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Judge rejects Kalshi bid to block New York gambling enforcement law
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (389+ words) NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) " A federal judge denied Kalshi's bid to block New York from enforcing its gambling laws against the prediction markets platform, amid a growing battle between federal "and state regulators over authority to police the fast-growing industry....
As America turns 250, museums and parks fight to preserve the country's troubled history
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (999+ words) By Bianca Flowers and David Hood-Nu'o July 3 (Reuters) " A few minutes" walk from Philadelphia"s Independence Hall, where the nation"s founding ideals were debated and declared, another part of the American story has become a flashpoint. At the President…...
US considers proposal to cut Colorado River water use, Arizona says
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (394+ words) July 2 (Reuters) " The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation is considering adopting much of a proposal by Arizona, California and Nevada to reduce water use on the drought-stricken Colorado River, according to Arizona's "chief negotiator, a step that could spare the states steep…...
Michigan judge blocks Kalshi from allowing residents to place sports bets
1+ week, 1+ day ago (142+ words) June 29 (Reuters) - A Michigan judge on Monday blocked "prediction market "operator Kalshi from continuing to allow people in the state "to "place "financial bets on "sporting events after the state's attorney general accused it "of violating state gam. .. June 29 (Reuters)…...
Argentina to return two rare maned wolves to the wild
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (198+ words) BUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Reuters) " Conservationists will return two maned wolves, rescued after the death of "their mother, to the wild "next month in Argentina, where the long-legged wild canine is endangered. The conservation nonprofit Temaiken Foundation said it received the…...
As chip industry chases AI, U. S. national labs look to newcomers for supercomputers | Conservative Talk - Freedom 95. 9
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (102+ words) By Stephen Nellis ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) - In a nondescript building on Kirtland Air Force Base on the high desert of New Mexico, liquid-cooled supercomputers gurgle and hum their way through some of the most complex math problems th....
Prison health company Yes Care lost 80% of revenue after malpractice verdict
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) May 11 (Reuters) " Yes Care, which provides medical care to prisoners in nine U. S. states, has seen its revenue fall by 80% since being hit with a $307. 5 million jury verdict over allegations of substandard medical care earlier this year, its bankruptcy attorneys said…...
Factbox-What we know about the cruise ship passengers affected by hantavirus
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (292+ words) JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (Reuters) " Seven passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, including three who have died, are either confirmed or suspected to have "hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Here are some "facts about the passengers, based…...
U. S. border wall construction threatens endangered wolves, conservationists say
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (529+ words) May 1 (Reuters) " For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the U. S. into Mexico last week in New Mexico, a federal official said on Friday, but environmental groups warn the animal may never return due to…...
Bill would give Illinois EPA greater oversight of manufacturers" plastic pellet runoff
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (884+ words) CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) " While looking closely at each seedling stem at the floating gardens of Chicago's Wild Mile, Emily Kowalski found eight tiny plastic pellets hidden within the leaves and soil. "Once you see them, you see them everywhere,…...