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Nevada State Capitol building in Carson City, where the state gaming board is pursuing contempt proceedings against Kalshi

Nevada Moves to Hold Kalshi in Contempt, Exposing the Cost of Its Geofencing Gamble

The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a contempt motion against Kalshi on June 15, alleging state investigators purchased prohibited event contracts from inside Nevada eight times despite a court order, and that

June 26, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

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Scientists Crack the H5N1 Mystery: Why Bird Flu Hid in Cow Udders, Not Lungs

Veterinarians spent weeks looking for bacterial pathogens while H5N1 spread silently through more than a thousand US dairy farms. A University of Pittsburgh study in Science Advances now explains why: the virus

June 26, 2026

Health·News·Science

MV Hondius polar expedition ship during its April 2026 Antarctica voyage that led to a hantavirus outbreak across 32 countries

MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Contained as CDC Closes Response Across 32 Countries

The CDC formally wound down its MV Hondius hantavirus response on June 24 after 600-plus contacts across 32 countries cleared monitoring with no community transmission. Thirteen passengers contracted Andes virus on the

June 26, 2026

Health·News

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Polymarket Loses Michigan Injunction, Widening Prediction Market Court Conflict

A Michigan federal judge denied Polymarket's injunction June 17, ruling the Commodity Exchange Act doesn't preempt state gambling law for sports contracts. The decision widens a circuit split that positions the prediction

June 26, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Lumbee Hall building at University of North Carolina at Pembroke on Lumbee tribal lands

Lumbee Tribe Rejects Casino Vote, Halting Plans That Predated Federal Recognition

Lumbee tribal members voted 62% against a casino constitutional amendment, halting an I-95 resort plan that tribal leaders assembled before their 137-year recognition fight concluded. Tribal Chairman John Lowery said he will

June 26, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Adult blacklegged deer tick Ixodes scapularis on finger, carrier of Lyme disease in the United States

America’s Worst Tick Season in Years Is Hitting States That Never Saw This Coming

Emergency room visits for tick bites hit a decade-high 118 per 100,000 visits in the week of June 21, according to the CDC, as blacklegged ticks — the carriers of Lyme disease

June 26, 2026

Health·News

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NFL Cancels Supplemental Draft Over Sorsby Gambling; Attorney Says Move Breaks CBA

The NFL cancelled its 2026 supplemental draft rather than admit Brendan Sorsby, the Texas Tech quarterback the NCAA banned in May for placing $90,000 in bets including 40 wagers on his own

June 26, 2026

News·NFL·Sports

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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked to Surge in Poison Control Calls, Most Avoidable

A new study in the Journal of Medical Toxicology traces America's GLP-1 drug boom to an eightfold rise in poison control calls, from 1,500 a year before 2021 to more than 8,000

June 26, 2026

Health·News

Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Sweepstakes Casinos Go Dark as Operators Rush to Beat July 1 Deadline

Indiana's HB 1052 sweepstakes casino ban takes effect July 1, with platforms including Modo.us, McLuck and Hello Millions already withdrawing from the state. The mass exit leaves the fate of player coin

June 26, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Caesars Palace hotel exterior illuminated at night in Las Vegas, Nevada

Caesars and Wabanaki Nations Sign Maine’s First Online Casino Deal

Caesars Entertainment announced June 24 a deal with three Wabanaki Nations to build Maine's first online casino platforms under LD 1164, which reserves licenses exclusively for the state's federally recognized tribes. The

June 26, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

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Nevada Moves to Hold Kalshi in Contempt, Exposing the Cost of Its Geofencing Gamble

Scientists Crack the H5N1 Mystery: Why Bird Flu Hid in Cow Udders, Not Lungs

MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Contained as CDC Closes Response Across 32 Countries

Polymarket Loses Michigan Injunction, Widening Prediction Market Court Conflict

Lumbee Tribe Rejects Casino Vote, Halting Plans That Predated Federal Recognition

America’s Worst Tick Season in Years Is Hitting States That Never Saw This Coming

NFL Cancels Supplemental Draft Over Sorsby Gambling; Attorney Says Move Breaks CBA

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Boom Linked to Surge in Poison Control Calls, Most Avoidable

Indiana Sweepstakes Casinos Go Dark as Operators Rush to Beat July 1 Deadline

Caesars and Wabanaki Nations Sign Maine’s First Online Casino Deal

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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