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FinanceJun 10

CFTC Proposes New Rules to Regulate Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed new regulations Wednesday to clarify which events can be traded on prediction market platforms.

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PoliticsMay 14

Former Arcadia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agent for China

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of acting as an unregistered foreign agent of China.

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SportsMar 17

Pochettino Names 27-Player USMNT Roster for International Friendlies

US men's national team manager Mauricio Pochettino announced his roster for upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Portugal.

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SportsJun 10

College Costs Rise Above $100,000 While Unofficial Recruiting Practices Expand

Sixteen colleges now charge over $100,000 annually while schools increasingly circumvent NCAA recruiting rules through unofficial visit funding.

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OtherMar 17

Man Charged with Murder in 2019 Disappearance of California Teen

Joshua Martinez has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the 2019 disappearance of 17-year-old Victoria Marquina.

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SportsJun 6

Trump Calls for MLB Salary Cap Implementation

President Donald Trump stated that Major League Baseball should implement a salary cap system.

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SportsApr 3

College Sports Officials Debate Conference Championship Games Amid Playoff Changes

Athletic directors and commissioners are questioning the value of conference championship games as college football's playoff system evolves.

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PoliticsMar 27

Florida Lawyer Advocates for Executive Order to Restrict Voting Methods

Peter Ticktin, a Florida attorney with ties to Trump, promotes emergency executive order that would end machine and mail-in voting nationwide.

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PoliticsJun 10

Two migrants jailed under new small boats law; illegal shops face longer closures

A Sudanese and Afghan national received jail sentences for piloting small boats across the Channel under new legislation.

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HealthApr 18

Three Meningitis Cases Prompt Vaccine Offer to Young People in Weymouth

Health officials are offering MenB vaccines to young people after three meningitis cases were confirmed in Weymouth.

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TechnologyMay 1

ADT Reports Data Breach Exposing Customer Information

Home security company ADT confirmed a cybersecurity incident that compromised customer names, phone numbers and addresses.

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AIMay 14

HMRC Awards £175M AI Contract to British Firm Quantexa for Fraud Detection

UK tax authority HMRC has awarded a £175 million contract to British tech company Quantexa to use AI for detecting fraud and tax return errors.

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PoliticsJun 10

Senators call for defense industrial reforms, probe of Chinese AI influence

Republican senators advocate for permitting reforms and DOJ investigation into alleged Chinese efforts to influence U.S. AI development.

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HealthApr 30

Defense Department to Study MDMA Therapy for Military PTSD Treatment

The U.S. Department of Defense will fund studies testing MDMA-assisted therapy for 186 active-duty service members with PTSD.

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WorldMar 13

Bolivia arrests alleged drug kingpin Sebastián Marset, transfers him to US

Bolivian authorities arrested Sebastián Marset, an alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker wanted by the US for money laundering and accused of ordering a prosecutor's murder.

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