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But because no one matched all six numbers, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $1.7 billion — scheduled to be drawn on Christmas Eve, game officials announced.
From Los Angeles Times
At least 38,000 people died from the flu last season, health authorities estimate.
From Los Angeles Times
That was the sharpest monthly retreat for the economy since the end of 2022, though it was in line with economists’ expectations and the national data agency’s earlier estimate.
But since some domestic spending is on imported products, rather than things made in the U.S., imports are subtracted from total spending to arrive at GDP estimates.
Millions of students nationwide have lost access to their transcripts because of unpaid fees, according to estimates from the higher education consulting firm Ithaka S+R.
From Los Angeles Times
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