Somebody had to win it: The nation was waiting Thursday for any sign of the three lucky duckies in Tennessee, Florida and California who beat the odds and won the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.
The Buzz has just six words to say to these fine folks: “Howdy, cousins! Long time, no see!”
Can you tell me how to get to Cousin Ed’s HBO Go password? “Sesame Street” begins its 46th season Saturday at its posh new home: premium cable channel HBO. The 35 new episodes won’t be available on free-TV PBS until fall.
Thanks to the HBO cash, the show has spruced up its production values. For one, Oscar the Grouch has traded in his garbage can for three oak-and-linen recycling bins from Crate &Barrel.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 2001, Wikipedia, the web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.
Wikipedia immediately expanded the world’s knowledge base — and especially students’ knowledge of the Copy and Paste functions in the Edit menu.
— Mark Carlson and Jon Bauer, Herald staff
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