Sunday,  March 24, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 248 • 22 of 27 •  Other Editions

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who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in southeast England on Saturday. He was 67.
• In recent years, the one-time Kremlin powerbroker-turned-thorn in Putin's side fended off verbal and legal attacks in cases that often bore political undertones -- and bit into his fortune.
• The cause of Berezovsky's death was not immediately clear, and Thames Valley police said it was being treated as "unexplained." The police would not directly identify him, but when asked about Berezovsky by name they read a statement saying they were investigating the death of a 67-year-old man at a property in Ascot, a town 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of London.
• Lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky told Russian state TV that his client -- who had survived assassination attempts in the past -- lately had been in "a horrible, terrible" emotional state.
• "All he had was debts," Dobrovinsky said. "He was practically destroyed. He was selling his paintings and other things."
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1 winning ticket for Saturday's $338M Powerball jackpot sold in NJ; 6th largest jackpot ever

• DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said. It was the 13th drawing held in the days since a Virginia man won a $217 million jackpot Feb. 6.
• Thirteen other tickets worth $
1 million each matched all but the final Powerball number on Saturday night. Those runner-up tickets were sold in New Jersey and 10 other states.
• The New Jersey Lottery said Sunday that details about the winning ticket would be released Monday, declining to reveal where it had been purchased and whether anyone had immediately come forward. It was the sixth largest jackpot in history.
• The numbers drawn were 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and Powerball 31. A lump sum payout would be $221 million.
• Lotter officials said the 13 tickets worth $
1 million apiece -- matching the first five numbers but missing the Powerball -- were sold in Arizona, Florida (2), Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Caro

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