…illion before taxes. Q: How much will I pay in taxes? A: This partly depends on where you live. Federal tax is 25%; then there’s your state income tax. In Ohio, for example, that’s another 6%. And you might need to pay a city tax depending on the local tax rules. So count on about a third of your winnings going to the government. Q: Should I take the cash payout or annual payments? A:…
…town of Shirva, Karnataka. Rev. William Menezes, spokesman for the Diocese of Mangalore, told AFP news agency that the funeral would take place at 16:00 local time (10:30 GMT). Police said as many as 5,000 people were expected to attend, according to AFP, and security around the village has been tightened. Jacintha Saldanha’s death has been closely followed in India, especially where she gr…
he Boom rounded out the top five. NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE 1. Taken 2 – $22.5 million 2. Argo – $20.1 million 3. Sinister – $18.3 million 4. Hotel Transylvania – $17.3 million 5. Here Comes the Boom – $12 million Source: Hollywood.com…
…s and I was hoping someone from Red Bud would win. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this. I’m just tickled pink.” While only three people hit the big jackpot with all six numbers, at least 42 tickets matched five of six numbers – 29 in California, 12 in Illinois and one in Kansas, according to lottery officials. California Lottery Commission spokesman Alex Traverso said the payou…
…1; Kansas’s newest multimillionaire has up to a year. Both Maryland and Kansas will allow winners to remain anonymous but the lucky ticket-holder in Illinois will be identified. Mirlande Wilson, 37, had enraged her co-workers with claims of her scoop after she revealed to the New York Post that she was not planning on sharing the millions – despite the fact they had pooled their money…
…ought a winning lottery ticket with the group’s pooled money and then avoided giving them their payouts – even though she never actually claimed the Mega Millions jackpot award. Mirlande Wilson, 37, briefly won TV and Internet fame in April for claiming to have won a ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot, which totaled $656 million at the time, and then failing to produce the winning ticket….
…lawyers for the actress said she owned the copyright to prevent them from being further published. FBI agents from “Operation Hackerazzi” spoke to Scarlett Johansson along with as many as 50 other celebrity victims. Christopher Chaney, 35, was later identified as the man who hacked Scarlett Johansson’s phone, along with those of Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens and Mila Kunis…
nd The Grey. US and Canada box office – Top Five 1. Taken 2 – $50 million 2. Hotel Transylvania – $26.3 million 3. Pitch Perfect – $14.7 million 4. Looper – $12.2 million 5. Frankenweenie – $11.5 million…
…f the Watertown street, in the early hours of Friday, show the Tsarnaev brothers sheltering behind a vehicle and clearly taking aim at police officers. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan, 26, are seen running to a car for more supplies before hauling out a pressure cooker bomb they then detonated, filling the street with smoke. The photographs, taken on the eyewitness’ phone fro…
…with the winning numbers on it which could snag her a $105 million prize. The mother-of-seven said she has lost the ticket but isn’t very worried about finding it any time soon. Mirlande Wilson, 37, told the New York Post: “I have no idea where it is. I’m not sure I have it. I’m still looking for it. I haven’t even looked in my uniform pants yet. “I’m still looking everywhere to find it, in…
Mirlande Wilson, the woman who claims to be one of the three lucky winners of Friday’s Mega Millions, had previously refused to say where she had hidden her “winning ticket”, and would only reveal it was “some place safe”. Mirlande Wilson, 37, from Baltimore, Maryland, has now told the New York Post the winning ticket is hidden somewhere in the McDonald’s restaurant where she wo…
…w in the January edition of GQ magazine. Daniel Craig labeled the Kardashians “f***ing idiots” and criticized those who “sell” themselves and then make demands about their private lives. Daniel Craig, 43, who managed to keep his marriage to Rachel Weisz under wraps in the summer, told GQ magazine: “I think there’s a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel. “It’s not about being afr…
A group of employees at a McDonald’s in Maryland are outraged at co-worker Mirlande Wilson who claims she won $105million in Mega Millions but says as she bought the ticket for herself she will not share her winnings. McDonald’s employees pooled their money for tickets for the biggest lottery in world history but Mirlande Wilson, 37, claims she herself bought one of the three tickets nationwide t…
ly of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years. (Applause.) And my administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy. Experts believe this will support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. And I’m requiring all companies that drill for gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals they use. (Applause.) Because America will develop this resourc…
more than $460 million. The largest jackpot to be paid out until now was a $390 million Mega Millions prize that was split between two winners in 2007. One hopeful ticket-buyer, Allsaints Macauley, a 64-year-old taxi driver in Washington DC, said if he won he would drive his vehicle to one of the capital’s busiest intersections and leave it behind to be towed away. “I’d skip tow…
The abbot of the prestigious Vatopedi monastery in Mount Athos, Greece has been imprisoned pending trial for alleged fraud and embezzlement. Archimandrite Ephraim, 56, is accused of arranging land swaps between Vatopedi and the state which are thought to have cost the government millions of euros. The abbot, now being held in Korydallos prison in Athens, denies wrongdoing. His arrest has trigger…
A set of Marilyn Monroe’s photographs taken in 1952 has been published for the first time some 50 years after her death. These newly-released shots feature in a new book, Marilyn By Magnum, that has been published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film icon’s tragic death. Shot in her apartment in 1952, the personal frames were taken by renowned photographer Philippe Halsman….
million of the record $656 million jackpot that was drawn ten days ago. Two other winning tickets were sold in Kansas and Illinois. Each of the Maryland winners had contributed $20 and one then bought 60 tickets from three different shops, Stephen Martino said at the press conference. It was the first time they had pooled their cash. They will now each receive a lump sum payment of $35 million aft…
Cassandra Bankson, a teenager from California, hoped that by sharing her problem with acne and how she has learnt make-up tricks to hide it would help at least one person going through the same ordeal, but she has actually reached out to millions thanks to bravely taking to the internet to show off her severe skin complaint. Cassandra Bankson, 19, posted a video on YouTube showing her red and ble…
ve got all six numbers in the $640 million Mega Millions lottery draw What could you buy with $640 million? • Six Boeing 767 private jets • 270 Bugatti Veyrons, the world’s most expensive car • 600 years of Tim Tebow at his current salary • 3,200 tickets into space on Virgin Galactic • New York’s most expensive $88 million apartment – and another six properties of the same cost…
…ce, and fell out with his partner Nikolai Shamalov. “I hadn’t worked 15 hours a day for 10 years to build a palace,” he says. “That didn’t interest me.” In December 2010, Sergei Kolesnikov wrote an open letter to President Dmitry Medvedev detailing the involvement of himself and others in the project and outlining his allegations against Vladimir Putin, then pri…
…8221; President Jacob Zuma, who has four wives, has sued local media companies 11 times for defamation. Some cases have been settled, others dropped, but most are outstanding. The best-known case is a 2008 suit against one of the country’s most high-profile artists, Zapiro, after he depicted Jacob Zuma about to rape a female figure representing justice – this is due to be heard in Octo…
…fter Kate was admitted to hospital with extreme morning sickness, sparked by a rare condition called Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), they had little choice but to make the announcement. Kate Middleton, 30, who is thought to be between six and eight weeks pregnant, was taken to the hospital just after lunch on Sunday by her husband and put on a drip to stop her becoming dehydrated. But the news deli…
…e to the family told TMZ. One source said: “The family could tell from the photo that it was taken from inside the funeral home, but they have no idea who would have snapped the pic.” Whitney Houston, 48, died in a hotel suite in Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on 11 February. A spokesman for the Los Angeles county coroner said multiple bottles of prescription medication were recovered from Wh…
unning photographs reveal distinct tiers of near the base of the 3-mile-tall mountain that rises from the floor of the vast, ancient impact basin known as Gale Crater, where Curiosity landed on August 6 to begin its two-year mission. Scientists estimate it will be a year before the six-wheeled, nuclear-powered rover, about the size of a small car, physically reaches the layers of interest at the f…
Rihanna sues Topshop for $5 million over using pictures of her on T-shirts without her permissionRihanna says she will sue Topshop after claiming they sold T-shirts with her face on it without asking permission. Rihanna's team is said to have told the British high…
Photo: George Michael airlifted to hospital following car crash on M1 motorwayGeorge Michael was involved in a crash in his Range Rover during rush hour on the M1 motorway near St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on Thursday. George Michael, 49, was…
Christoph Waltz: Man points gun at him and threatens to blow up studio with hand grenade during Cannes TV interviewChristoph Waltz was left shaken last night after a man pointed a hand-gun at him during a live French news programme TV show and threatened to blow up a studio with a hand…
Mariah Carey's American Idol finale performance branded worst lip-sync of all timeMariah Carey's performance on last night's American Idol finale was so good it had some wondering whether she hadn't lip-synched the entire thing. However, Mariah Carey, 43,…
Ireland Baldwin displays tan lines in backless topIreland Baldwin shared a picture with her Twitter followers on Friday showing a white bikini line running across her pink back. Ireland Baldwin, 17, accompanied the snap, in…
Beyoncé is pregnant with second child, multiple sources confirmAfter days of speculation, according to E! News, multiple sources have confirmed to them that Beyoncé is expecting her second child with Jay-Z. Suspicions were first…
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