By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Wednesday allowed a prediction market to offer election betting, denying a government watchdog’s request to halt a ruling that made way for legal political gambling in the United States. Kalshi, an online platform where users can bet on the outcomes
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen, Curt Devine and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida are working quickly to ensure voters can still securely cast early ballots, despite the devastating storm impacts of Hurricane Helene that have in some cases left them without power, water and cell service. Potential solutions in the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mark Chavez, uno de los dos médicos acusados en relación con la muerte de la estrella de “Friends” Matthew Perry, se declaró culpable de un cargo de conspiración para distribuir ketamina como parte de un acuerdo de culpabilidad durante una audiencia celebrada el miércoles en Los Ángeles. De conformidad con el acuerdo,
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jonathan Majors’ bodybuilding movie “Magazine Dreams” is getting a release date after Disney previously pulled the title from their film slate amid Majors’ legal woes. Briarcliff Entertainment’s CEO Tom Ortenberg told CNN on Wednesday that the company has acquired the domestic distribution rights to the film, which will be
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts has entered its third day — and has the potential to become one of America’s most disruptive work stoppages in recent times. If the strike drags on, you can expect some shortages of perishable items that the US
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti has accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile political stability. The Unit for Combating Corruption says that Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Louis Gérald Gilles are accused
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard expects to be fined by the NFL for his celebration after a catch against Denver last Sunday that included what officials deemed to be a gun-like gesture. Lazard called the situation “very, very silly.” The wide receiver said his
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round was backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank, according to a source familiar with
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La escasez de papel higiénico en las tiendas de Estados Unidos está recordando a la época de la pandemia de covid-19. Pero la falta de papel sanitario no es consecuencia directa de la huelga portuaria masiva del martes. Se debe a las compras de pánico. Los informes de escasez llenaron las redes
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is counseling Israel to take a proportional response to this week’s barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles, voicing opposition to a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in the hopes of preventing the conflict that has erupted in the region from widening further. American
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — A federal judge in Washington, DC, released a filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s office that provides the most comprehensive narrative to date of the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump. It weaves together what prominent witnesses told a federal grand jury and the FBI about the former president,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks. It comes more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for drills. The five were University of Michigan students at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between childhood leukemia and levels of decaying radon gas, including those lower than the federal guideline for mitigation. The findings are important because there are few established risk factors for cancer in children and the role of
Continue ReadingCanadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for sexual maltreatment. The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced the suspension Wednesday. The ban is a result of an investigation into an allegation that Sorensen sexually assaulted an American figure skating coach and former skater in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2012.
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting 48 Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police. The settlement was approved Wednesday by the Maryland Board of Public Works and will include changes to how applicants are tested.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Es “posible” que se presenten cargos adicionales contra el alcalde de Nueva York, Eric Adams, y es “probable” que haya más acusados como parte de la presunta trama en el caso federal de corrupción, dijo el miércoles un fiscal en una audiencia judicial. El fiscal federal Hagan Scotten dijo que
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, Norma Galeana and Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — Mark Chavez, one of the two doctors charged in connection with “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s death, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine as part of a plea agreement during a court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday. In accordance
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Vanessa Linares de Ramírez, esposa del alcalde de Maracaibo, Rafael Ramírez Colina, confirmó este sábado que las autoridades venezolanas dictaron privación de la libertad contra su esposo. “Hasta el momento, hemos recibido la noticia de que se ha llevado a cabo una audiencia en la sede del SEBIN en
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