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CNN — Norway’s national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw due to a coding error. Norsk Tipping receives the prize amounts from Germany in euros, then coverts them to Norwegian kroner. However, it was during the conversion that an error occurred and winnings were multiplied by 100, rather than divided by 100, the company said in a statement Friday. Norsk Tipping sent messages and push notifications to customers that showed the wrong, inflated winnings, before later issuing a correction. “Norsk Tipping sincerely apologizes to everyone who…
Napheesa Collier, #24 of the Minnesota Lynx, scores the game-winning basket during the game against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 10, 2024.Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesThe WNBA announced on Monday it has awarded three new expansion teams to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, growing the league to 18 teams over the next five years.WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called it a “truly monumental day” for the league.”These are powerful cities filled with passionate fan bases,” she said. “This is a bold…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:00 AM ET, Sun June 29, 2025 June was a big month for hotel and resort news, with new brand expansions, Hyatt’s acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts and all of the new resorts and hotels that have begun welcoming guests for the first time this month. Check out the top hotel and resort news you might have missed this month down below, and don’t forget to click the links provided in case you want to read the stories that matter to you the most. New Hotel & Resort Openings AluaSoul Sunny Beach, part of Hyatt’s Inclusive…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco this October 27–29, and if you’re building with big funding goals in mind, the session on preparing for your later-stage raise needs to be on your radar. Join three powerhouse voices in venture and AI-driven innovation as they share what it really takes to close major rounds — long before you’re in the room with investors. This panel, taking place October 29 on the Builders Stage, is a roadmap for any founder who knows that Series C doesn’t start at Series C. Why this session matters Raising late-stage capital is about…
CNN — The US State Department has revoked the visas of members of Bob Vylan, a British rap punk group who chanted “Death to the IDF” at a UK music festival this weekend. “The (State Department) has revoked the US visas for the members of the Bob Vylan band in light of their hateful tirade at Glastonbury, including leading the crowd in death chants. Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X Monday. The group was slated to go on a US tour…
NEW YORK (AP) — If you have a cocktail scene in your neck of the woods (and it’s safe to say that I do in NYC), you might have noticed the words “pickle juice” appearing more often on drink menus.Pickles and pickle brine have been an ingredient that mixologists — and chefs — have played with for a long time, but they’re finally getting a star turn in beverage menus around the world. Pickle juice is salty, tangy acidic, and sometimes a little spicy. It adds zing to all kinds of cocktails.“Pickles are a great gateway into savory cocktails,” says…
For reporters, it’s hardly unusual to call sources on the phone to learn details or get quotes that will enliven their stories. Sometimes people will talk, sometimes they won’t.But the president of the United States?In an almost unfathomable level of access, reporters who call President Donald Trump on his personal cell phone often get an answer — and an interview — from the leader of the free world on the spot. There’s evidence that this is happening more frequently.Paradoxically, it’s the same president who popularized the term “fake news” and has battled against the press for years on multiple fronts.…
A Home Depot store in San Carlos, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHome Depot said Monday that it is buying GMS, a building products distributor, for about $4.3 billion as the retailer moves to draw more sales from contractors and other home professionals.Shares of Home Depot were roughly flat in early trading Monday. GMS shares jumped more than 11%.As part of the deal, the Home Depot-owned subsidiary SRS Distribution will purchase all outstanding shares of GMS for $110 per share, which adds up to about $4.3 billion and amounts to total enterprise…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Sun June 29, 2025 New ships, new godmothers, new brand campaigns and a new Netflix show about the infamous “poop cruise” top the list of this month’s major cruise news stories. Here are some of the headlines you might have missed for June 2025.New Netflix Show Revisits Infamous ‘Poop Cruise’A new episode of Netflix’s “Trainwreck” show, available for streaming as of this month, revisits the infamous “poop cruise,” which took place on the Carnival Triumph in February 2013. After a fire broke out in the engine room, the ship lost power in…
In recent years, the handling of the nation’s largest public pension fund has caused growing alarm among a group of retirees who rely on it.They have sought an outside audit of California’s $530 billion pension fund, known as the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS. They have also tried to persuade legislators to install an inspector general to monitor its operations.Both efforts went nowhere. Now, they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands.The retired public employees are taking the unusual step of hiring a forensic pension investigator to provide clarity on the fund’s investments, the high fees it…