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Prediction markets missed Brazil, U.S. midterms are the big test
Democratic control of the Senate was trading at 70 cents on Kalshi on Friday morning, which is meant to say the event is about 70% likely. Kalshi alone has taken more than $114 million in trading volume on the question.
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Kentucky district expected to be bellwether on Election Day
Cook Political Report ranks the sixth district race as a “toss up,” which means polls show either party has a good chance of winning.
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DeSantis warns of Republicans underperforming at the polls
As of Friday morning, 17,307 people had voted in Polk County, which is among the 10 most populous counties in the state. A total of 5,877 registered Republicans had cast ballots versus 6,899 registered Democrats.
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PA Gov Shapiro calls Trump's guard deployments 'Extremely dangerous'
Gov. Josh Shapiro commented Thursday on an amicus brief he filed opposing President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Oregon. The governor was joined by 21 other states.
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LA's Palisades Fire after-action report praises firefighters, cites challenges
The Palisades Fire killed 12 people, burned 23,448 acres and destroyed 6,833 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Poll finds university presidents, athletics directors sour on competition trends
Leaders at U.S. colleges and universities in the top athletic division aren’t happy with the way the high-level competition is trending, including the increasing costs of the programs and the transfer portal for athletes, according to a new poll. The report by the
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Andrew Cuomo's rivals in NYC mayor race blast shifting plans on Rikers Island jail
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is being lambasted by his political rivals over his shifting plans for the city's notorious Rikers Island jail.
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Last New Orleans inmate recaptured five months after escape
“Convicted murderer Derrick Groves has finally been recaptured in Atlanta after a brief stand-off,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said
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U of Chicago professor, Palestinian activist, charged with felonies after arrest at anti-ICE protest
Prosecutors claim that Abdelhadi “knowingly and intentionally” spat at a state trooper at a protest line
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Operation Lone Star major border busts in Texas include violent TdA prison escapee
Last November, Gov. Greg Abbott designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization and directed Texas DPS to target and eradicate them from the state.
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Democrats' hypocrisy on federal pressure to censor frustrates effort to stop Trump saber-rattling
"It begins with censorship, it moves to the destruction of statues and monuments, and it ends with the murder of people," CEO of demonetized conservative publisher tells lawmakers at hearing on how Biden "jawboned Big Tech."
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NY Gov. Hochul touts state's increased unemployment benefits
Speaking at a rally with union leaders Wednesday, Hochul said the state was able to increase jobless benefits by $300 a week after it paid off a nearly $7 billion federal unemployment loan.
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New lawsuit from a PA school district expected over hiring of criminal Guyanan superintendent
Pennsylvania school board met Oct. 6 to discuss next steps in response to its former superintendent, Guyanan national Ian Andre Roberts, being arrested by ICE late last month after being busted during his time with Des Moines Public School system.