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Top prediction market sites usher in new guardrails after senators introduced bill that could limit booming industry Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market sites, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after two key senators announced legislation that could severely curtail the industry’s prospects. Kalshi said it … Read more
Oahu residents face gruelling cleanup as floods damage hundreds of homes and losses are expected to top $1bn Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left … Read more
A GOP state legislative candidate in Florida is aiming to keep Republicans in control of a long-vacant state house seat in a Palm Beach-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf. Republican Jon Maples is facing off in a special election in Florida’s House District 87 against Democrat Emily Gregory in the race … Read more
President called practice ‘mail-in cheating’ at Monday event after voting in Florida House race via mail US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump has described voting by mail as “cheating” at an event in Memphis, Tennessee, just days after casting a mail‑in ballot himself. “Mail-in … Read more
Workers are ‘in the middle of chaos from political games’ as Senate Republicans try to negotiate with Democrats to reopen DHS Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Workers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are reeling from the White House’s deployment of immigration law enforcement into … Read more
Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump, according to a tranche of documents released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Two subpoenas showed Smith’s team asked Verizon for Patel’s phone records dating from October 2020 through … Read more
President Donald Trump tapped Nick Adams to serve as special presidential envoy for American tourism exceptionalism, and values. “Mr. President, it is the honor of a lifetime to serve as your special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values,” Adams declared in a video that he posted on social media. “The United States is … Read more
Nearly a dozen Illinois Democrats are declining to defend their votes against the Laken Riley Act after the killing of a Loyola student allegedly by an illegal immigrant who, under the law, could have been detained following a prior arrest. Sheridan Gorman, 18, was shot and killed by Jose Medina-Medina, authorities allege, who had previously … Read more
West Ham’s 1970s striker gets due respect with a stellar lineup of talking heads in a film that explores the wider implications of racism in football It may seem as, if in the streaming era, every conceivable football story has already been told. But that’s clearly not the case: here is an uplifting film that … Read more
A new House bill would ensure members of Congress feel the pain of the ongoing partial government shutdown the same way as many Americans across the country. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is introducing the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which is a House counterpart to legislation that sailed through the Senate last … Read more
