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• Florida woman at Disney park knocked unconscious on five-story waterslide, lawsuit alleges

  25-05-2024 22:31 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A woman is alleging in a lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks that a mishap on one of their waterslides left her with a brain injury and a bleeding wound.The lawsuit claims the 25-year-old woman was severely injured while riding the Disney World's Humunga Kowabunga waterslide, which consists of three body tubes totaling 214 feet in length. The ride ends in a nearly five-story plummet in the dark at nearly 40 mph into the pool.The plaintiff claims that she "at some point went unconscious after bangi
  
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• Nvidia, Nasdaq hit records, inflation lingers as Memorial Day kicks off summer

  25-05-2024 22:29 via foxbusiness.com
  
  -Nvidia shares soar to yet another all-time high -Stocks steady as the Nasdaq notches a new record, juicing retirement accounts -News Corp. and OpenAI ink historic deal -A new crypto-exchange-traded fund may be coming soon -Target shoppers and others are sinking in credit card debt -Inflation will fire-up your BBQ staples this summer -What sank Red Lobster? -The flight from hell claims one life, rocks dozens moreNVIDIA NAILS IT: The chipmaker wowed Wall Street
  
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• Lottery payoff of $50,000 for Virginia woman thanks to fortune cookie numbers

  25-05-2024 18:14 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A Virginia woman experienced a series of extremely fortunate events that led to her recent 5-figure Powerball win — starting with a literal fortune cookie.Tierra Barley, of Henrico, Virginia, plays the Powerball lottery game with numbers she found in a fortune cookie, she told the Virginia Lottery's website. On May 8, five of those numbers came up in that day's Powerball drawing — netting her a $50,000 win. NORTH CAROLINA MAN WINS $1 MILLION AFTER SISTER PICKS OUT TICKET: '
  
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• Florida mansion sells for millions as the highest-priced sale ever in this swanky neighborhood

  25-05-2024 15:14 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A Florida home recently became the highest-priced sale in its beachfront town’s history, thanks to its "coastal elegance" and much more. The roughly 4,000-square-foot beachfront home in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, located on highway 30A, sold for $8.55 million — a sale the whole town is apparently still talking about. In the heart of WaterColor’s Gulf District, this five-bedroom, six-bathroom home was completely renovated in 2018 to give it a modern comfort vibe,
  
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• Billy Joel has quite a real estate footprint in New York and Florida

  25-05-2024 14:30 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Well-known singer Billy Joel reportedly added to his real estate footprint with the acquisition of an East Hampton, New York property. The musical artist behind songs like "Uptown Girl" and "Piano Man" owns homes in both New York and Florida, according to the New York Post and other outlets. He was raised in the former of those two states, specifically on Long Island. Joel has seen major success during his career, notching over 150 million sales of his records and receiving five Grammy
  
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• Memorial Day weekend auto deals are back this year, Edmunds says

  25-05-2024 14:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Snagging a bargain on a new car during Memorial Day weekend has been a tough thing to do for the past few years as supply chain disruptions and low inventory kept prices elevated, but steep discounts during the summer holiday are back in 2024, according to Edmunds.The car shopping guide issued a report this week showing domestic automakers' outgoing 2023 models have piled up on dealership lots, returning to pre-pandemic levels – and dealers are slashing prices to get rid of them.Edmunds' d
  
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• American Airlines passengers in Miami stuck on sweltering Boeing plane: travelers

  25-05-2024 12:49 via foxbusiness.com
  
  American Airlines passengers were stuck on a sweltering Boeing jet for more than an hour while waiting to depart from Miami to Costa Rica late Thursday night, two travelers told FOX Business.The American Airlines Flight 1353 passengers say they were deplaned twice before being switched to another aircraft at Miami International Airport. Data from FlightAware says the Boeing 737 eventually left around five hours after scheduled departure and arrived in San Jose earlier this morning. "All the
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot grows to $489 million after no grand prize winner

  25-05-2024 11:37 via foxbusiness.com
  
  The Mega Millions jackpot rose to an estimated $489 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers plus the Mega ball in Friday night's drawing.The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 46, 54, 56, 67 and 70 with a Mega ball of 16. The Megaplier was 3X.While nobody won the estimated $453 million jackpot Friday night, one player in California matched all five white balls to win $1 million, and one player in Texas matched all five white balls and the Megaplier to win $3 million.MEGA MILLIO
  
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• Vacation like a celebrity: top travel hot spots for the rich and famous

  25-05-2024 10:30 via foxbusiness.com
  
  With summer quickly approaching, social media will likely soon be filled with celebrities enjoying lavish vacations with their loved ones.George and Amal Clooney frequently visit Lake Como during the warmer months. George even owns a home in the iconic Villa Oleandra in Northern Italy. According to Architectural Digest, Clooney purchased his mansion from the Heinz family in 2002 and frequently hosts guests, such as Prince Harry, Jennifer Aniston and Matt Damon, for an Italian getaway.Back w
  
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• Many Americans staying home this summer, new Fox poll finds

  25-05-2024 09:41 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A new Fox poll shows more than half of Americans are staying home this summer or tweaking their travel plans to be more affordable, starting with this Memorial Day Weekend, which is the unofficial kick-off of summer. "We [have] come to the conclusion that the prices of travel, flying outside the country, it's just too much for us to really entertain for the summer," said Tiana Armstrong, who had planned on visiting Italy with her partner.High prices have affected summer plans "some or a gre
  
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