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With the Mega Millions jackpot at $340 million, Friday the 13th might turn out to be someone’s ultra-lucky day. Heading into Friday night’s drawing, the top prize has been climbing for more than two months with no one matching all six numbers in the twice-weekly drawings. And while the odds are stacked against a jackpot

Here’s about 18 minutes, uncut, from the last part of Jon Fortt’s Fortt Knox interview this week with rapper and entrepreneur Fat Joe. They’re in the back of Fat Joe’s UPNYC store in Washington Heights, days after he dropped latest album “Family Ties,” a collaboration with hit-making producer and rapper Dre. The album features features

Google released its “Year in Search 2019” results this week, which showed the travel destinations that had the highest spikes in searches in the U.S. from this year to last. The list shows what’s trending — not necessarily what’s most popular — so don’t be surprised if your favorite Caribbean island or mouse-themed amusement park

A Warby Parker’s store in The Standard, Los Angeles, California.  Michael Buckner | Getty Images When Dave Gilboa lost a pair of eyeglasses early on a post-college backpacking trip, little did he know it would lead him to form and co-CEO a company that would not only take on the biggest glasses entity in the

Gerrit Cole #45 of the Houston Astros pitches during Game 1 of the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Cooper Neill | Getty Images Five Major League Baseball teams are set to spend more on their top two

Martin Barraud | Getty Images A majority of Americans say the economy is only benefitting the wealthy, despite record-low unemployment and rising wages. A poll by Pew Research Center found that 69% of Americans say the economy is helping the wealthy, while hurting the poor, those without college degrees and the middle class. Responses also

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as three other Democratic Presidential hopefuls Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Jay Inslee and react to questions during the Daily Kos/Netroots Nation candidate forum, at the Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, on July 13, 2019. Bastiaan Slabbers | NurPhoto | Getty Images A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton

Space Needle and Mount Baker, Seattle. engelhardt.zenfolio.com | Moment Open | Getty Images The kids are all right in Washington state. At least that’s what Wealthfront, an investment management firm that provides robo-advisor services, found when it analyzed 201,486 of its clients across the country over the course of the year. Millennial investors — that

Champion golfer Jack Nicklaus known as ‘The Golden Bear’ wearing his Rolex Day-Date ref. 1803. SOURCE: Jim Mandeville Nicklaus Companies Golf legend Jack Nicklaus’s gold Rolex sold at auction Tuesday evening for $1 million. The Golden Bear’s Rolex, which he wore for over 50 years and during 12 of his majors, sold Tuesday night at

At the Dead Sea, travelers slather thick, mineral-rich mud onto their bodies and bake under the sun. In India, hot stones are strategically placed along the spine. From Iceland to New Zealand, people luxuriate in steaming natural hot springs. And in Morocco? Travelers are buried alive in sweltering hot sand in the name of health

Desmond Chang has spent much of the past year in steaming kitchens and pungent food production facilities scattered around Chengdu — arguably the city with the spiciest cuisine on the planet. In all-night sessions over hotpots and baiju (a potent alcoholic spirit), he conspired with local residents Xu Fan and Yang Wen to make this

Slphotography | Getty Images Consumers plan to fight a different battle of the bulge next year. A new survey has found that 84% of individuals said they would rather save $5,000 than lose 5 pounds. What’s more, 84% of consumers also said they would prefer to reduce their debts than lower their computer or phone

The Republic of Mauritius, located off the east coast of Africa, is full of Indians who speak French. The story of how it got that way is an intriguing one. Visitors may be surprised at the predominance of French influence on this island state in the Indian Ocean — a destination best known for its

eclipse_images | E+ | Getty Images Tax season is still months away, but the IRS will want to know about your cryptocurrency holdings. The IRS just released a new Schedule 1 for the 2019 tax season, spelling out the details on above-the-line deductions, including the tax break for student loan interest and health savings account

What to buy for the frequent-flying road warrior who sees it all in their travels? Here are creative gadgets that can make upcoming 2020 travel that much more comfortable. Wireless earphones: Nuheara’s IQbuds Boost Nuheara IQbuds Boost Courtesy of Nuheara. Eliminate the endless noise pollution of airports, planes, trains and city life with these wireless

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla Inc., speaks during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk testified under oath he’s not sure know how much he’s worth. The Tesla and SpaceX

Charles Taylor | Getty Images There are less than four weeks left in the year, and your chances of a holiday gift at work are looking pretty good. About 2 in 3 companies anticipate giving workers a year-end bonus or perk, according to new data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The Chicago-based recruiting firm polled 250

In the late 1990s Andy Jassy pitched a wild idea to his boss and mentor, Jeff Bezos: what if Amazon developed another business…this one, in the cloud. Two decades later, it’s Amazon’s most profitable division – one that Jassy continues to head up as the CEO of Amazon Web Services. Jon Fortt sat down with

Elon Musk is due to resume testifying in his own defense on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by a British diver whom the Silicon Valley billionaire called “pedo guy” on Twitter. Musk, the 48-year-old CEO of Tesla, apologized for the tweet during his first day of testimony in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on

La Reverie, the six-acre estate on Palm Beach stretches over 70,000 square feet. Handout Hedge fund billionaire Steven Schonfeld and his wife bought a sprawling Palm Beach estate for $111 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in Florida. Schonfeld, the founder of New York-based Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, closed on the six acre-estate