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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball lottery jackpot for tonight's drawing is in rarified air -- $800 million before taxes and officials say the chances of someone winning are higher because record sales are expected to eat up some 65 percent of available combinations. If there's still no winner tonight, the jackpot could soar past a billion dollars next week.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines battled snipers with .50-caliber guns and a loaded grenade launcher as they recaptured two time escape Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the world's most notorious drug lord. Five suspects were killed in the battle and one marine was hurt. Now that Guzman is back in the same prison from which he escaped in July, Mexico will likely face increasing pressure to quickly extradite him to the U.S.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea have settled into Cold War-like stances after Pyongyang claimed it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. South Korea has since sent blasts of harsh propaganda from giant green speakers aimed across the world's most dangerous border. The reaction from North Korea has been furious as expected since the north is hypersensitive to criticism. Pyongyang says things have come to "the brink of war." There's great international skepticism about the tests.
HURGHADA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt sys one militant is dead and another is wounded after being shot as a result of an attack on three European tourists at a Red Sea resort. Two Austrians and a Swede who were stabbed and lightly wounded in the attack. The wounded attacker is in custody.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says about 1.4 million people made mistakes on their tax forms last year when accounting for their subsidy under the health care law, putting it in jeopardy. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services says she doubts there will be a major impact. HHS believes most of the people affected no longer have health law coverage.
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