

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- If you're checking your numbers Saturday morning for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, you're not a grand-prize winner. But neither was anyone else.The next Mega Millions jackpot... Read More.

Amazon reviews: Inside the murky world of pay-to-play

Friday, October 19

Poike/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Jeff, a home builder in Lasalle, Illinois, said he bought a battery adapter for his cordless drill on Amazon, and it worked for about an hour before it broke.So Jeff,... Read More.

Marijuana company heads to New York Stock Exchange

Friday, October 19

rgbspace/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The New York Stock Exchange is about to get greener. Canada-based Aurora Cannabis plans to start trading on the NYSE on Oct. 23, the company announced Thursday.The move comes in... Read More.

Mega Millions jackpot soars to a record $1 billion

Friday, October 19

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Mega Millions jackpot on Friday jumped to a record $1 billion.The drawing for the prize will be on Friday night. A single winner taking the cash lump... Read More.

Mega Millions prizes keep skyrocketing as ‘people want to see bigger jackpots’

Friday, October 19

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The record $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot is the latest prize to balloon to astronomical figures -- and officials say they're giving people with dreams of winning exactly what they... Read More.

A tech investor brought cell phone voting to West Virginia, igniting debate about access and security

Friday, October 19

iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) -- A few hundred West Virginians are poised to cast a federal election vote on their cell phones this November. And depending on the outcome, they’ll have Bradley Tusk to thank --... Read More.

Nebraska’s pitch to tourists: ‘Honestly, it’s not for everyone’

Friday, October 19

Nebraska Tourism Commission(Nebraska) -- Nebraska knows the state is "not for everyone" and it's proud of that in a new ad campaign."We're just simply not on people's shopping list for a vacation," said... Read More.

Mega Millions jackpot soars to record $970 million with no winner since July

Thursday, October 18

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Mega Millions jackpot on Thursday jumped to $970 million.The drawing for the prize will be on Friday night.No one won the big prize in Powerball on... Read More.

MoviePass under investigation by state of New York for misleading investors

Thursday, October 18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The New York attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into whether the parent company of MoviePass, Helios and Matheson, misled investors about their finances, a source familiar with the investigation... Read More.

Powerball draws numbers as Mega Millions jackpot soars to $900 million

Wednesday, October 17

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Powerball pulled its numbers on Wednesday as the prize for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot has crept past $900 million earlier in the day.The winning numbers for Powerball, a... Read More.