By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Third baseman J.D. Davis has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics just days after he was released by San Francisco. Davis can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday night on
Lottery players will have more chances this week to win massive payouts as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots rose to close to $865 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, after there were no winners in the most recent drawings for the two games. If the Powerball prize is won, it would be the fifth-largest in the game’s history. A winner could opt for an estimated $865 million in annual payments or a lump sum payment of $416.1 million – both before taxes, according to Powerball. The...
The construction industry warns the federal government's goal of building 1.2 million new well-located homes in the next five years will begin on the back foot because of a significant worker shortage.
HARDCASTLE: The death of Queen Elizabeth sent the royal postage bill soaring to £1.2 million, an increase of £100,000. All sympathy letters, cards and gifts must receive a reply.
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Martinez has a new home, agreeing to a $12 million, one-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a
Hundreds of families were devastated after a special needs nonprofit in Florida lost over $100 million held in trust funds for their disabled children. The Tampa-based Center for Special Needs Trust Administration (CSNTA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, two years after the company's leadership discovered that staggering assets used to support disabled children had vanished.According to the filing, the center discovered that its founders had borrowed millions over an 11-year period...
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The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.1 billion after no one took home the big prize Friday night.The numbers drawn were: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, 16.There hasn’t been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize. That has enabled the jackpot to slowly grow, week after week.The $1.1 billion prize is for a jackpot winner who chooses the annuity option – or annual payments over 30 years. The cash option – which...
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.1 billion after no one took home the big prize Friday night.The numbers drawn were: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, 16.There hasn’t been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize. That has enabled the jackpot to slowly grow, week after week.The $1.1 billion prize is for a jackpot winner who chooses the annuity option – or annual payments over 30 years. The cash option – which...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a new report on the sidelines of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue this week describing the actions needed so the world complies with targets set at the recent COP29 conference in the United Arab Emirates. IRENA President Francesco La Camera says renewables are the only energy sources with the speed and scale to achieve the ambitious targets set in Dubai.