Curtains for secret location
When a pink glow lit up the evening sky above an Australian town last week, local woman Tammy Szumowski wondered if the apocalypse had arrived. "I was just being a cool, calm mum, telling the kids: 'There's nothing to worry about'," she told the
BBC. "But in my head I'm like, 'What the hell is that? Alien invasion? The end of the world?'" It turned out to be light emanating from a medicinal cannabis farm just outside the town of Mildura, in northern Victoria. Few growing facilities exist and their locations are top secret for security reasons. Reddish-tinged lights are used to help the crop grow. Usually, blackout blinds come down at dusk, but on this night they didn't work.
Made of Money
Lottery officials in the US raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's fourth-largest jackpot. The jackpot has grown so large because there hasn't been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all six numbers has allowed the jackpot to gradually grow from its $20 million starting point in April. The highlighted pre-tax $790 million prize can be paid out in 30 annual payments. Most players choose the cash option. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands.
Is it a crime now?
