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Lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists hone in on prediction markets as wager mania expands into 'everything'

Calling races on election night may be becoming routine for prediction markets. Convincing Washington they belong in the financial system may be a much tougher bet.

How the midterm elections became an outlet for Americans' fury at data centers

Sen. Josh Hawley was not on the ballot this year, but one of his pet issues was: data centers.

Thousands run Cuba's Marabana marathon as many protest U.S. sanctions

Thousands of people ran Sunday in Cuba's most important international marathon, with some using the race to protest U.S. economic sanctions against the island.

Trump Breaks Silence on Nationwide Ground Stop and Demands More Money from Congress

President Donald Trump on Sunday broke his silence on the nationwide ground stop that snarled airline travel this weekend, using the incident to push Congress on money to fully upgrade America's air traffic control system.

Southeast Asian leaders denounce violence in Myanmar and extend ban on its leader

Southeast Asian leaders said Sunday that Myanmar has failed to comply with a 2021 peace plan and that its military and other armed groups continue to attack civilians, prompting them to extend a ban on Myanmar's leader attending the bloc's annual summits.

Fans cheer as popular online platform for spinoff stories nears full return after security incident

In a comeback tale like one from Harry Potter battling back his nemesis or a "Heated Rivalry" hockey hero rebounding from injury, a top global fandom site that was sidelined by a security incident is now on the mend.

Czechs gather in big numbers to reject government's plan to overhaul funding of public media

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Prague on Sunday against a plan by the government of Czech billionaire Andrej Babis to overhaul funding for public broadcasters that many say will erode media independence and democracy.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Senate Democratic leadership race 'wide open'

Sen. Chris Van. Hollen said Sunday he can defeat Sen. Charles E. Schumer in the race to become the chamber's next majority leader.

Trump slams Biden's management of FAA for mass flight cancellations, delays

President Trump on Sunday blamed the Biden administration's handling of the Federal Aviation Administration for causing Friday's nationwide ground stop to air traffic that saw thousands of flight delays and cancellations.

Zelenskyy rejects giving up Donbas for its NATO bid; Russia demands alliance kick out Finland

The U.S. floated the idea of Ukraine ceding control of parts of its Donbas region to Russia in exchange for NATO membership, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend.

Could Huang's affairs jeopardize America's global economic dominance?

I didn’t panic when, after a single day of post-election ebullience, the stock market saw a sweeping, AI-fueled tech sell-off. I didn’t panic when voters across the midterm elections decided, in 40 of 41 local ballot measures, to restrict data center development. Nor did I panic when Anthropic, which originally said it was gunning for a valuation of more than $2 trillion as it began preparing its initial public offering, later this month downgraded its IPO target by 30%.

The ‘My Way’ to hell

Mercy and forgiveness are out of vogue these days, on the Left and the Right. Look at the rash of children “going no-contact” with their parents and the persistence of cancel culture. Look at the thirst for executions and deportations.