A Store Clerk in Atlanta Holds Mega Millions Lottery Tickets (Photo: Mike Stewart, AP)

How high can he go? Mega Millions Jackpot Record to Win

Lottery players have a chance to win big – colossally, enormously, extraordinarily big – at the record $ 1.6 billion Mega Millions draw on Tuesday. The biannual jackpot has been rising since July 24, sparking a frenzy in many convenience stores across the United States. According to sales forecasts, 75% of the 302 million possible combinations will be withheld for Tuesday's draw, according to the Associated Press, which makes it more than likely that there will be a winner this time. Here's why jackpots have become so huge lately.

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Mega Millions and Powerball are approaching record numbers. Here's what the winner could buy if he wins the jackpot.
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Willa on the road to the west coast of Mexico

Hurricane Willa could land as early as Tuesday, resulting in heavy rains and a potentially life-threatening storm surge on the west coast of Mexico, forecasters said. Tropical storm or hurricane in the East Pacific in 2018, Willa's force has exploded in recent days, pbading from a tropical storm at 40 mph to a monster briefly at 160 mph. Early Tuesday, Willa had sustained maximum winds of 140 mph and was located about 80 miles from Las Islas Marias, Mexico.

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World Series: The Battle Begins in Boston

Two of the Most Famous Baseball Franchises Are Ready for the First World Series presentation Tuesday at Fenway Park in Boston (live, 8:09 pm, Fox). The Red Sox, who won a franchise record of 108 regular season games and beat Houston at ALCS, are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have survived an exciting seven-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in the championship of the National League. Whether it is to switch (but no longer) or to change position among the MVP league players, this series could have everything. But the majority of our experts see it as only one way.

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Turkish President gives details of Khashoggi's death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that He would use a speech in front of the Turkish parliament Tuesday reveals all the "details" of the badbadination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Last week, Saudi authorities announced the death of Khashoggi during a "fight" inside the country's consulate in Istanbul, in flagrant contradiction to the regime's earlier claims that the dissident journalist would have left the diplomatic post unscathed. The international condemnation on the badbadination has intensified on Monday after surveillance footage released by CNN appears to show that a member of the 15-member team suspected of Khashoggi's death, clad of his clothes, the day of the reporter's murder, perhaps an attempt to use a lure.

Police search for a suspect after a fatal shooting at the University of Utah

Courses at the University of Utah are canceled then Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot a student outside a dormitory campus, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. According to the Utah University police lieutenant, Brian Whalin, a student's body was found in a car near the school's medical towers. Following reports of the shooting, the campus was locked for nearly two hours on Monday. Last month, a former convict pleaded guilty to killing a student at the University of Utah in China with a stolen gun after another murder. Austin Boutain, 24, was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.

Contributing: Associated Press

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