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2 men arrested for allegedly trafficking nearly $7 million worth of SNAP benefits: Officials

Wednesday, December 17 by ABC News

(MASSACHUSETTS) -- Two Massachusetts men trafficked nearly $7 million worth of benefits intended for people who cannot afford food, federal prosecutors in Boston said Wednesday.Antonio Bonheur, 74, of Mattapan, and Saul Alisme, 21, of Hyde Park, were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with one... Read More.

Powerball jackpot surges to $930 million for Wednesday night drawing

Wednesday, December 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Powerball jackpot prize has grown to $930 million, a cash value of $429 million, for Wednesday night's drawing.This is the game's seventh largest prize ever, according to Powerball. The largest prize ever was $2.04 billion, won on Nov. 7, 2022.The... Read More.

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ wins #1 at the box office with $63 million

Monday, December 8 by ABC News

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 played to win at the box office this weekend.The Josh Hutcherson-starring sequel, based on the popular horror game, took the #1 spot with $63 million. According to Variety, that exceeded predictions,... Read More.

‘Stranger Things’ season 5 scores 59.6 million views, Netflix’s biggest English-language debut

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

Stranger Things season 5 has turned Netflix's records upside down.During the first five days of streaming, the fifth and final season of the popular sci-fi series accumulated 59.6 million views.That makes it the best-ever premiere week viewing numbers for an English-language series on the... Read More.

More than 50 million on alert for snow and ice from Kentucky to Maine

Tuesday, December 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A winter storm brought the first big batch of snow and ice to parts of the Midwest and South on Monday, and now that same storm is bringing ice to parts of Appalachia and heavy snow to the inland Northeast on... Read More.

TSA sets all-time record as 3.1 million travelers screened Sunday amid holiday flight cancellations

Monday, December 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As travelers return home from Thanksgiving holiday travel, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says Sunday was its busiest day in history, with the agency screening over 3.1 million people through its security checkpoints at airports nationwide. The Nov. 30... Read More.

‘Zootopia 2’ wins the Thanksgiving weekend with $156 million

Monday, December 1 by ABC News

Zootopia 2, the sequel to the 2016 Disney animated film, was the holiday box office champ, bringing in $156 million during the five-day Thanksgiving day weekend, Box Office Mojo reports.According to Variety,... Read More.

‘Wicked: For Good’ casts spell on the box office with $150 million opening

Monday, November 24 by ABC News

Wicked: For Good did good business at the box office this weekend, opening with $150 million.The second act of 2024's Wicked broke the previous film's record for biggest debut of a Broadway adaptation of all time, according to Read More.

Border officials seize $2.6 million of alleged meth found inside vehicle hauling batteries

Wednesday, November 19 by ABC News

(LAREDO, Texas.) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized an estimated $2.6 million of alleged methamphetamine hidden inside of a tractor trailer hauling batteries, officials said."The bad guys got a bit of a shock this weekend," according to a statement from the CBP,... Read More.

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ conjures $21 million+ at the box office

Monday, November 17 by ABC News

The threequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't made a lot of money appear at the box office this weekend.The film, the third installment of the franchise about a team of magicians called The Four Horsemen who pull off... Read More.

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