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Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets
Google News has started showing Polymarket bets alongside actual news articles, often appearing as large blocks that contain links to numerous gambling opportunities on the service. The bets often appear in the “For you” section of Google News, which is tailored to a user’s personal interests. In one instance, it was even the very top
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Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations in the country amid its war in Ukraine. Separately, police in Moscow raided the offices of the prominent independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor
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Tiny pro-MAGA community revolts over plans for 7,500-person DHS detention center
Newly confirmed Department for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is running into a buzzsaw since leaving the Senate and ground zero for him is in a tiny town in Pennsylvania where Donald Trump is massively popular. According to the New York Times, Tremont, Pennsylvania — a deep-red town of just 2,000 people in Trump territory
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‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’ Review: Nostalgic Revival Ends Too Soon
The worst part about Disney’s “Malcolm in the Middle” revival is that it’s only a miniseries. The four-episode project, which was originally pitched as a movie, firmly replants viewers into the world of Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) and his wild family without missing a beat, and leaves you wanting so much more. When the original series
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Argentina approves Milei’s bill that eases protections for glaciers, despite environmental backlash
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Congress on Thursday approved a bill promoted by libertarian President Javier Milei that eases protections on glaciers to facilitate investments in mining for metals — a move that environmental groups vow to challenge in courts. The legislation, approved by the Senate in February, was passed with 137 votes in favor, 111 against
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Trump begs allies to dig him out of mess — hours after hitting them with blistering attack
Hours after President Donald Trump pitched an angry tantrum at US allies, he reportedly demanded that they draw up plans to help fix the geopolitical and economic disaster he caused by launching his illegal war with Iran. In a Wednesday night social media post, Trump posted an all-caps tirade against members of the North Atlantic
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First Trailer for Marvel’s ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ Sees Frank Castle Grapple With His Past for Peace
The first trailer for Marvel’s next special presentation released on Monday, and Frank Castle appears to once again be going through it. The footage opens on Frank (Jon Bernthal) seemingly dealing with hallucinations of his friend Curtis Hoyle (a returning Jason R. Moore), and memories of his past with his family, and dealing with chaos
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LA’s top prosecutor goes scorched earth on California AG Rob Bonta over rampant California fraud
Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor ripped into California Attorney General Rob Bonta as California reels from statewide fraud. Bill Essayli, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, blasted Bonta for trying to defend his efforts. Bonta had called him out for allegedly saying California failed to “fight” fraud. Rob Bonta is California’s
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes wild argument for freak-off tapes in court as rapper could be freed from prison
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs argued that their client should be freed from prison immediately because his infamous freak-off tapes were displays of amateur pornography rather than sex crimes. Combs’ legal team, which was led by Alexandra Shapiro and Nicole Westmoreland, made the surprising argument during an appeal hearing before three federal judges in New York
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Woman stabbed to death in Sylmar, killer remains at large
A woman in her 30s was fatally stabbed Wednesday night in Sylmar, and the attacker remains at large as police continue their investigation. The incident was reported around 9:20 p.m. in the 13800 block of Beaver Street and Dronfield Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Charles Miller. Responding officers located a woman with