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US-Powerball-Win
Powerball will announce early Thursday whether anyone won Wednesday's record nearly $580 million jackpot.
Egypt-Protests (will update)
The council charged with drafting Egypt's new constitution says it will vote on a final draft on Thursday, rushing to finish its work amid widespread protests against President Mohamed Morsy and a walkout by some members.
Syria-Civil-War (will update)
Villagers in northern Syria picked pieces of a downed fighter jet from an olive grove Wednesday after rebel fighters claimed to have shot down three government aircraft in 24 hours.
Mexico-President
Activists in Mexico City criticized Mexican President Felipe Calderon Wednesday, blaming him for the high death toll from drug-related violence that they say was fueled by his administration's crackdown on cartels. Meanwhile, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced a one-year appointment for the Mexican leader, whose presidency ends this week. While the school's dean praised Calderon, a Mexican ethics fellow at the university criticized the move as a political maneuver that protects an undeserving leader.
UK-Assange-Interview 2 am
CNN's Erin Burnett interviews Julian Assange, one of the world's most controversial people. The 41 year-old Australian has posted hundreds of thousands of U.S. military documents, videos and diplomatic cables on his website, and the U.S. government is still scrambling to find out where he got them.
South Korea Rocket Launch 1a
South Korea is expected Thursday to attempt to put a satellite in orbit using a powerful rocket, a feat it has failed to achieve on two previous occasions.
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Egypt-Protests
The council charged with drafting Egypt's new constitution says it will vote on a final draft on Thursday, rushing to finish its work amid widespread protests against President Mohamed Morsy and a walkout by some members.
Syria-Civil-War
Villagers in northern Syria picked pieces of a downed fighter jet from an olive grove Wednesday after rebel fighters claimed to have shot down three government aircraft in 24 hours.
Palestinian-United-Nations
Palestinian leaders, using a new strategy, will return Thursday to the U.N. General Assembly in their latest bid to garner enhanced international recognition. After its failed bid to win United Nations recognition as an independent state, the Palestinian Authority is seeking non-member observer state status, one step up from its current status as a permanent observer.
UN-Palestinian-bid
The Palestinian United Nations bid explained
MONEY-UK-Leveson-Media-Report
A landmark report to be released on Thursday by an independent inquiry led by Lord Justice Leveson could make recommendations that change Britain's media landscape irrevocably.
Mexico-Drug-Lord-Accusation
Mexico's federal police had harsh words Wednesday for an American-born accused drug lord who claimed he paid off top security officials. Edgar Valdez Villarreal has repeatedly "tried to blackmail authorities to obtain privileges," Mexico's Public Safety Secretariat said. "Held in a federal maximum security prison, he has tried to get benefits during his stay, including threatening hunger strikes to pressure them." Police released the statement after Mexico's Reforma newspaper published a letter purportedly from the alleged drug lord, a former Texas high school football star known as "La Barbie" because of his blue eyes and light complexion. In the letter, Valdez claims that Mexico's top security officials have received bribes from him, "from drug trafficking and from organized crime."
Venezuela-Chavez-Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Havana early Wednesday for a new round of medical treatment, Cuban state media reported.
SPORT-Football-Manchester-United-Van-Persie
Robin van Persie scored after just 33 seconds as Manchester United maintained their slim advantage at the top of the English Premier League Wednesday with a 1-0 win over West Ham.
U.S.A.
US-Powerball-Frenzy
Just breathe. OK, now take a moment. And then go stay in a hotel for a week. That's just what Cynthia Stafford did after winning $112 million in the California lottery. Stafford's winnings may seem like chump change compared to the $550 million Powerball jackpot that players across the country were just sure they would win Wednesday night.
US-Nuclear-Moon
You could easily skip by it in an archive search: a project titled "A Study of Lunar Research Flights." Its nickname is even more low-brow: "Project A-119." But the reality was much more explosive. It was a top-secret plan, developed by the U.S. Air Force, to look at the possibility of detonating a nuclear device on the moon.
US-Manning-WikiLeaks
The officer who oversaw security at the military base where Bradley Manning was held for a time said on Wednesday he was not pressured by superiors to keep the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to the WikiLeaks website in a high-level lockup and under constant watch.
US-Cargo-Plane-Fires
