Virginia woman takes home seven-figure sum after purchasing 'wrong' lottery ticket
A Virginia woman won an eye-popping sum after accidentally purchasing the wrong lottery ticket at a gas station. Carrollton resident Kelly Lindsay bought the winning ticket at a Race Way station in her town in January. She was initially unhappy about "being given the wrong ticket," she told officials, having wanted to play a different lottery game. But that Money Blitz ticket ended up containing the correct numbers for the game's second-place prize of $2 million. Lindsay scratched the ticket in the parking lot and soon learned of her good fortune.
Elon Musk hints new Grok AI could beat Warren Buffett's March Madness bracket challenge
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his startup xAI's latest iteration of the Grok chatbot could help college basketball fans pick a perfect bracket once March Madness begins. xAI rolled out its new chatbot Grok-3, which is powered by artificial intelligence (AI), on Monday night, and during its event the company's lead researcher, Jimmy Paul, noted, "We can also do something more fun. For example, how about make a prediction about March Madness?" "This is kind of a fun one where Warren Buffett has a billion bet that if you exactly match the entire winning tree of March Madness, you can win a billion dollars from Warren Buffett," Musk said in reference to the NCAA Basketball tournament bracket.
Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against unionizing
Amazon workers in North Carolina have voted against a proposal to unionize, a win for the retail giant in its fight against organized labor at its facilities. About 4,300 employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a suburb of Raleigh, were eligible to cast ballots in last week’s voting to decide whether to join a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board said. Amazon workers voted at the warehouse nearly 3-to-1 against joining former and current Amazon workers in the independent union.
JPMorgan's new NYC headquarters to offer jaw-dropping employee perks
Severe weather knocked out power for tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the eastern portion of the U.S. More than 77,000 homes and businesses in Pennsylvania were without power as of 10 a.m. ET, according to PowerOutage.US. Over 37,000 in New Jersey, about 22,000 in New York and nearly 16,000 customers in Connecticut were without power on Monday morning.
Delta CEO statement on Toronto crash, footage obtained
Delta CEO Ed Bastian spoke out on LinkedIn after a plane crash at Toronto-Pearson International Airport on Monday. "The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport. I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site. We are working to confirm the details and will share the most current information on news.delta.com as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, please take care and stay safe," he wrote on the platform where he is active on corporate, business and aviation matters. Bastian became CEO of the airline in 2016.
Washington Post opted not to publish anti-Musk ad campaign after initially being open
The Washington Post scrapped an upcoming print ad from a pair of advocacy groups calling for the firing of Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. The nixed wrap ad — one of two ads purchased for $115,000 by Common Cause and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund that were slated to run on Tuesday — shows the White House superimposed over Musk with a bright red backdrop and the caption “Who’s running this country: Donald Trump or Elon Musk?” The wrap adds that Musk has “created chaos and confusion” and “is accountable to no one by himself.”
Millions of granola bars recalled due to 'potential presence of metal': FDA
A food distributor is recalling certain batches of granola bars due to potential contamination involving a metal object, according to officials. The recall, which was initiated by Riverside Natural Foods Inc., pertains to MadeGood granola bars. It was first initiated on Dec. 9, and according to TODAY.com, the recall affects more than 2 million granola bars. The bars are being recalled "due to the potential presence of a piece of metal in the product, which, if consumed, may result in a safety hazard," the company's statement says. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the risk level of the recall to Class II, its second-highest risk classification, on Feb. 11.
Denny's set to close dozens more locations this year, though some openings planned too
Breakfast specialists Denny's will accelerate planned store closures in 2025 amid continued consumer shifts toward preferences for fast-food and take-out options. On an earnings call Wednesday, CFO Robert Verostek said the closures would incorporate a mix of poorly performing restaurants and ones with expiring leases.
Amazon 'anti-union propaganda,' employee surveillance loom over labor vote at North Carolina warehouse
Italo Medelius-Marsano was a law student at North Carolina Central University in 2022, when he took a job at an Amazon warehouse near the city of Raleigh to earn some extra cash. The past month has been unlike any other during his three-year tenure at the company. Now, when he shows up for his shift at the shipping dock, Medelius-Marsano says he’s met with flyers and mounted TVs urging him to “vote no,” as well as QR codes on workstations that lead to an anti-union website. During meetings, managers discourage unionization.
Egg customers crying fowl over empty shelves, high prices can now rent their own chickens
As customers face empty shelves and rapidly rising egg prices at the supermarket due to the avian flu and a lower national supply, breakfast lovers have another option - their own backyard. Founded 12 years ago, Rent the Chicken provides customers with two egg-laying hens, a portable chicken coop, up to 200 pounds of feed, food and water dish and a book on taking care of chickens. "Within two days of the arrival, your chickens will lay eggs ready to use!" the company promises, adding that the homegrown eggs have one-third the cholesterol, one-fourth of the saturated fat and two times more omega three fatty acids that store-bought eggs.