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Kalshi and Polymarket.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Martin Lelievre | Getty ImagesA lobbying arms race between Kalshi, Polymarket and the casino and gaming sectors is unfolding in Washington, with all sides vying to win over lawmakers amid increasing scrutiny of prediction markets from Congress and regulators.Kalshi’s lobbying spending totaled $990,000 during the first half of 2026, according to filings this week, and nearly $1.8 million when including outside firms it’s hired. That’s more than the total $1 million the company spent on lobbying for the entirety of 2025 and marks the highest six-month spending to date for the company.But the…
NEW YORK — Bill Gates and the staff of his charitable foundation met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than two dozen times even as employees expressed concerns about the reputational risk of working with him, an external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation found.The conversations appeared to focus on a public health fund that never materialized and a grant to the International Peace Institute, which was run by an associate of Epstein. The roughly 30 meetings, which took place from 2011 to 2014, included several visits to Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse and one meeting on the Gates Foundation campus,…
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Recently updated on May 18th, 2026 at 12:25 pm Waking up with a painful leg cramp is horrible. One minute you’re asleep, and the next you’re grabbing your calf, trying to stretch it out and wondering what on earth caused it. Magnesium is one of the first things people recommend for muscle cramps, especially leg cramps at night, and it makes sense. It plays a role in normal muscle function, and not getting enough may make cramps more likely for some people. But it’s not quite as simple as “muscle cramps mean you need magnesium.” Cramps can happen for lots…
The countdown is over. NFL training camp has arrived. Every team is 0-0 so there’s hope in each city that this season ends with a championship parade.Bryce Young and the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers report Wednesday. So do the Arizona Cardinals, led by rookie head coach Mike LaFleur. The teams will meet in the Hall of Fame Game that kicks off the preseason on Aug. 6.The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots open camp on Friday. They’ll face off in a Super Bowl rematch that opens the regular season on Sept. 9.Many teams…
WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and deportations.The supersizing of ICE — fueled by an infusion of billions of dollars granted by Congress — has raised concerns about the agency’s hiring practices and whether officers being brought on are receiving proper vetting. Those concerns have been rejected by the Department of Homeland Security.Relatives of the ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week told The Associated Press he struggled with serious mental health issues…
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The country’s new law also bans the use of mobile phones in schools. Stockplanets/Getty Images French regulators have passed a bill banning social media for children under 15, CNN reports. The new bill, assuming it’s approved by France’s Constitutional Council, could make the country the first European Union member to implement a social media ban, following the passage of similar regulation in Australia in 2024. The new law aims to counter the negative health impacts connected to children’s use of social media, while also banning the use of mobile phones in schools and implementing new rules…
GURDASPUR, India — As dusk settled over Gurdaspur’s fields, villagers gathered in the courtyard of a Sikh temple to watch a movie that has been blocked by Indian officials.“Satluj” tells the true tale of a human rights activist who investigated thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during a government crackdown on a separatist insurgency in India’s Punjab state in the 1980s and early 1990s. At the screening in Gurdaspur, elderly survivors of the insurgency sat beside teenagers born years after it ended. When the screen flickered to life and “Satluj” movie began, the crowd fell silent.Originally titled “Punjab 95,” the…
Every team’s worst nightmare became the Tampa Bay Rays’ reality on Tuesday night, when third baseman Junior Caminero left the MLB All-Star Game after being hit by a pitch.Caminero was hit in the hand in the top of the third inning. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O’Brien threw the pitch that hit Caminero, who fell to the ground in pain after the ball made impact with his hand.According to our Deesha Thosar, Caminero was set to get an X-ray at Citizens Bank Park with a Phillies team doctor. FOX’s Tom Verducci, though, said the scans were negative and Caminero is…