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A collection of news and information related to Gaming and Lotteries published by Tribune Company sources. (Photo AP)
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S.F. tenants win a battle over rental conversions
— They are two of the faces of this city's housing crisis. Cindy Zhao, 48, works two jobs to keep her dream of home ownership afloat. Like thousands here, she bought a flat in a tenancy-in-common — a share of a four-unit building that has...
Tags: Housing Industry, Rental Service, Condos, Justice System, Real Estate
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Jurors in George Zimmerman case will stay anonymous, judge rules
The identities of potential jurors in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin, will be kept confidential, the presiding judge ruled Wednesday. Zimmerman is pleading not...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Mark O'Mara, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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14th survivor pulled from rubble of Philadelphia building
PHILADELPHIA — Searchers found a woman buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building early Thursday and took her to a hospital. Philadelphia Deputy Fire Chief Robert Coyne said 61-year-old Myra Plekam was pulled from the debris more than 12...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), Human Interest
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Pennsylvania girl given opportunity for adult lung transplant
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been given a chance at a transplant that could save her life after a judge ordered that the desperately ill child be added to the list of those hoping to receive an adult lung. The case, involving Sarah Murnaghan,...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Tropical Storms, Kathleen Sebelius, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplants
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Andrea, year's 1st named storm, heads to Fla.; other states warned
Andrea, the first named storm of the season, worked its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida coast Thursday, pushing heavy rains and bringing the possibility of scattered tornadoes. The weather system, technically a tropical storm...
Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Weather, Natural Disasters, Gulf of Mexico, Cape Charles
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Philadelphia building collapse: Search goes on; death toll at 6
Nearly a day after six people died when a four-story building collapsed in downtown Philadelphia, rescuers returned to the site hoping for a miracle rescue, such as the one of a 61-year-old woman overnight. “That's why we stay the course,”...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health and Safety at Work, Philadelphia Building Collapse (2013), The Salvation Army, Disasters and Accidents
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Staff Sgt. Bales pleads guilty to slaying 16 Afghan villagers
The U.S. Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan villagers in 2012 pleaded guilty to the massacre Wednesday. Robert Bales, 39, accepted a plea deal that would spare him from the death penalty for the overnight attacks on two villages in...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army, Punishment, Justice System
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Florida woman, 84, claims her Powerball jackpot -- in one payment
An 84-year-old woman has claimed the $590-million Powerball jackpot with a ticket bought in Zephyrhills, Fla., officials said on Wednesday. The woman was identified as Gloria C. Mackenzie, who chose not to attend a news conference organized by lottery...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Services and Shopping, Powerball Lottery, Mega Millions Lottery, Bradley Manning
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Colorado governor signs law to compensate exonerated convicts
Colorado became the latest state to pass a law that compensates the wrongfully convicted for their time behind bars. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill Wednesday in Denver, accompanied by exonerated convict Robert Dewey, who had fought for its...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Lobbying, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' finishes first. Yahoo buys Tumblr.
After the coffee. Before going through two weeks' worth of mail. The Skinny: Well, I didn't win the Powerball lottery, which means I'll be heading back to the office today after a long trip to New York. Ask me around Thursday if it's good to be home....
Tags: Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Social Media, ABC (tv network), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Mary McNamara
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Gov. Jerry Brown pitches education budget at East L.A. school
This post has been corrected. Please see note below. California Gov. Jerry Brown visited an East L.A. campus Friday to tout his proposed state budget, which would shift more money to students with greater needs. Brown said Humphreys Avenue...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Jerry Brown, Students, Education, Regional Authority
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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida supermarket
It was California's first time in a huge Powerball jackpot. But the winner ended up being in Florida. Someone in the Sunshine State managed to nail all six numbers in Saturday night's $600-million Powerball jackpot. That golden ticket was sold at a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Arrested Development (tv program) , Lotto
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