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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 22: Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on January 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The jackpot in the drawing has climbed to $970 million, the third highest in the game's history. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The winning ticket in the $1 billion Mega Millions lottery was bought in Michigan

January 23, 2021

Originally Published: 23 JAN 21 02:18 ETUpdated: 23 JAN 21 06:53 ETBy Alta Spells, CNN    (CNN) -- Don't forget to check your Mega Millions lottery ticket, especially if you bought it in the state...

Senior Tervell Beck tries to stop a drive from Toledo's Ryan Rollins. Beck would score 16 as the Flashes fell 76-74. Jan. 23, 2021.

Seniors can’t lift Flashes: Kent State falls by 2 against Toledo again

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor January 23, 2021

For the second time this season, the Kent State men’s basketball team lost a two point game against the University of Toledo, falling 76-74 in Toledo.This loss snaps a four game winning streak for Kent...

Democrats working on legislation to provide $3,000 payments per child amid pandemic

(CNN) -- House Democrats are working on drafting legislation proposed by President Joe Biden that would direct the IRS to send recurring monthly payments to American families to expand the child tax credit,...

A group of protesters shield themselves from chemical irritants as they demonstrate Wednesday evening, Jan. 20, 2021, outside the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Ore. (Assfault Pirates via AP)

Here’s why rioters say they’re gathering in Portland

January 23, 2021

Originally Published: 22 JAN 21 13:02 ETUpdated: 23 JAN 21 13:39 ETBy Dan Simon, Jason Kravarik and Mallika Kallingal, CNN    (CNN) -- Rioters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday...

FDA gives approval for syringes to extract an extra dose from vials of the Covid-19 vaccine

PATRICK T. FALLON January 23, 2021

Syringes wand vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be administered to front-line health care workers under an emergency use authorization at a drive up vaccination site from Renown...

Syringes wand vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be administered to front-line health care workers under an emergency use authorization at a drive up vaccination site from Renown Health in Reno, Nevada on December 17, 2020. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

FDA gives approval for syringes to extract an extra dose from vials of the Covid-19 vaccine

(CNN) -- As the US set a new daily record for Covid-19 inoculations and states clamored for more vaccine supplies, Pfizer and the FDA said pharmacists and health practitioners can in some cases extract...

Rep. Andy Harris, of Maryland, set off a metal detector outside the House floor on January 21 and an officer soon discovered it was because he was carrying a concealed gun on his side, a Capitol official told CNN.

Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun when attempting to go on the House floor

Annie Grayer, CNN January 22, 2021

(CNN) -- US Capitol Police are investigating an incident in which a Republican lawmaker was stopped from bringing a concealed gun onto the House floor on Thursday, sources told CNN, the first time a member...

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: tHE KANSAS CITY CHIEin Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health care workers

(CNN) -- The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday."I...

A healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man at Israel's Clalit Health Services in Jerusalem, on January 6, 2021. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

More vaccines could be coming soon and they could be a big boost to the rollout

Jen Christensen, CNN January 22, 2021

(CNN) -- States may be scrambling for vaccines now, but the United States could see additional Covid-19 vaccines by the end of March, if not sooner.Millions of vaccine doses could be added to the pipeline...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Previously Gen. Austin was the commanding officer of the U.S. Central Command in the Obama administration. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first Black defense secretary

Clare Foran, CNN January 22, 2021

(CNN) -- The Senate voted on Friday to confirm President Joe Biden's defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, who will be the first African American to run the department.Austin, who retired in...

A view of the Great Lakes from NASA/NOAA-20 satellite on January 13, 2021.

The Great Lakes just set a record for lack of ice

(CNN) -- Most years, by January the majority of the Great Lakes are so cold they look like a scene from "Frozen." This year, that's not the case.In fact, the Great Lakes are currently dealing with record...

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