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Alaska governor won’t pursue re-election

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker dropped his re-election bid Friday, three days after the sudden resignation of his lieutenant governor over what Walker described as an inappropriate overture toward a woman.

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Saudis say Jamal Khashoggi died in ‘fistfight’

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a “fistfight” in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post.

Man arrested after threatening to kill 2 US senators

A New York man has been charged with threatening to kill two U.S. senators for supporting Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

 
Numbers drawn in $1B Mega Millions jackpot

The winning numbers for the $1 billion Mega Millions drawing Friday have been drawn. It’s the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history.

Neiman Marcus fantasy catalog offers the expensive, outrageous

The Dallas-based Neiman Marcus luxury department store company showed off its 2018 list of over-the-top fantasy gifts, with an emphasis on fantasy for those of us in the 99 percent.

Man breaks legs but survives mine-shaft fall, rattlesnakes

An Arizona man who fell to the bottom of an old abandoned gold mine shaft, broke both his legs, fought off a trio of rattlesnakes and went two days without food or water before a friend heard his cries for help is lucky to be alive.

Turkey says Khashoggi’s remains may have been taken to forest

A Turkish official says investigators are assessing the possibility whether the remains of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been taken to a forest in the outskirts of Istanbul or to another city, if and after he was killed inside the diplomatic mission earlier this month.