“Griddy misled Texans and signed them up for services which, in a time of crisis, resulted in individual Texans each losing thousands of dollars.” Paxton said in a statement. “As Texans struggled to survive this winter storm, Griddy made the suffering even worse as it debited outrageous amounts each day.” He added, “As the first lawsuit filed by my office to confront the outrageous failure of power companies, I will hold Griddy accountable for their escalation of this winter storm disaster....

Kidding aside, the NHL will announce Wednesday which 40 players will join Scott, Alex Ovechkin, Jaromir Jagr and Patrick Kane at all-star weekend. There’s a new format, with an 11-player team representing each division in a 3-on-3 tournament. Each team will have six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies. MORE: NHL All-Star Game 2016: Format, rules, date, location | John Scott ASG pick is punchline in hockey joke Each team must also have a representative, so for the Atlantic and Metropolitan squads there are only three extra spots for clubs to land more than one all-star....

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday (12/08/20) is worth $264 million, with a cash-value option of $199. 8 million. The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday (12/09/20) is worth $262 million, with a cash option of $199. 4 million. If somebody were to get outrageously lucky and hit jackpots on back-to-back nights, their total winnings would be $526 million, with cash options worth $399.2 million. Jackpot winners have been few and far between in 2020....

This page can be bookmarked and refreshed to see if you hold the winning numbers. Tonight’s 07/31/19 jackpot is estimated at $88 million, with a cash option of $57.4 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. How much money is $88 million? According to the Powerball website, if that amount of money were accomplished by stacking $100 bills, it would be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York City, which is 305-feet tall....

First Five: 18-20-26-53-69Powerball: 05Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 06/11/22 Powerball jackpot was worth $229 million, with a cash-value option worth $132.3 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Wednesday (06/08/22) for the $210 million jackpot were: 22-39-43-62-64 with a Powerball of 07. The Power Play was 4x. There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, but there were three tickets sold—one each in Massachusetts, Ohio and Tennessee—that matched the first five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

The drawing has been held, and here are the numbers. First five: 03-20-48-54-59 Powerball: 04 Power Play: 4x Saturday’s 10/26/19 jackpot was estimated at $130 million, with a cash option of $89.5 million. The jackpot could have increased if sales furthered lottery projections, according to officials. Winning numbers from the 10/23/19 jackpot of $120 million on Wednesday were: 05-12-50-61-69 Powerball: 23 Power Play: 2x There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, but there were two tickets sold that matched all five white balls for the second prize....

The numbers drawn Saturday night were 03, 18, 23, 32 and 57 for the white balls, while the red Powerball was 21 and the Power Play was 2x. Saturday night’s July 16, 2022 Powerball jackpot was worth $82 million, with a cash-value option worth $46.6 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. There was no grand prize winner on Monday....

Nobody won the jackpot, which last night stood at $120 million with a cash option of $82.6 million. However, one person matched five balls but not the Powerball, so has won a prize of $1 million. This player had a Powerplay, which means their prize was doubled to $2 million. Eight people matched four balls and the Powerball, and won a prize of $50,000. One person had the Powerplay so doubled their prize to $100,000....

But no one won the $86 million jackpot in the October 23 drawing, meaning the top prize will now rise to $93 million (with a cash value of $65.3 million). Although the jackpot wasn’t won, a player from Missouri did correctly match five white balls to win $1 million. Twelve players matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000 each and another two players doubled their winnings to $100,000 with the Power Play....

Nobody matched all five balls and the Powerball so nobody won the jackpot. The estimated grand prize money for the next draw on Saturday, November 30, is $110 million with a cash option of $75.8 million. Nobody matched five balls without the Powerball either, which has a prize of $1 million which, if played with the Powerplay would have been double to $2 million. However, six people matched four balls and the Powerball and won $50,000 each....

First of all, you pinch yourself. The Nashville Predators are first overall in points. Then you look at what your team and coach Peter Laviolette need to make a dream season turn into a Stanley Cup. John Glennon, hockey scribe for The Tennessean of Nashville, has been around the block with this team, from its formative years in expansion to its early playoff appearances. His read: Poile, no stranger to trades, will scout for deal to make the Predators even stronger....

In a viral Reddit post, u/Ready-Significance13, explained she is six months pregnant and working two jobs whilst her 28-year-old partner looks for employment. The popular post has received more than 12,600 upvotes and the top comment alone has received 36,500 upvotes. Newsweek spoke to Juliette Karaman, a certified mind and body coach who specializes in relationships, sex, intimacy, trauma, and healing, about the 21-year-old’s post. Karaman said: “This story is about much more than just getting a burger or not getting her a burger....

Football on TV: The full UK fixtures It is a must-win fixture for the Gunners, who have two games in hand on Liverpool and one on the rest of the top four as a result of their progress in the cup but have fallen behind in the race for a Champions League spot as a result. A win will see them make up ground on at least one of Liverpool or Manchester City, who face off in the biggest game of the weekend at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday....

At one point, City’s odds were as short as 4-to-11 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, after beginning the season as the 5-to-2 second favorite behind defending champion Chelsea, but the same betting shop now prices City at 10-to-11. Those two defeats have allowed others to close the gap on Manuel Pellegrini’s side, and Arsenal are now 7-to-2 second favorites in Vegas, just ahead of 4-to-1 Manchester United, who moved to the top of the table after its 3-0 win over rock-bottom Sunderland....

Alexis Sanchez’s answer to Craig Dawson’s opening goal proved to be only a brief respite for Arsene Wenger, with Hal Robson-Kanu restoring the Baggies’ lead before Dawson sealed it with a second. Wenger: I’ve decided my Arsenal future Manchester United’s victory Sunday saw them leapfrog Wenger’s men, though Liverpool’s draw with Man City keeps things in a logjam from fourth place through seventh. Here’s how the action unfolded… PREMIER LEAGUE SCORES After West Brom had put paid to Arsenal in the lunchtime kick-off, Chelsea took another step towards the Premier League title by beating Stoke City thanks to Gary Cahill’s late winner....

Whether you’re trying to conceive or just found out you are pregnant, prenatal vitamins, also known as prenatal supplements, can help fill in any nutritional gaps in your diet to help support a healthy pregnancy. If you’ve started shopping around for prenatal supplements, you already know there are a slew of options to choose from, and it is possible to take too much or too little of certain nutrients depending on your health history and needs....

Broadly put, ileostomy surgery is an opening in the belly, or abdominal wall, that’s usually needed when the ileum, which is part of the small intestine, isn’t working properly. The end of the ileum exits through the abdominal wall so that fecal matter is diverted away from the anus. All or part of the colon (large intestine) may be removed as part of the surgery. There are several variations on the different forms ileostomy surgery can take, which are explained below....

Republicans predictably took umbrage, and have been panning the speech ever since as divisive, claiming the President has smeared half the nation as extremists. But the President was very clear during the speech and since that not every Republican is a MAGA Republican—indeed, not even every person who voted for former President Donald Trump qualifies as a MAGA Republican. The President was specifically speaking of those who would subvert our democracy, who believe the election was stolen and were prepared to do something about it....

“The Miners weren’t just champs on the court,” the president said, “they helped change the rules of the game off it.” MORE: The best current college basketball player at every uniform number The school now known as UTEP started five African-American players against heavily favored Kentucky in 1966 and, under coach Don Haskins, pulled off the upset, 72-65. This weekend’s celebration culminated with UTEP — wearing throwback Texas Western uniforms — defeating Conference USA opponent Western Kentucky, 93-89, in overtime in a rare sellout....

Obama spoke to a major union rally at Boston Park Plaza Hotel and started his speech off by saying, “Brady is free.” MORE: Every NFL team’s worst starting QB | Can the Patriots be beat in 2015? He eventually started discussing his main topic — unions — and worked in a clever line about the Patriots quarterback. “If I was looking for a job that would help me support my family, I’d join a union,” he said, via NECN....