Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student's invention. She won a $50,000 prize Friday at an international science fair for creating an energy storage device that can be fully juiced in 20 to 30 seconds.The fast-charging device is a so-called supercapacitor, a gizmo that can pack a lot of energy into a tiny space, charges...

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Lucky numbers for biggest Powerball jackpot are ... Lucky numbers for biggest Powerball jackpot are ...

Do you have the lucky ticket? The winning Powerball numbers drawn late Saturday are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with Powerball number 11.Four out of every five possible combinations of numbers were in play, Powerball officials said. The jackpot of the 43-state lottery game surged ahead of the drawing, and had been estimated at $600 million. Powerball officials said after the drawing that the final amount...

dnes, 5:02
Winning ticket for huge Powerball jackpot sold in Florida Winning ticket for huge Powerball jackpot sold in Florida

Do you have the lucky ticket? A winner for the huge Powerball jackpot was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a Florida Lottery official confirmed to NBC News early Sunday.The winning Powerball numbers drawn late Saturday were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with Powerball number 11.Powerball's website said one winner was sold in Florida, and David Bishop of the Florida Lottery confirmed that it was...

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Ax hovers over food stamp program as costs grow Ax hovers over food stamp program as costs grow

By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC NewsA heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance.Nearly 47 million people – one in seven Americans – rely on food stamps for some of all of their daily sustenance, according to the Department...

dnes, 11:04
Plane makes belly landing at Newark Airport, no injuries reported Plane makes belly landing at Newark Airport, no injuries reported

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.No injuries were reported after Express Flight 4560 landed just after 1 a.m. carrying 31 passengers and three crew from Philadelphia, US Airways spokesman Davien Anderson said in a statement. The...

včera, 15:40
Hofstra student shot in home robbery was killed by police, officials say Hofstra student shot in home robbery was killed by police, officials say

The New York college student who was shot during a home robbery early Friday was killed by police gunfire, officials said at a news conference Saturday.According to NBC New York affiliate WNBC, Nassau County Police said Andrea Rebello, 21, was killed by police fire, not by the armed gunman attempting to rob the off-campus house where she lived with her twin sister, Jessica, and several other...

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Suspect identified in home robbery that left Hofstra student dead Suspect identified in home robbery that left Hofstra student dead

Police identified Saturday the man allegedly involved in a home robbery and the death of a New York college student early Friday morning.Nassau County police said Dalton Smith, 30, of Hempstead tried to rob the off-campus house where Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot and killed.According to a police statement, officers responding to a robbery in progress arrived on scene at...

včera, 21:43
Car barrels through Virginia parade crowd, injuring at least 50, official says Car barrels through Virginia parade crowd, injuring at least 50, official says

About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported.The injuries ranged from critical to superficial, he said. Three of the victims were flown by helicopte... ...

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