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First Five: 01-07-40-43-68Mega Ball: 01Megaplier: 2x Tuesday night’s 12/07/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $122 million, with a cash-value option worth $89.2 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Friday (12/03/21) for the $94 million jackpot were: 22-45-48-58-61 with a Mega Ball of 13. The Megaplier was 5x. There was no grand prize winner on Friday, but there were two tickets sold in California that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

Tom Bower’s book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, describes how a cover interview Meghan gave Vanity Fair in 2017 triggered palace fury and led the duchess and her representatives to complain. The author of the piece, contributing editor Sam Kashner, is quoted saying: “She complained because she wasn’t presented in the way she wanted. She demanded that the media do what she expects. I felt manipulated....

Lyon were chosen by many to be PSG’s biggest rivals for the Ligue 1 title this season but France star and World Cup winner Mbappe tore that theory to shreds with a rampant performance on Sunday. The 19-year-old, who won the penalty for Neymar’s opener, scored four goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes to help PSG claim an emphatic 5-0 victory at Parc des Princes, with Thomas Tuchel’s side now eight points clear at the top of Ligue 1....

Mbappe starred during France’s last-16 win over Argentina at the World Cup, scoring a brace and winning a penalty. The 19-year-old’s blistering speed caused Jorge Sampaoli’s men problems and Uruguay will be wary of the teenager ahead of Friday’s quarter-final. But Matuidi feels Mbappe is capable of again impressing for France, regardless of Uruguay’s approach. “Watching him in day-to-day training, I can tell you that even in small spaces ’the little guy’ is strong,” he said....

New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections this fall. While recent polling indicates sitting New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is several points ahead of his Republican competitor, Jack Ciattarelli, polls suggest the race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia is much closer. Both Democrats are campaigning at a time when criticism of President Joe Biden is high amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, supply chain delays and the recent withdrawal of U....

Appointed in May, McClaren has lost all of his first four league matches in charge in 2018-19, including a humiliating 7-1 thrashing away to West Brom. And after overseeing a 3-0 loss at home to Bristol City on Tuesday, the former England manager was asked if he is capable of reviving the team’s fortunes. “Yes,” he replied. “Absolutely. I knew the situation when I came in.” Of QPR’s limited activity in the transfer market, McClaren added: “Believe me, if the owners could spend money - if they could - they would....

The former England boss replaced Ian Holloway in May 2018 but has been dismissed with the club in 17th, eight points above the relegation zone. QPR’s last win came on February 26 against Leeds United and Saturday’s home defeat to second-bottom Bolton Wanderers proved to be the final straw for the board, who have placed McClaren’s assistant John Eustace in charge while they recruit a permanent replacement. “Making a decision such as this is never easy, particularly when you are talking about someone as professional and dedicated as Steve,” chief executive Lee Hoos said in a statement....

“Certainly November’s elections did not hand any side a mandate for sweeping ideological change,” McConnell said from the Senate floor on Tuesday. “Americans elected a closely divided Senate, a closely divided House and a presidential candidate who said he’d represent everyone.” The U.S. Senate, which has been under Republican control since 2016, will flip to Democratic control when two new Georgia senators are sworn in Wednesday after the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris....

The Unite union, which represents Kiwi workers at the fast food giant, said that more than 60,000 staff are due between 500-1,000 New Zealand dollars ($320-$640) in arrears per year they worked, which could result in a total bill of up to NZ$90 million ($57 million), Radio New Zealand reported. The fast food chain is among a number of private and public organisations in New Zealand which miscalculated annual leave entitlements after legislation was changed in 2003....

Charlotte Sunshine from Edinburgh, Scotland, bit into what she thought was the veggie deluxe burger, which comes with “red pesto veggie goujons with sandwich sauce and shredded lettuce in a sesame topped bun,” and is served in restaurants across the U.K. The McDonald’s meal was ordered by her boyfriend, Calum Donaghy, via the food delivery service JustEat on June 8. But when she bit into the burger, Sunshine realized something was wrong....

A text message that Kempczinski sent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on April 19 was publicly released last week following an activist’s Freedom of Information Act request. The CEO was commenting to Lightfoot about the deaths of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, who was fatally shot at a Chicago McDonald’s drive-thru the previous day, and 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer weeks earlier. “With both [shootings], the parents failed those kids which I know is something you can’t say,” Kempczinski wrote....

The advertisement game, or “advergame,” is titled “McDonald’s Crush The Rush” and sees the player put in the role of a McDonald’s worker dealing with the rapid pace of drive-thru orders. The simple yet demanding nature of the game is designed to replicate the fast-paced work environment in an appealing way. RELATED: 1990s McDonald’s Game is Hiding a Creepy Secret McDonald’s Crush The Rush takes its cues from multiple Flash-style arcade games where players take orders from customers and have to reliably multitask to get the job done....

The prospect of the Volkswagen Group entering F1 has been floating around the paddock for a significant amount of time. Representatives from both brands were reported to have taken a keen interest in the discussions, which could also include a collaboration for power units. Brown further said: The latest regulations are set to go into motion from 2026, and Brown believes that at least one of the two iconic names will likely enter F1....

Ambrose was fined $25,000 for punching Mears, and Mears was fined $15,000 for instigating the incident by grabbing and shoving Ambrose in the garage. MORE: McMurray feeling no pressure from rookie teammate | Montoya to return | Harvick son McMurray believes NASCAR should have simply overlooked the incident and not taken action. “Well, I hoped that NASCAR would just let that go,” McMurray said a national teleconference Wednesday. “They have preached to all of us that they want us to be who we are, and I think it's good that you have some characters in the sport....

The Rams slumped to only their second defeat of another excellent campaign for McVay, who secured a playoff spot in his first season in charge and has steered them to a second successive NFC West title this year, with a 15-6 loss at Soldier Field. McVay’s men have scored 425 points this season, the Rams coach seen as one of the masterminds of an offensive explosion in the NFL in recent years....

Later Wednesday, though, NFL Media reported the Patriots would not release Stork but instead trade him to the Redskins for a conditional draft pick. It’s a strange story, as Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald points out. MARVEZ: Still plenty to learn about Patriots This isn’t a blockbuster trade, but it’s interesting to see how an early leak of a player’s release led to the team getting value out of him....

Though the sport had a miniscule TV footprint just a decade or so ago, there is a relative bonanza of soccer now available to the American audience. On an average weekend day between August and May, an American TV viewer with basic cable can watch multiple games from two of Europe’s biggest leagues. A more advanced package grants access to the other three “big five” leagues. More likely than not, at least one match will be shown on an over-the-air broadcast network....

Between late 2014 and early 2015, Avanos sold hundreds of thousands of MicroCool surgical gowns, totaling $8,939,000 in value, to customers in the U.S. and abroad. The company said its gowns provided the highest possible level of protection from infectious diseases in surgical and other high-risk medical settings. However, only the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can classify hospital gowns as meeting the standard to provide such protection. In this case, the U....

The enrollment period is the time of year when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to their coverage options. If you’re already enrolled, it’s still worth reviewing your options for 2023, especially in light of several changes to the program. “During the enrollment period, Medicare beneficiaries can review how they receive their Medicare coverage for 2023,” Judith Stein, JD, the executive director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, told Verywell....

Chelsea odds-on to down Burnley Matej Delac’s name, however, is more likely to raise a confused eyebrow from all but the most fanatical Blues supporters. But he is, nevertheless, the club’s current longest-serving player as he has spent the last eight years tied to Stamford Bridge while failing to play a single game! The 24-year-old goalkeeper, born in Bosnia but capped for Croatia up to Under-21 level, laughed at his paradoxical situation as he looked back on a Chelsea career of which he has so far spent the entirety out on loan....