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The winner of Missouri’s largest lottery jackpot said that before claiming the mind-blowing payday, it caused the “best problem” he’s ever had in his life, adding that it won’t change his modest lifestyle. The Missouri Lottery confirmed its richest lottery champ on Monday after the $1.787 billion Powerball winner picked the lucky ticket at a QuikTrip in St. Louis for the record-shattering Sept. 6 drawing. While claiming his prize money at the Lottery headquarters in Jefferson City, he admitted that winning the life-changing amount still hasn’t sunk in. The QuickTrip that sold the winning lotto ticket in St. Louis. Google…

BALTIMORE — Punishing all night — and tricky when they had to be — the Detroit Lions battered the Baltimore Ravens with a performance that epitomized everything they’ve become under coach Dan Campbell. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over Baltimore on Monday night. Detroit sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens 224 yards to 85. “I just thought it was an outstanding team effort, man. I was proud of the players, I was proud of the coaches,” Campbell said. “It’s just a huge…

A Washington State University football player was shot in the wee hours of Sunday morning at an off-campus apartment party after the Apple Cup between WSU and the University of Washington.  Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Sone Falealo was shot during an altercation at a party at the Aspen Heights Apartments in Pullman, Washington, and is recovering following surgery, according to multiple reports.  The incident occurred around 1:47 a.m. local time and Falealo was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, though the bullet did not damage any organs.  A Washington State Cougars helmet. Icon Sportswire…

President Trump told pregnant people they should not take acetaminophen because of a potential link to autism. In an announcement from the White House on Monday afternoon, Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said labels for the over-the-counter pain medication will be updated to reflect that Tylenol “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.”  It’s just the start of a week of big events for the White House. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday afternoon previewed Trump’s week, which includes a United Nations address Tuesday morning, a visit from Turkish President Recep…

“It begins at night. People vanish from parks and city streets. Then in broad daylight, they’re dragged screaming into the woods, into the water, into the sky.” Such is the terrifying premise of Veil, the latest novel from prolific author Jonathan Janz (Children of the Dark, Exorcist Falls), who introduces readers to invisible creatures from another dimension and a father who will do anything to save his family after they are taken by these relentless monsters, who can only be seen through a very risky form of brain surgery. With the mind-bending (and mind-altering) sci-fi horror of Veil now available…

Eli Manning may be a Super Bowl champion, but he is a flip cup cheater according to Daniel Jones.  During his appearance on Monday’s “Manningcast” on ESPN2, the Colts QB joined Peyton and Eli Manning for part of the game between the Lions and Ravens, and Peyton resurrected a famous clip of Eli and Jones playing flip cup at a Hoboken bar. Peyton set up Jones to call out his younger brother over his “cheating” during flip cup.  “He’s 1,000 percent cheating,” Jones said with a grin. “You asked me what advice Peyton gave me on Indy, this is the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Flights at Copenhagen Airport have been suspended or diverted following sightings of “2-3 large drones,” according to a statement by police on X. Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavia’s largest, said Monday night that “unidentified drones” have grounded outgoing flights and forced others to divert to nearby airports. Flights at Copenhagen Airport have been suspended or diverted following sightings of “2-3 large drones,” according to a statement by police on X. AP Danish police officers at Copenhagen Airport following drone sightings. STEVEN KNAP/EPA/Shutterstock Local media show a significant police presence in the vicinity of the airport. It’s unclear when…

My grandmother was born in 1939, at the brink of World War II, when Korea was still occupied by Japan. She grew up with fighter planes flying overhead in the Korean countryside, without any running water or electricity. Her childhood was characterized by wars, colonialism, and constant fear. Concepts like “identity” and “belonging” were foreign to her, as the country kept changing. At just 19 years old, she married my grandfather, whom she met on her wedding day. Soon after, she gave birth to her first child, who was thankfully a son. Next came my mother. Inside my grandmother’s womb,…

An offseason in the spotlight has yet to bloom into an opportunity for Browns QB Shedeur Sanders through three weeks. But, if you ask his legendary father, the third-string rookie won’t have to wait much longer to make his NFL debut.Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado coach Deion Sanders has never been shy about publicly supporting Shedeur. So, it only makes sense why Sanders confidently predicted his son will work his way into the starting lineup in the coming weeks during an appearance on the latest “New Heights” podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce.”You got to be ready when…

An Ohio woman ordered Charlie Kirk’s go-to Starbucks drink on Sunday evening — and was startled to find a hateful message written on the cup.  Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys. When she received her order, she was shocked to see that an employee had written “racist’s fav drink” on the side of the cup. “It’s time for people to stop this nonsense,” Perkins told Fox News Digital. After speaking to the manager, Perkins learned that the employee admitted to writing the hateful…