MLB announced that prominent U.S. sportsbook operators are establishing a nationwide $200 betting limit on baseball prop wagers focused on individual pitches in the wake of the indictment of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz for their alleged roles in a gambling scheme. The announcement also noted that individual-pitch bets are now prohibited […]
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Homeless people in DC have 2 choices as Trump admin cracks down
The White House says those living in homeless encampments in the nation’s capital will have two choices in the coming days: accept treatment at a homeless shelter, or go to jail. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the ultimatum during a Tuesday press conference as reporters prodded about President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of […]
Trump admin cracks down antisemitism as DOJ official exposes ‘violent rhetoric’ of radical protesters
The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach than its predecessor toward addressing the nationwide surge in antisemitic incidents, launching investigations, punishing elite universities, and intensifying its immigration enforcement practices. President Donald Trump, through his Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies, is using law-and-order tactics that his deputies say are necessary, but that […]
Massive Russian hack on government database shows cracks in Ukraine’s digitalization drive
At the start of December, Ukrainians suddenly found themselves unable to sell cars, file legal claims, or register marriages through Ukraine’s recently digitized government registries. Cybersecurity specialist and frequent coordinator of Ukrainian hackers, Karla Wagner, noticed when she went to register an NGO through the Ukrainian Justice Ministry. “I was getting inconsistent results from the […]