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  • $590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla

    DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told ...

  • Harrell looks to deliver series win for Astros

    Pittsburgh has been here before. A little more than a quarter of the way through the season, the Pirates sit at 25-18, having won seven of their last nine games heading into Sunday's series finale against the Astros. The last two years, Pittsburgh has started strong only to stumble late in the season and fall short of making the postseason. Clint Hurdle wants to avoid a similar fate this ...

  • 1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball

    A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...

  • Lighten Up East Texas events winners shed the pounds

    cdillard@tylerpaper.com Nacogdoches residents shined Saturday as many were winners of prizes during Lighten Up East Texas' Lighten Up and Play — an event culminating a nearly six-month regional weight- loss contest.Sara McShan, of Nacogdoches, took home the keys to a 2013 Dodge Dart, donated by Allen Samuels Tyler. Emotional at the revealing of her name, she humbly credited her ...

  • MLS Seattle 4 FC Dallas 2

    FC Dallas . Obafemi Martins also scored for the Sounders (4-3-3), who racked up a third straight win after enduring a five-game winless streak. Johnson' second goal in the 62nd minute game only seconds after Michel had pulled Dallas into a 2-2 tie on an unassisted ...

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse [DVD]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse [DVD]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, an utterly absorbing documentary about the torturous three-year production of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), begins the only place it could: at Coppola's press conference following the u ... ...

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  • Beach to Bay 2013

    Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesRunners come off the starting line Saturday at the kick off the first leg of the Beach to Bay relay marathon on Padre Island in Corpus ...

  • Stress-busting program caregiver alumni

    Coastal Bend Caregiver Support Group will host a Stress Busting Program caregiver alumni begins at 9:30 a.m. May 21 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3615 Gollihar Road. Registered nurse Debbie Miller will discuss "Communication with the memory impaired." Information: 883-3935, ext. ...

  • Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully

    The workshop "Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully" is from 2:30 to 3 :30 p.m. May 21 at the Nueces County Keach Family Library, 1000 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown. Presented by Felipa Wilmot, Family Caregiver Program Specialist, for seniors to help assess their driving skills. A person's ability to drive should never be based on age alone. However, changes in vision, physical ...

  • Sanchez struggles in Detroits loss to Texas

    Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...

  • Holland looks to maintain season-long consistency

    In a rotation with two rookie right-handers and a converted reliever, Rangers left-hander Derek Holland has become increasingly important to his team. Delivering a level of consistency so far this season, Holland has tossed seven or more innings and allowed four runs or fewer in six of his eight starts. He'll look to give the Rangers that same kind of boost on Sunday against the Tigers in ...

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