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Month: November 2024

FBI raids Polymarket founder’s home in criminal probe of election betting platform

FBI raids Polymarket founder’s home in criminal probe of election betting platform

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The FBI searched the New York City home of Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan as part of a criminal investigation into the election betting platform, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The investigation, at least in part, involves whether Polymarket violated a prior settlement with the […]

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Pete Hegseth’s plan to overhaul America’s military: ‘You need to fire a ton of generals’

Pete Hegseth’s plan to overhaul America’s military: ‘You need to fire a ton of generals’

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Across hours of podcast and television interviews, Army veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth has articulated his plan for a “frontal assault” to reform the Department of Defense from the top down, including by purging “woke” generals, limiting women from some combat roles, eliminating […]

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The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction

The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction

Gary Miller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The satirical website The Onion purchased InfoWars on Thursday, a capstone on years of litigation and bankruptcy proceedings following InfoWars founder Alex Jones’ defamation of families associated with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Those families backed The Onion’s bid to purchase InfoWars’ intellectual property, including […]

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New LA DA Nathan Hochman speaks out on Menendez brothers’ fight for freedom

New LA DA Nathan Hochman speaks out on Menendez brothers’ fight for freedom

VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As calls grow for the Menendez brothers to be released from prison, the incoming Los Angeles County district attorney says he has a lot of evidence to review before showing his support. Nathan Hochman won last week’s election for DA, beating incumbent George Gascón […]

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Karen Silkwood’s sudden death unpacked in ABC documentary

Karen Silkwood’s sudden death unpacked in ABC documentary

The 28-year-old whistleblower investigated alleged wrongdoing at an Oklahoma nuclear fuel facility, and was reportedly on her way to meet a New York Times reporter when she died in a fatal car crash (Photo by mark peterson/Corbis via Getty Images). (CRESCENT, Okla.) — The 28-year-old lab worker investigated alleged wrongdoing […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 11/13/24

Scoreboard roundup — 11/13/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONGrizzlies 123, Lakers 128Timberwolves 98, Trail Blazers 106Suns 104, Kings 127Pacers 90, Magic 94Celtics 139, Nets 114Bulls 124, Knicks 123Cavaliers 114, 76ers 106Pelicans 88, Thunder 106Clippers 103, Rockets 111Pistons 120, Bucks 127Wizards 130, Spurs 139 NATIONAL […]

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Bear costume used in elaborate car insurance fraud scheme

Bear costume used in elaborate car insurance fraud scheme

Operation Bear Claw reveals suspects allegedly wore bear costume to commit insurance fraud. Image via California Department of Insurance (LOS ANGELES) — Four individuals were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to defraud their insurance companies by claiming a bear had damaged their vehicles — when in fact it was a […]

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‘Wake-up call’: LGBTQ crisis hotlines see surge of calls amid presidential election

‘Wake-up call’: LGBTQ crisis hotlines see surge of calls amid presidential election

Simona Granati – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Rainbow Youth Project, a national LGBTQ advocacy group, typically fields almost 800 calls a month on its crisis outreach hotline. In just 10 days, as the 2024 presidential election came to a head, the organization told ABC News it […]

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BYU Men’s Basketball Signs Las Vegas High School Star Wednesday

BYU Men’s Basketball Signs Las Vegas High School Star Wednesday

PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball Kevin Young announced the signing of Sierra Vista (Nev.) high school star center Xavion Staton. The 7-footer out of Las Vegas who is entering his junior season for the Mountain Lions, averaged 13.8 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks per game last season in leading […]

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Nex Benedict’s school district agrees to address Title IX harassment violations

Nex Benedict’s school district agrees to address Title IX harassment violations

Courtesy Sue Benedict (OWASSO, Okla.) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Wednesday that Owasso Public Schools in Oklahoma has “entered into an agreement to remedy violations of Title IX” concerning sexual harassment in its schools following the February death of LGBTQ+ student Nex Benedict. […]

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