US Elections
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22 hours agoTrump's Order Restricting Mail Voting Is Blatantly Unconstitutional
Trump's executive orders on election administration violate the U.S. Constitution's provisions regarding state control over elections.
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Poker
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2 weeks agoMick Mulvaney: Stop calling it a 'prediction market.' It's sports betting | Fortune
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are primarily unregulated sports betting platforms disguised as tools for price discovery, with sports gambling comprising up to 90% of activity and generating their valuations.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
4 weeks agoEditorial | Keep congestion pricing running, unless and until New Yorkers say otherwise | amNewYork
Federal Judge Lewis Liman ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in attempting to terminate Manhattan's congestion pricing program, which was properly authorized through state legislation and federal approval.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks agoLebanon's ban on Hezbollah activities': bold but difficult to implement
Implementation of the government's decision to disarm Hezbollah was more plausible today than in previous years because the decision reflects unusually broad national backing, including from within the Shia political sphere. Amal's vote in favour signals that support for consolidating arms under state authority is no longer framed purely as a sectarian or anti-resistance demand, but increasingly as a state-stabilisation necessity especially amid economic collapse and regional escalation.
France politics
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