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Pa. judge shares $291 million jackpot

BETHLEHEM — A magistrate from Pennsylvania is among three winners of a $291 million Powerball jackpot in Florida.

Senior District Judge James Stocklas of Bethlehem was at the end of his annual monthlong vacation when he bought the winning ticket Tuesday. Stocklas returned to Pennsylvania and didn’t check the ticket until Friday morning.

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