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In this Dec. 2, 2021, photo a hog walks in a pasture on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. Hog farmers that already comply with a California animal welfare law approved by voters in 2018 stand to benefit when the regulations are implemented. But it's unclear if that will ever happen. The law should have taken effect in January, but the state has yet to fully write and approve the necessary regulations, and a state judge delayed enforcement because of that. Then the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by a national pork industry group that opposes the regulations. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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California pig welfare rule delays frustrate small farmers
By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE - Associated Press
Sun,08/21/22-10:54PM , 131 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ohio hog farmer Joe Brandt changed his operation a few years ago to give his pigs more room and keep pregnant sows out of the narrow crates used by most farms.
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A lottery ticket vending machine in a convenience store, July 21, 2022, in Northbrook, Ill. Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion — only the fourth time a lottery game has reached such heights — plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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Confused by huge Mega Millions prize? Here are some answers
By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE - Associated Press
Wed,07/27/22-1:36PM , 121 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion — only the fourth time a lottery game has reached such heights — plenty of people who rarely play th
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A woman peeks through the window of Blue Bird Liquor while waiting in line to purchase a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Hawthorne, Calif., Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Lottery players will be gripping their tickets tightly ahead of the Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing with an estimated $830 million prize on the line. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Is this the night you win $830 million Mega Millions prize?
By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE - Associated Press
Tue,07/26/22-12:57PM , 129 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, but will it be you?

Almost certainly not.
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Stephanie Talton, of Des Moines, Iowa, holds her nephew Jozah as she shows her Mega Millions lottery ticket, Monday, July 25, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. The payoff for Tuesday night's drawing is an estimated $810 million, the nation's fourth-largest jackpot. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Is $810 million worth a $2 Mega Millions ticket? It depends
By SCOTT MCFETRIDGE - Associated Press
Mon,07/25/22-9:00AM , 149 Reads
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is $810 million worth $2?
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