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$336.4 million Powerball jackpot unclaimed
TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
(Wednesday, Oct. 23)
Dwight Yoakam born in Pikeville, Ky., 1956.
Maybelle Carter dies at 68, 1978.
Merle Watson dies at 36 in tractor accident on his farm, 1985.
Elvis Presley joins cast of "Louisiana Hayride," 1954.
MUSIC AND MORE
JOHNNY CASH SHOOTS 'HURT' VIDEO
Johnny Cash has just finished filming a video for "Hurt," the Nine Inch Nails song featured on his soon-to-be-released album.
Cash's Web site says he spent three days late last week filming in the Johnny Cash Museum, under the direction of Mark Romanek -- who just finished a new Nine Inch Nails video.
"Hurt" is the first video Cash has done since "Rusty Cage" nine years ago.
The song is on "When the Man Comes Around," Cash's album due to be released Nov. 1.
STATLER BROS. FINAL SHOW THIS WEEKEND
After nearly four decades, the Statler Brothers are retiring from the rigors of touring and will perform their last concert this weekend.
The Statlers' show in Salem, Va., on Saturday sold out in less than 90 minutes, according to the group's Web site.
They'll also perform Thursday in Huntsville, Ala., and Friday in Ashville, N.C.
The Statlers, nine-time CMA vocal group of the year and winners of three Grammy awards, plan to continue recording.
JOHN ANDERSON RELEASES ANTHOLOGY
John Anderson's 30-hit collection, "Anthology," was released Tuesday.
Anderson re-recorded "Swingin'," "Seminole Wind," and much of his previous work for the two-disc set, CMT.com says.
"This music and the musicians who played it have become a big part of my life over the past 25 years," Anderson says in the set's liner notes.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Authorities in South Carolina said they were investigating the disappearance of a woman whose fiance was found dead in the couple's home near Charleston.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Israel's military says major cuts in defense spending will hit air-defense missile systems and halt production of tanks and a new armored personnel carrier.
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