Just one winning ticket was sold for the $1.1 billion prize to someone in New Jersey who’s chosen to stay anonymous. Most of these gigantic jackpots for games like Mega Millions and Powerball have happened in just the last two years, after lottery organizers made the games much harder to win. Americans are now spending record amounts on all types of lottery games. So, how did the lottery come to play such a big role in our lives? Source

Three White men are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out their hate crime convictions in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Source

New details on what happened before the Baltimore bridge collapse as President Biden pledges support for the long road to recovery. Also, The Supreme Court considers its biggest abortion case since the end of Roe – on abortion pill access. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source

The search for six victims in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse resumed Wednesday, in the frigid water of the Patapsco River. Source

Earlier this week, another attempted murder charge was added by prosecutors to the list of counts against children’s author Kouri Richins. Source

“If it has to do with young girls in New York City, then it’s not political,” said Meridith Maskara, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. Source

Officials released dramatic video of the chase, during which the crew allegedly “began evasive actions, throwing packages into the water.” Source

Passed by the Texas legislature last year, SB4 would create state crimes for entering or reentering the state from Mexico outside an official port of entry. Source

The amendment to Thailand’s civil laws would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to grant equal marriage rights to people of all genders. Source

The city of Sacramento is now a transgender sanctuary city, believed to be the first in California to vote for this designation. Source