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View More NewsFrom CourtTV, discussing the Georgia Supreme Court arguments in an appeal of a murder conviction: After arguing for the State, Leslie then faced a tough question from Chief Justice Nels S.D. Peterson, who said that in reviewing the trial court’s order denying a new trial for Payne, “there are at least five citations to cases that don’t exist, and there’s at least five more citations to cases that do not support the proposition for which they’re cited, including three quotations that don’t exist.” Leslie responded that the order she had initially submitted to the court had been revised and took…
The November California elections are shaping up to be fairly wild. There’s no clear frontrunner in the governor’s race, and a non-zero possibility that two Republicans take the top two primary slots and head to the general election. That’s because multiple, second-tier Democrats are slicing up the Democratic vote into small portions, and Republicans are splitting theirs between only two choices. That would be something to see how any Republican would govern in a state with Democratic legislative supermajorities. Weird times. If that happens, expect renewed vigor for revisiting the top-two primary, which was sold as a means to moderate…
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After a fortnight of war-making against Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, the rocketing of Israel by the Islamists has come to seem almost routine. Here in the Jewish state, people have been growing increasingly pessimistic. Some are despondent. The widespread jubilation that characterised the first days of the war—which saw the surprise Israeli–American decapitation of the Iranian military leadership, including the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on 28 February and the subsequent devastation of the Islamic Republic’s air defences and ballistic missile capabilities—has given way to a realisation that neither Iran nor Hezbollah will be easily brought…
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Oil volatility triggered by the Iran conflict is pushing traders onto decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Hyperliquid, where markets never close, Wall Street investment bank…
Google Threat Intelligence has identified a new form of crypto-stealing malware called “Ghostblade” that affects Apple iOS devices and is part of the “DarkSword”…
In brief Kalshi was temporarily banned in Nevada, halting its sports, politics, and entertainment markets for at least 14 days. A judge sided with…
Two years ago, Congress passed the “Reforming Intelligence and Securing America” Act (RISAA) that included nominal reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence…
A political action committee with ties to major tech and crypto donors is raising the specter of disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to target…
Institutional demand for crypto is holding up despite ongoing turbulence, with new data showing large investors are preparing to increase allocations even after the…
In brief OpenAI is reportedly consolidating fragmented products into a single “superapp” to regain focus and execution speed. Pressure from rival Anthropic and enterprise…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept The 2026 C# Course Bundle offers 8 courses that cover everything C#. You’ll master the fundamentals, explore object-oriented programming, and…
Today, Liberalism.Org posted my first essay as a regular contributor to their project. It is entitled “Immigration Restrictions Restrict Americans’ Liberties.” Liberalism.Org is a…
Kalshi is now under a two-week restraining order barring bets in Nevada while a legal debate proceeds over the longer-term status of prediction markets…
A key Ether (ETH) onchain indicator has climbed to its highest level in over three years, a level last seen when ETH bottomed during…
In brief Kalshi has raised $1 billion in a new funding round led by Coatue Management, valuing the prediction market at $22 billion. The…