Mega Millions Mania Hits the Region

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Mega Millions Mania Hits the Region. The Mega Millions jackpot reached $312 million and if a single jackpot-winning ticket is sold in Pennsylvania, it would be the largest jackpot ever won in the history of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Let's get right to it, the winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday's drawing were 22, 24, 31, 52,54 and a Mega ball of 4.

Tickets for the multi-state drawing drew crowds to gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores in Delaware and New Jersey.

Friday's winner -- if there is one -- would receive about $198 million if they opt for the cash lump sum.

In Tuesday's drawing, a Delaware County, Pa. ticket worth $250,000, sold at a Wawa in Essington, matched the first five numbers, but not the Mega Ball, according to Philly.com.

The Pa. Lottery was selling around $3,000 tickets every minute as of noon on Tuesday.

Programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians have received about $5 million from ticket sales.

Pa. has yet to have a Mega Millions winner -- meaning no one has matched all five numbers and the Mega ball -- since it launched the game more than a year ago.

But six tickets sold here in Pennsylvania in 2011 have resulted in a second-tier prize totaling a quarter-of-a-million dollars.

This prize is the largest in North America since a jackpot of $380 million was split between two winners in January.

Stunning Homes of Pop Divas

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Stunning Homes of Pop Divas . The term “diva” is derived from the Italian word for “goddess” and was originally used to refer to divinely talented and fanatically celebrated female opera stars. The term is now used more widely to describe gifted women performers in all musical genres.

Modern-day divas are also known for their fine tastes and high style. So when a diva moves house, the property she leaves behind will fit even the most discriminating buyer.

Here are five properties on the market that have served as homes to music’s biggest divas.

Lady Gaga
10968 Savona Rd., Los Angeles, CA
The 24-year-old superstar reportedly rents the 6,200-square-foot “Villa Savona” in Bel Air, Calif. Renting allows this diva to change her mind on a whim and move whenever she’s in the mood. Gaga’s rental is also available for rent at $19,500 per month and listed for sale for $4.5 million. Not clear where Gaga is decamping to next – maybe another luxury rental?

Villa Savona offers “jetliner” views of the ocean, a nearby canyon and city. Tenants can take a dip in the pool, soak in the spa or cozy up in a master suite and avoid the paparazzi.

Christina Aguilera
1443 Devlin Dr., Los Angeles, CA
This four-time Grammy Award winner is trying to unload her ultra-mod 1960s home in Los Angeles for just under $6 million. The former “Star Search” contestant and “Mickey Mouse Club” member appears to be moving on after her divorce from music producer Jordan Bratman.

The 6,500-square-foot home in West Hollywood offers views of the city, canyon, and ocean through its glass walls. The neighborhood is an enclave for the rich and famous with easy access to the best the city has to offer. She equipped the home with a screening room and music studio. There’s also a large pool, a 12-person spa and an outdoor fireplace.

Sheryl Crow
6662 Cross Keys Rd., College Grove, TN
This nine-time Grammy winner, former Michael Jackson backup singer, ex-paramour of Lance Armstrong and mother of two, put her solar-powered equestrian estate in Tennessee up for online auction after not getting a buyer for her $7.5 million asking price. But, the reserve was not met at the auction, and it looks like Crow still hasn’t found a buyer. The bidding is closed for now, but the auction site is still online at Sherylcrowauction.com.

The 10,624-square-foot main house features French-inspired architecture and sits on 150 acres. Crow purchased the property, named Cross Creek Farm, in 2006. It has a saltwater pool, a 14-stall barn, indoor riding arena, media room, a recording studio, dual solar systems, and a three-bedroom guesthouse.

Alicia Keys
12 Serenite Lane, Syosset, NY
This Grammy winner, newlywed and new mom is trying to sell her home on New York’s Long Island for the fire-sale price of $2.3 million after buying it for almost $4 million in 2005. While the 2.2-acre, seven-bedroom mansion will serve anyone with an “Empire State of Mind,” it's also big enough for a family.

The home also features a 50-foot pool with Jacuzzi, poolhouse and patio. The gourmet eat-in kitchen is fit for divas who like to cook and some divas do.

Kelly Clarkson
716 Westview Ave., Nashville, TN
Clarkson, “American Idol’s” first winner, is selling her “modest” 4,900-square-foot Tennessee home. Located in a posh suburb of Nashville, the house is listed for $1.5 million, $41,000 less than Clarkson paid for it in 2007. The stone house has five bedrooms and bathrooms, and a screened porch with one of the property’s three fireplaces. The master bedroom on the main level has an ensuite bath with a luxurious soaking tub.

The home features a wood-paneled office suited for a two-time Grammy winner and multi-platinum selling artist. There is also a recreation room above the three-car garage, and a living room with a fireplace. Clarkson reportedly did not live in the house full-time, as her primary residence is a 50-acre property in Fort Worth, Texas, but she needed a place to stay while collaborating with country singer Reba McEntire.

Derrick Rose Japan Donation: Giving $1,000 For Every Point Scored Friday To Earthquake And Tsunami Relief

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Derrick Rose Japan Donation: Giving $1,000 For Every Point Scored Friday To Earthquake And Tsunami Relief. Derrick Rose has led his team to a performance few could have predicted this season. His Chicago Bulls are in first place by a game in the Eastern Conference, and he's played himself into serious contention for the league's MVP award.

He's also taking the lead in one of the league's charitable efforts: for Friday night's match-up with the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar will donate $1,000 for every point he scores to Direct Relief International, a group that helps provide medical care for those affected by the disaster in Japan.

Rose, who averages 24.9 points per game, isn't the only NBA star getting in on the charity action: the Lakers' Pau Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge of the Trail Blazers, Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City, and many other big-time scorers have also agreed to chip in $1,000 per point, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Others who are less likely to have explosive scoring nights, including Bulls fan favorite and perennial pine-rider Brian Scalabrine, have agreed to donate fixed amounts to the cause, a press release explains.

Fans interested in joining their favorite stars in the Japan relief efforts can text “Give10” to 20222 to give $10 to Japan, or can donate directly to the Japan Relief and Recovery Fund at www.directrelief.org/Japanrelief.

Here's hoping the Grizzlies feel a little bit guilty about sticking a hand in Rose's face during Friday night's game. Ease up on the D, Mike Conley, it's for a good cause

Kirstie Alley Joke Was 'Poor Judgment:George Lopez

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Kirstie Alley Joke Was 'Poor Judgment:George Lopez. Kirstie Alley isn't ready to forgive TBS late night host George Lopez, who this week suggested she was a pig.
On his show Tuesday, Lopez critiqued Alley's Dancing With the Stars debut, saying she "did a nice job, her little hooves tapping away.

Alley shot back on Twitter, telling fans: "Don't worry about George's comments...just remember what happens to the big bad, drunk woolf...falls in a boiling pot of vodka. Piggy laughs."

Her Tweet prompted Lopez to apologize late Thursday. "I misjudged the joke," he Tweeted. "No malice was intended and I apologize to Kirstie.

Alley Tweeted back to Lopez (whose ex wife donated a kidney to him in 2005): "I don't need or want ur apology...I want your kidney dude..on behalf of ur X and all the women uv insulted...give it back."

Lopez reiterated how sorry he is on The Billy Bush Show Friday, according to Access Hollywood: ”[It was] poor judgment. As they say in my world of golf, ‘bad form on my part.' I’ve apologized. I think she’s accepted my apology, I wish that she had and that she would be guest on Lopez Tonight. I would love to have her on.

Anne Hathaway wearing hot Bikini Babe in Rio

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Anne Hathaway wearing hot Bikini Babe in Rio. Anne Hathaway and her boyfriend Adam Shulman spend the afternoon by the pool at their hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday (March 24).

The 28-year-old actress, who is in town to promote her animated film Rio, flaunted her bikini body while cuddling with Adam in the pool.

Earlier in the day, Anne took time to do some interviews at the Copacabana Palace Hotel, where she had joined her castmates earlier in the week for a photo call.

Khloé Kardashian is not Desperate to Have a Baby

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Khloé Kardashian is not Desperate to Have a Baby. Since marrying Lamar Odom in 2009, widespread pregnancy speculation has shadowed Khloé Kardashian and her non existent "baby bump."

And although both Odom, 31, and Kardashian's brother Rob have said they hope there's a baby "on the way soon," Kardashian, 26, is in no rush to have kids.

"I'm not desperate to have a baby," the reality star told PEOPLE Thursday, while promoting her new E! show Khloé & Lamar, which debuts next month. "Do I want children? Yes. But I'm very happy being just Lamar and I."

She added, "I think a baby would add so much to us, but right now, I'm so content and so happy with the way things are. People think I would sell my hair to have a child.

Mississippi Neighbors Shoot At Each Other Over Defecating Dog

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Mississippi Neighbors Shoot At Each Other Over Defecating Dog. JACKSON, Miss. An argument between two armed neighbors over a dog and its feces escalated to a shootout in rural Mississippi, sending one neighbor to the hospital with injuries from shotgun pellets and the other neighbor to jail.

Terry Tenhet, 52, told The Associated Press he was struck Wednesday in both hands, the shoulder, chest and side by the spray of pellets from shotgun blasts fired by his neighbor, Jerry Blasingame, 60. The wounds are not life threatening.

Washington County Sheriff's Assistant Chief Deputy Billy Barber said Tenhet was angry at Blasingame because he thought Blasingame's mixed-breed dog had defecated in his lawn.

Each man described his side of the argument and shootout to The Associated Press.

Tenhet says he was friends with Blasingame and only went over to his house to complain in general about the dog feces in his lawn – not to accuse him – and encountered a drunk and irate neighbor.

Blasingame told the AP that they argued because Tenhet shot his dog last week and threatened to kill him and his dog "over poop."

Tenhet denies shooting the dog: "I said 'Jerry, your dog ain't even dead. He said 'Just meet me at the levee and I'll shoot you down.'"

Blasingame said he got a gun and left the house in his truck, hoping Tenhet would follow so there would be no confrontation in front of bystanders.

Tenhet did not follow and said Blasingame returned to the neighborhood from a different direction in an apparent attempt to ambush him.

Lindsay Lohan Is Dropping the Lohan

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Lindsay Lohan Is Dropping the Lohan. When you hear the name "Lindsay," do you immediately think of the tabloid target and sometime-actress, or your co-worker/sister/friend who happens to have the same name.

"Lindsay" is a common moniker among young American women, and we know at least 20 Lindsays dating back from kindergarten; even so, Lindsay Lohan inarguably the most famous of them all is banking on being the one and only.

"Lindsay is dropping the Lohan and just going by Lindsay. Plus, me and (younger daughter) Ali will be officially changing our last names back to my maiden name, Sullivan," a dead serious Dina Lohan tells Popeater.

Apparently, the court-going star had been on the fence about dropping "Lohan" until the E-trade Super Bowl commercial in which a baby was referred to as "that milkaholic Lindsay."

Talk about name recognition. That being said, "Lindsay" does not have the same unique power as "Oprah," "Madonna," "Cher" or "Beyonce." Then again, only a handful of people around the world can say, "Hi, my name is Beyonce."

"Now you can add Lindsay to that list," says a Lohan pal. "And it's a way for them all to start over. No one in the family wants anything to do with Lindsay's father (Michael Lohan) anymore and that includes sharing a last name."

We can't argue with that. As you might recall, Papa Lohan -- no stranger to brushes with the law -- was arrested for striking ex-girlfriend Kate Major.

Meanwhile, Lohan herself might want some distance from her own infamous problems: the former "Mean Girls" phenom, now virtually unhirable in Hollywood, will soon stand trial for felony grand theft after rejecting a plea deal that involved jail time.

If Lohan -- excuse us, Lindsay -- removes her notorious last name, she'll erase some family heritage dating back to County Cork in Ireland.

Still, it will haunt her forever: The Internet has a long memory, and "Lohan" headlines stretch back some seven years. We feel worse for the all the world's Lindsays whose identities will practically be stolen by an alleged celebrity jewelry thief.

The cherry blossoms Advice for viewing

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The cherry blossoms Advice for viewing. WASHINGTON - A visit to the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin is an annual tradition for many, but there are ways you can avoid some of the hassles associated with the gridlock that comes with all that beauty.

Here are a couple of tips:

* The parking lot at the Tidal Basin is off-limits during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

* Metro has more eight-car trains in service on the Orange and Red lines weekdays. The extra 10 cars Metro are running weekday mornings and afternoons, adding 640 additional seats for riders.

* If you don't have a SmarTrip card, buy a $9 Metrorail One-Day Pass. The pass can be used after 9:30 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.

* If you are driving or taking Metro, head to see the blossoms during off-peak times. Metro recommends avoiding the area between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. For more tips for taking Metro, click here.

* Metro has curtailed its weekend track maintenance during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which starts Saturday.

* If you want to drive, Hains Point is lined with cherry trees. You can park there and get a neat view of the airport as well.

* Tourmobile will offer free cherry blossom shuttles. Service starts Saturday, March 26 and continues through April 10. Shuttles will run between Hains Point and the Jefferson Memorial from 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily, with 11 stops in between, making pickups about every half hour.