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Utah charges Kalshi over statewide gambling ban
Kalshi is one of several online "prediction markets" that have gained popularity in recent years.
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Internet raises $130K for harassed Red Baron worker in viral video
Public reactions were overwhelmingly sympathetic to Walt and the GoFundMe quickly circulated on social media, with a number of right-wing political influencers working to amplify it.
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Judge in Cornell rape case to consider request to remove Letitia James over social media posts
Andrew Miltenberg, an attorney for one of the accused, is asking Judge James R. Farrell to order New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to appoint a special prosecutor “who is free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest or bias."
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US begins next wave of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran
The move is the second wave of strikes on the Middle Eastern country after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter.
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Hegseth warns US will be 'busy tonight' hitting Iran hard in retaliation for downed helicopter
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter on Monday. The conflict in the Middle East has been in a state of nominal ceasefire for weeks.
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FBI arrests seven people for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials
Patel said the indictment alleges the conspirators engaged in a coordinated campaign that sought to pressure university officials to cut ties with Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
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Congress brings key figures to Hill over federal exemption allowing NFL to reap billions in TV deals
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps the most central figure in deals that are resulting to football fans having to spend hundreds more a season to watch games on TV, declined to testify.
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ActBlue CEO invokes the Fifth Amendment multiple times in House testimony
Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify 22 times in response to questions from House Republicans, according to a tally from the New York Times, and has maintained that invoking the Fifth did not indicate she had anything to hide.
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Dershowitz says he wants 'complete transparency' if he testifies in House Oversight's Epstein probe
Dershowitz said he has not received a letter about his potential testimony but that if he is called to testify, then he wants it “videotaped, under oath and open to the public. I want complete transparency.”
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'Secret Mission': Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz has seen considerable disruptions to maritime shipping due to the ongoing Iran war.
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Trump fumes over media non-coverage of Iran blockade
His comments come in the wake of Iran shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter and an American response.
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Bill Gates arrives on Capitol Hill for closed-door House interview about his relationship to Epstein
Gates has called his relationship with Epstein a "mistake" and that he regrets ever knowing him.
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DOJ launches investigation into allegations of unconstitutional gun permit standards in Philadelphia
“Law-abiding Americans, regardless of where they live, should not have to worry that their city will revoke their means of self-defense," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.