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$50K Powerball winner sold at Forest Hills store
A Queens lottery player matched enough numbers to claim a $50,000 third-prize win in the June 27 Powerball drawing. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Forest Hills for the June 27 drawing, according to the New York Lottery. The third-prize-winning ticket was purchased at Pramukh 71, located at 107-36 71st ...
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Dino might: Come and play where dinosaurs still rule the world
Is that an apocalyptic asteroid blazing overhead? What else could explain why some of the nation’s most rip-roaring dinosaur exhibits recently went extinct? Last fall, tristate favorite Field Station: Dinosaurs in Leonia, NJ, sold off its terrific menagerie of 25 animatronic dinosaurs. Then in February, Walt Disney World in Orlando abruptly announced the permanent closure of DinoLand, an original piece of its Animal Kingdom park, opened in 1998. (It’s being replaced by a new “Tropical Americas” themed land with Indiana Jones and “Encanto” attractions.) But parents of elementary school-aged paleontologists and precocious toddlers who already know how to say pachycephalosaurus shouldn’t fear another ice age. Life finds a way. Rex-n-effect: Enjoy jaw-dropping exhibits at these dino-themed getaways this summer. Albany Times Union via Getty Images Admire T. rex’s 4-foot jaw and 6-inch teeth at the American Museum of Natural History. Daniel Kim/© AMNH From coast to coast, new and long-beloved dinosaur experiences, along with museums and touring shows, are keeping the saurian spirit of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods alive. Closest to home, the American Museum of Natural History (already the go-to spot for rex-traordinary fun) opened “ Fossils of the Flaming Cliffs ” in April. The exhibit highlights