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occupation and war. It was a sharp rebuke for Israel and the United States.
• The vote grants Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an overwhelming international endorsement for his key position: establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, the territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. A Palestinian flag was quickly unfurled on the floor of the General Assembly, behind the Palestinian delegation, after an electronic screen lit up with the final vote.
• Real independence, however, remains an elusive dream until the Palestinians negotiate a peace deal with the Israelis, who warned that the General Assembly action will only delay a lasting solution. Israel still controls the West Bank, east Jerusalem and access to Gaza, and it accused the Palestinians of bypassing negotiations with the campaign to upgrade their U.N. status.
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Tiny Mo. town abuzz with $588M Powerball jackpot to be shared with ticket holder in Arizona
• FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) -- Sometimes it's better to dream, particularly when reality means you're not an instant multimillionaire.
• Bob Kangas realized Wednesday night that one of two winning Powerball jackpot tickets -- a record $587.5 million -- had been bought in Arizona, but he didn't check his numbers.
• "I didn't want to look because I just wanted to dream about being rich," Kangas said Thursday while checking his tickets at a 4 Sons Food Store in Fountain Hills, the suburban Phoenix shop where he bought his tickets -- and where the winning ticket was sold.
• While lottery officials in Missouri verified its state's ticket after it was presented to them late Thursday, the Arizona winner had yet to come forward. They have 180 days to do so.
• A news conference was planned for Friday morning in Missouri. Officials declined to provide details of the winner in advance, not even whether the ticket sold at a Trex Mart gas station in Dearborn was purchased by someone from that state.
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Internet and telephones cut in Syria for second day amid sporadic clashes in the capital
• BEIRUT (AP) -- Activists say Syrian rebels and government troops are clashing south of the capital as Internet and telephones lines remain cut for a second day na (Continued on page 38)
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