(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Detroit 12, San Diego 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 1
Kansas City 7, LA Angels 0
Oakland 7, Houston 5
Seattle 4 Texas 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 11, Miami 2
Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 4
Chi Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 2, Milwaukee 0
Arizona 7, San Francisco 0
Washington 4 L.A. Dodgers 1
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(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $810 million ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing, making it the third largest jackpot in the game’s history.
Tuesday night’s historic jackpot is possible after no one had the winning numbers following Friday night’s drawing.
The Mega Millions winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 14-40-60-64-66. The Mega Ball was 16 and Megaplier was 3.
Only four Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year; in California, Minnesota, New York and Tennessee.
Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing will be held at 11 p.m. ET and has a cash value of $470.1 million, the company said in a press release.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion on Oct. 23, 2018, when one winning ticket was sold in South Carolina. In January 2021, one winning ticket was sold in Michigan, with an estimated prize of $1.05 billion.
Lottery winners have two options, take the money as a lump sum payment or annuity payments over 29 years.
Most winners usually take the lump sum payments, but record inflation has complicated matters, experts said.
“If we believe that inflation will be here for a while, then you may want to consider taking the annuity versus taking the lump sum,” tax and estate planning attorney Kurt Panouses told ABC News’ Deirdre Bolton.
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(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) — The Indiana Senate heard public testimony on a proposed abortion bill Monday, with passionate pleas from both anti-abortion rights and abortion-rights advocates.
Monday’s testimony comes prior to the legislature’s vote on Senate Bill I, which is slated for Tuesday at 1 p.m.
The proposed bill would ban all abortions in the state from the moment of conception, with exceptions for rape, incest, threats to the health of the mother, or due to fatal fetal abnormalities.
The bill would not hold women accountable, criminally, but rather those who perform abortions outside of these exceptions.
While testimony began, abortion-rights protestors could be heard from outside the Statehouse in Indianapolis, where the hearing took place.
Vice President Kamala Harris also came to Indianapolis in preparation for the legislature’s Tuesday vote, meeting with lawmakers to discuss the bill.
Dozens of Indiana residents shared testimony before state senators, calling for changes to the bill, some arguing for more restrictions, and others pleading for less.
On both sides, much of the hourslong testimony pointed to vagueness within the proposed law.
Several doctors testified that they or their colleagues will become fearful of performing abortions and potentially put their patients at risk.
“We want emergency physicians to be able to provide life-saving interventions and treatments consistent with the standard of care without fear of prosecution,” Daniel Elliott, an emergency physician, said during the hearing.
Amy Caldwell, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Indiana, testified to the same sentiment, adding that it’s important for physicians to have safe, private conversations with their patients about their health.
Ariel Ream, an Indiana woman who sought pregnancy through IVF, said she’s fearful of losing that protected relationship with her doctors.
“Who gets to decide when my life is truly at risk?” Ream said during the hearing. “When am I hemorrhaging enough to be able to get care, what doctor is not going to be scared, as we’ve heard today, to not lose their license to give you the care they need?”
Others, including Elizabeth Manring, think the vagueness needs to be addressed in order to create more restrictions.
She asked senators to vote against this bill and instead “close the loopholes large enough to drive a truck through and actually work to stop abortion in Indiana.”
Advocates for abortion and anti-abortion rights both raised questions about the implication of religion within the law.
Several anti-abortion rights advocates referenced the Bible, in favor of a complete ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.
“If the language of the bill isn’t changed, innocent children will die. God’s wrath will continue to be stored up against us and the Republican Party will lose many of its God-fearing constituents,” Seth Leeman said.
Brian Shrank, who said he ministers outside of abortion clinics, referenced a 10-year-old girl who came to Indiana to receive an abortion after becoming pregnant from rape, saying, “God gave that girl life.”
Rabbi Aaron Spiegel argued against the bill for fewer restrictions, saying that the ban from conception is against the beliefs of Judaism and therefore not coherent with the Constitution’s pledge to freedom of religion.
Grey Lesesne, a reverend at an Episcopal Christian church in Indianapolis, said that this bill would harm many of his congregants.
“I’m asking you to give Hoosier women and pregnant people the dignity and respect to make these difficult decisions with their doctors, their families and their communities of faith,” Lesesne said.
Several women came forward to share their experiences with abortion.
One, Danielle Spry, said that she “cannot even fathom the trauma” that having to go through with her pregnancy would have caused her.
Spry said that she was told her daughter would not have been able to survive after birth, due to fatal fetal abnormalities that would not allow her lungs or heart to work properly.
Spry added that she believes women should be able to carry any pregnancy to term, but that she was grateful that she had a choice.
Public testimony will continue for the bill at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, leading up to a 1 p.m. vote on the bill by state senators.
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As The Rolling Stones prepare to wind down their current European tour leg next week comes word that some members of the rock legends’ touring band will team up for a series of special shows in late August in New York City paying tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts.
The concerts, dubbed “Celebrating Charlie Watts,” will take place at New York’s famed Blue Note Jazz Club on August 29, 30 and 31, with performances scheduled at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET.
The shows will feature Stones touring bassist Darryl Jones, backing singer Bernard Fowler and sax player Tim Ries, along with accomplished jazz guitarist David Gilmore, keyboardist Gary Versace and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts.
In addition, famed jazz trumpet player Gary Brecker will perform with the collective on August 29, while acclaimed jazz bassist John Patitucci will be on hand for the shows on August 30 and 31.
Tickets for the concerts can be purchased at TicketWeb.com.
The Rolling Stones have three dates left on the current leg of their SIXTY tour — July 27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany; July 31 in Stockholm, Sweden; and August 3 in Berlin.
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Imagine Dragons is teaming up with Ukraine’s United24 as an ambassador for the initiative.
United24 was created by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to raise funds for the country as it continues to fight against Russia’s invasion.
As United24 ambassadors, Dan Reynolds and company will help raise awareness and funds for medical aid in Ukraine, specifically supporting Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska‘s campaign to purchase more ambulances.
“We love the people of Ukraine and want to help in any way possible,” Reynolds says. “Injustices like this can only be conquered when people around the world come together. We stand by the beautiful people of Ukraine and their courageous leader President Zelenskyy.”
He adds, “We look forward to the day when we can play a concert again in Kyiv and celebrate freedom, life and music with the resilient and strong people of Ukraine.”
For more info on United24, visit U24.gov.ua.
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(NEW YORK) — Accused New York City subway shooter Frank James will tentatively stand trial early next year for allegedly opening fire on a Manhattan-bound N train in Brooklyn in April.
A federal judge in Brooklyn on Monday set a trial date for Feb. 27, 2023, after prosecutors disclosed a vast amount of evidence in the case.
“Videotaped post-arrest statements made by the defendant on or about April 13, 2022,” along with “videos of the defendant collected from YouTube,” will all be part of the case, prosecutors said in a court filing.
The government has collected numerous photos, records and reports and turned them over to James’ defense team.
On April 12, James allegedly shot and wounded 10 commuters before he was caught in the East Village following a manhunt through parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. No one was killed.
James has pleaded not guilty to federal terrorism charges. He was also charged with discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Police said he drove to Brooklyn in a rented U-Haul not too far from the 36 Street station from which he slipped away after the shooting on a train across the platform.
Law enforcement officials set off on a 24-hour manhunt for the suspect right after the shooting. Several callers to the New York Police Department tipline said a man matching the description of the shooter was wandering around the Lower East Side and East Village.
James himself was one of those people police believe called into the tipline. The caller claimed police were looking for him and he’d be waiting at a McDonald’s on Sixth Street and First Avenue. Police responded to the area, and James was arrested without incident shortly afterward.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
ABC News’ Teddy Grant contributed to this report.
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(WASHINGTON) — The Senate is aiming this week to bolster the public’s ability to buy an affordable car, microwave or a smartphone as lawmakers push forward legislation to incentivize production of the tiny semiconductor chips that all kinds of technological devices rely upon.
A nationwide shortage of these chips has caused production delays, stalling out industries from automotive to medical and spurring already-punishing inflation rates.
The Biden administration warns there’s no time left to lose: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, briefing lawmakers earlier this month, called passing a bill to incentivize U.S. developments of the semiconductors a “matter of urgency” and said the country was “out of time” to act.
“It’s a matter of national defense. It’s a matter of economic vitality. And it’s time for all of us just do our job and get this over the finish line,” she said.
The Senate agrees. After more than a year of congressional back-and-forth, lawmakers are poised to take action on the so-called CHIPS+ legislation this week. The proposal would provide billions to spur research and development of semiconductors.
Here are answers to a few key questions on the issue that impacts almost every piece of technology you touch.
What is a semiconductor anyway?
A semiconductor, sometimes referred to as a chip or microchip, is only about the size of a dime. But as experts describe it, this tiny piece of tech is a “building block” for a range of everyday devices, from cell phones to cars to air conditioners to smart appliances in kitchens.
The chips, made out of silicon and other mined elements, serve as a kind of brain for machines both handheld and massive. They can be found in trains, planes, iPads and microwaves.
“Semiconductors, or ‘chips’ as we call them, are sort of the building blocks of any computer system,” Morris Cohen, an emeritus professor of manufacturing and logistics in the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, told ABC News in January.
That means the chips are also the bedrock of dozens of industries, including auto, health care, agriculture, robotics, travel, national security and dozens of others.
But as the chips have become essential in the manufacturing of more and more products, there’s been a shortage of them.
Why is there a shortage? What does it mean for the economy?
A “perfect storm” is how the Department of Commerce described the factors that contributed to the shortage of microchips.
Even before the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, the supply-demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry were fragile, the department noted in a recent report. But the pandemic spurred challenges as more and more people rushed to acquire new technologies for communication that rely heavily on semiconductors. Supply-chain issues and COVID-era factory shutdowns made manufacturing of the chips even more difficult.
In short: Demand for the chips far outpaces the supply.
This comes at a time when the U.S. is producing a smaller percentage of the world’s microchips than ever before. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, a lobbying group focused on semiconductor manufacturing, the U.S. now produces 12% of the world’s chips, down from 37% in 1990.
The result of that disparity has been the strained manufacturing of all sorts of products that require these chips. The auto industry has been kneecapped by the shortage, at times temporarily shutting down American plants until more chips could be acquired. The spike in the cost of cars caused one-third of all inflation Americans saw in 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What does Congress plan to do about it?
The bill that Senate lawmakers are hoping to advance this week allocates $52 billion to spur domestic research and development of these microchips and grants tax incentives for manufacturing. The aim is to bring more semiconductor production to the U.S., something legislators see as a critical national security component of the bill.
Many other countries, with already cheaper labor costs, have taken strides in recent years to incentivize major chip manufacturers to build plants abroad. Congress hopes with this new funding to make the U.S. a more attractive place for such operations.
But the bill does more than address the chip shortage — and a test vote in the Senate last week proved there was enough support to do even more.
The proposal also includes funding for a few other innovation-based priorities; there are billions for tech startups and the National Science Foundation in the legislation as well. The Senate is scheduled to take another key vote on the bill on Tuesday morning and, if it clears, the package could be on a path for final approval as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday.
But wait, hasn’t this been in the news for more than a year?
Yes: Addressing the shortage of microchips has been a priority of the Biden administration and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for some time. That’s why the Senate voted to approve funding for microchips over a year ago.
The Senate first passed a massive innovation and competitiveness bill on June 8, 2021. Tucked inside that legislation, along with provisions to bolster the national science apparatus, spur competition with China and address supply chains shortages, was $52 billion for semiconductor research and development.
The House also passed a bill that included this funding but had differences from the Senate bill on some of the other competitiveness factors. Both chambers voted to hold meetings to try to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill, but those negotiations slugged along and later got tied up in political gamesmanship from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who threatened to withdraw GOP support for the process as Democrats soldiered on with a partisan spending bill.
The legislation Senate lawmakers are now considering is a compromise: a less comprehensive version of last year’s competitiveness bill.
When will it pass?
The Senate is expected to pass the CHIPS+ bill sometime this week with relatively broad bipartisan support. Despite some Republican opposition — and objections of “corporate welfare” from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — in its first test vote the bill earned substantial backing from both parties.
Once the Senate passes their legislation, it will head to the House where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said they will “will act on this bill as soon as it is ready.”
“Addressing the global semiconductor shortage is crucial to tackling inflation and ensuring that America can compete with the rest of the world,” he said in a statement.
The administration is supportive of the legislation and President Joe Biden is expected to sign it if it clears Congress.
ABC News’ Catherine Thorbecke contributed to this report.
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OneRepublic is heading to Austria and New Zealand for a new tour that kicks off in March. The Live in Concert series includes rapper Masked Wolf, who unveiled the new tour leg. The trek will run for five dates.
Ed Sheeran crashed Snow Patrol’s set at the Latitude 2022 festival on Sunday night. Why? Band pianist Johnny McDaid is Ed’s longtime song co-writer. Snow Patrol and Ed helped close out the major music event by performing “Bad Habits” together, as well as the band’s hit “Just Say Yes.
Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” collaborator DaBaby is clarifying reports he was paid $350,000 to feature on the song. Speaking on the Full Send podcast, he said he thinks she paid him $300,000. DaBaby’s credit was removed from the track following his Rolling Loud rant in 2021 that critics deemed homophobic.
Joe Jonas wants Oreo to come out with a Frosted Animal Cookie flavor — you know, the treats with the pink frosting and sprinkles on them? He shared a fake image of what the Oreo cookies would look like to his Instagram Stories.
The Eurovision song contest, which brought us Måneskin, will not be hosted in Ukraine despite the country winning this year’s competition. Billboard reports the United Kingdom will host Eurovision in its place because of the ongoing war with Russia.
Doja Cat revealed she just got her “first tattoo ever” — but fans are calling her bluff. The singer shared a photo to her Instagram and fans say the “Sex Goddess” ink on her bum looks like a temporary tattoo — or a sticker. This has led to several tattoo artists to say in the comments they will happily give her a real one.
Speaking of Doja, Post Malone released the “I Like You (A Happier Song)” music video. He winds up getting sucked into his painting and meets Doja in a grassy field.
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Before Stranger Things, there was another pop culture phenomenon that helped introduce rock and alternative music to younger audiences. We’re, of course, talking about Twilight.
The soundtracks for the hit vampire romance franchise, which helped launch the careers of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, became an unlikely haven for alternative artists in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The first film’s soundtrack, released in 2008, featured Muse, Linkin Park, Paramore and Perry Farrell as well as the Collective Soul song “Tremble for My Beloved.”
Speaking with ABC Audio, Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland said he and his bandmates had “no concept” at the time of what Twilight was or what it would become.
“We started hearing about it, it wasn’t a book that I read,” Roland recalls. “I saw the movie, of course.”
While many of the songs on the Twilight soundtrack had been recently released or were recorded specifically for the film, “Tremble for My Beloved” was nine years old at that point, having originally appeared on Collective Soul’s 1999 album, Dosage. That Twilight was able to give “Tremble for My Beloved” a second life nearly a decade later, Roland thinks, was a “blessing.”
“It was really cool that…you could something that’s dated 10 years back but still could relate to teenagers at that time, and someone thought it cool enough to put in the movie,” Roland says.
Collective Soul will release a new album, Vibrating, on August 12. It includes the single “All Our Pieces.”
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Joe Jonas wants Oreo to come out with a Frosted Animal Cookie flavor — you know, the treats with the pink frosting and sprinkles on them? He shared a fake image of what the Oreo cookies would look like to his Instagram Stories.
OneRepublic is heading to Austria and New Zealand for a new tour that kicks off in March. The Live in Concert series includes rapper Masked Wolf, who unveiled the new tour leg. The trek will run for five dates.
Ed Sheeran crashed Snow Patrol‘s set at the Latitude 2022 festival on Sunday night. Why? Band pianist Johnny McDaid is Ed’s longtime song co-writer. Snow Patrol and Ed helped close out the major music event by performing “Bad Habits” as well as the band’s hit “Just Say Yes.”
Michael Bublé wants you to meet his bodyguard, Jose. He shared a TikTok of the two goofing off on the Higher tour, such as Jose carrying Michael like a bride to a train and protectively watching him sign autographs. “My friend, security, my sweet cheese. jose jose jose jose, olé olé,” he wrote.
Rod Stewart powered through a flash thunderstorm at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, which soaked the audience. He performed “Hot Legs” and kicked soccer balls to the crowd during his Friday night concert. New York Upstate reports this is his final “rock” tour, and considering the pandemic put him on ice for two years, he wasn’t letting Mother Nature stop him for a third.
Looking for a book recommendation? Dua Lipa is currently reading Kazuo Ishiguro‘s Never Let Me Go.
The Eurovision song contest, which brought us Måneskin, will not be hosted in Ukraine despite the country winning this year’s competition. Billboard reports the United Kingdom will host Eurovision in its place because of the ongoing war with Russia.
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