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Opinion - Richard Nelson: Raising state's sports gambling age to 21 should be a 'no-brainer'

Sports gambling has gone mainstream, sweeping the country. Today, 39 states have legalized it, including Kentucky. Unlike most states, Kentucky allows 18-year-olds to gamble on sporting events — 32 of the 39 states set the minimum age at 21. Perhaps the state legislature overlooked this detail when mainstreaming sports gambling in 2023. But considering the...

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Jan 12 • 12:30 AM EST • Sports • nkytribune.com
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Nature could take over an abandoned NYC surprisingly quickly

Even the Empire State Building would eventually crumble.

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Jan 11 • 11:02 AM EST • Science • popsci.com
Bears coach Ben Johnson goes for it from his own 32-yard line, comes up short in big gamble

The Bears failed on a fourth-down gamble by their coach.

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Jan 10 • 9:22 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Economic uncertainty leaves Anchorage’s small-business community unsure about sales tax proposal

The Anchorage Assembly will consider Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s sales tax measure following a continued public hearing on Tuesday.

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Jan 10 • 3:42 PM EST • Business • adn.com
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The Memo: National storm over ICE killing scrambles political picture over immigration

The killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has sparked the fiercest protests yet over President Trump’s immigration…

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Jan 10 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • thehill.com
Broome County Dems, GOP open bids to fill 123rd N.Y. Assembly seat

Asm. Donna Lupardo is retiring after 11 terms.

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Jan 9 • 9:19 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Macron to Call Snap Election If Government Falls, Lescure Says

French President Emmanuel Macron would dissolve the National Assembly and call a snap election if his political foes toppled his government, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said.

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Jan 9 • 5:09 PM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
MSG Offers Voluntary Buyouts in Search of ‘More Efficient’ Business

MSG is offering voluntary buyouts for a number of employees. The company says it is seeking a "more efficient and nimble organization."

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Jan 9 • 4:13 PM EST • Business • sportico.com
Row K Entertainment Heads on Sundance Plans, ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ and How to Make Sense of the Scrambled Theatrical Universe

Hear from Row K Entertainment on IndieWire's Screen Talk podcast.

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Jan 9 • 3:30 PM EST • Entertainment • indiewire.com
Why Washington's Demond Williams returned after $6 million transfer gamble

The day after his audacious announcement to break his contract and transfer, Williams sobered up to the reality he may need the Supreme Court's help to actually pull the move off

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Jan 9 • 3:01 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Ikea Smartened Up Some of Its Artsy-Fartsy Lights

The Swedish meatball restaurant now sells RGB donut-shaped lamps and bendy dimmable pendant lamps with smart home functionality.

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Jan 9 • 2:40 PM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Whole Hog Politics: Minnesota goes from Democratic debacle to GOP angst

A week ago, it looked like Minnesota Democrats had stumbled into a scandal that might cost their party any chance to win back the U.S. Senate and at the very least turn a safe gubernatorial...

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Jan 9 • 12:21 PM EST • Politics • aei.org
Judge finds illegal language in MDHHS proposal to restructure state mental health services

As state moves to possibly privatize some services, a judge ruled language now prevents Community Mental Health agencies from fulfilling statutory duties.

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Jan 9 • 10:53 AM EST • Health • detroitnews.com
You can break apart and share this 10K power bank like a KitKat bar

Two people can charge their phones using Nimble’s new Champ Stack 10K without being tethered to a single power bank.

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Jan 9 • 10:32 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Whole Hog Politics: Minnesota goes from Democratic debacle to GOP angst

A week ago, it looked like Minnesota Democrats had stumbled into a scandal that might cost their party any chance to win back the U.S. Senate and at the very least turn a safe gubernatorial race in…

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Jan 9 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • thehill.com
How Trump's tariffs ricochet through a Southern California business park

America's trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded warehouse here, while down the street, Eddie Cole scrambled to design new products to make up for lost sales on his Chinese-made motorcycle accessories.

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Jan 9 • 6:13 AM EST • Business • reuters.com
Cavaliers crumble in third quarter in road loss to Timberwolves

Julius Randle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 8 in Minneapolis.

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Jan 8 • 11:19 PM EST • Sports • beaconjournal.com
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Exclusive video shows slot machines removed from Leesburg business

The business in Lake County is mentioned in a discovery document related to the Marcos Lopez illegal gambling case.

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Jan 8 • 9:59 PM EST • Business • wesh.com
MoviePass Is Betting Big on Entertainment Gambling

The company’s Mogul app will introduce pop-culture heads to the wonderful world of sports betting.

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Jan 8 • 3:15 PM EST • Entertainment • vulture.com
State assemblyman calls on N.Y. comptroller to investigate National Grid charges

State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara sent a formal request to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli calling for a review.

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Jan 8 • 11:55 AM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Ole Miss vs. Miami prediction, odds, line, start time: 2026 Fiesta Bowl CFP semifinal picks from proven model

SportsLine's computer model reveals its Miami vs. Ole Miss best bets for the College Football Playoff semifinals

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Jan 8 • 10:39 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Nintendo Switch 2 sales stumble over Christmas
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Jan 8 • 9:04 AM EST • Business • thegamebusiness.com
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance comes to Nintendo Classics! – News

Play Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and rediscover curated Nintendo classics with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership!

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Jan 8 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • nintendo.com
Illinois nets millions of dollars in taxes from sports wagering

As gamblers may be rejoicing at the opportunity to bet on sports in Illinois, the state likely is as its collecting millions in taxes.

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Jan 8 • 4:45 AM EST • Sports • sj-r.com
Anchorage residents, how would you or your business be affected by a sales tax?

The measure is before the Anchorage Assembly, which will continue a public hearing on the sales tax Jan. 13.

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Jan 7 • 4:37 PM EST • Business • adn.com
60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts.

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Jan 7 • 2:39 PM EST • Science • livescience.com
The NHL-best Avalanche have a power play problem

In today's edition: Ravens fire Harbaugh, the NHL's best team has a problem, the legend of Trinidad Chambliss, NBA power rankings, Wemby being Wemby, and more.

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Jan 7 • 9:56 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
IKEA debuts colour-shifting Sabine Marcelis "doughnut lamps" at CES

Sabine Marcelis has updated the chubby Varmblixt lamp she designed for IKEA, transforming it into a smart version that glows from within.

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Jan 7 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • dezeen.com
Intel Stock Is Soaring. Is the Turnaround Gamble Finally Paying Off?

Intel stock soared on Wednesday, extending a recent run-up fueled by increasing confidence in its foundry business.

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Jan 7 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • investopedia.com
Unregulated gambling on politics: What could go wrong?

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are becoming a regular fixture in American politics. Sure seems a lot like betting to me.

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Jan 7 • 4:31 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
Peter Zaffino, AIG’s Chief, Is Stepping Down in Latest Executive Reshuffling

The announcement that Peter Zaffino would step down as chief executive in June and become executive chairman sent the insurer’s stock tumbling.

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Jan 6 • 2:19 PM EST • Business • nytimes.com
Former US Rep. Greg Lopez leaves GOP, will run for governor in Colorado as an independent

Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, a candidate for governor of Colorado, has left the Republican Party and plans to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the office held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Lopez, who served six months in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 after winning a special vacancy election, announced Saturday […]

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Jan 6 • 11:04 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Amazon unveils TV line to compete in artsy market

Amazon unveiled a television designed to resemble a piece of framed art, making it the latest TV maker to emulate a sleek design popularized by Samsung.

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Jan 5 • 9:16 PM EST • Technology • bloomberg.com
Dell is eating humble pie and bringing back the XPS brand

The XPS logo is even on the lid now.

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Jan 5 • 6:00 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Bomb-making supplies seized from West Allis business; Milwaukee man charged

A Milwaukee man faces a felony charge after police say they found materials to assemble multiple improvised explosive devices at his workplace.

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Jan 5 • 5:07 PM EST • Business • fox6now.com
Georgia state budget, personal income tax, among top issues for 2026 Georgia General Assembly

The new year is just getting underway, and it’s already a busy time for politics in Georgia ahead of the annual legislative session. WABE’s politics reporter Rahul Bali returned to “Closer Look” to talk more about Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' swearing-in ceremony and preview the upcoming legislative session.

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Jan 5 • 3:44 PM EST • Politics • wabe.org
Trump, RFK dramatically overhaul child vaccine schedule

The move is a public health gamble that assumes children's health won't be endangered by cutting the shots they get.

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Jan 5 • 2:00 PM EST • Health • axios.com
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Rain doesn't deter customers from visiting Santa Cruz Mountain businesses

Despite heavy rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains, local businesses in Felton, such as Emerald Mallard and Humble Sea Tavern, continue to see steady customer traffic, thanks to strong community support.

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Jan 5 • 1:16 PM EST • Business • ksbw.com
NI politics: DUP councillor Gareth Wilson co-opted into vacant assembly seat

Gareth Wilson has replaced William Irwin who announced in December that he was stepping down from Stormont after 20 years in elected politics.

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Jan 5 • 10:54 AM EST • Politics • bbc.com
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Robin Vos forecasts prospects for online sports getting bill in 2026

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos discusses the prospects for an online sports betting bill to get a vote in 2026.

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Jan 5 • 6:03 AM EST • Sports • jsonline.com
Trump said Venezuela stole America’s oil. Here’s what really happened

At 7 a.m., the earth began to rumble. Suddenly, oil blew out of its well in a massive eruption that towered 200 feet in the air and sprayed the fearful villagers of La Rosa.

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Jan 5 • 6:01 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
French far right courts business leaders as it prepares for power

Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella holds once-taboo meetings with CEOs and investors

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Jan 5 • 12:00 AM EST • Business • ft.com
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Men's College Basketball Rankings: Nebraska Jumps, While UNC, Louisville Tumble

FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares the latest college basketball rankings, with several teams making moves this week.

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Jan 4 • 10:52 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Who is Nicolas Maduro?

From humble beginnings in a working-class neighbourhood to an authoritarian presidency, here is a look at Maduro's life.

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Jan 4 • 9:00 AM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
AI may not need massive training data after all

New research shows that AI doesn’t need endless training data to start acting more like a human brain. When researchers redesigned AI systems to better resemble biological brains, some models produced brain-like activity without any training at all. This challenges today’s data-hungry approach to AI development. The work suggests smarter design could dramatically speed up learning while slashing costs and energy use.

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Jan 4 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Grambling defeats Prairie View A&M 76-72

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Antonio Munoz scored 15 points as Grambling beat Prairie View A&M 76-72 on Saturday.

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Jan 3 • 11:49 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Our Official Prediction for Vikings-Packers to Close Out 2025

The Minnesota Vikings’ season will end on Sunday, taking on the Green Bay Packers in a game that will resemble […]

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Jan 3 • 2:30 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Calendar Jan. 5-11

CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, […]

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Jan 3 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
How prediction markets have spread to politics

Everything’s a gamble

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Jan 2 • 1:05 PM EST • Politics • theweek.com
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The Business Strategies That Make Walmart A Ghoul And Costco A Mensch

Superficially, Walmart Inc. and Costco Wholesale are very similar. Both are large, international, for-profit corporations whose primary activity centers around selling discounted goods to the public from enormous ”big box” stores that resemble...

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Jan 2 • 10:58 AM EST • Business • dailykos.com
Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate “Politics of Optimism” at His Inauguration

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, about what the day represented to them, their hopes for the new administration and how it could set a model for progressives across the country. “Organized people will always be more powerful than organized money,” said Diana Moreno, a fellow democratic socialist who is running for Mamdani’s vacant seat in the New York State Assembly.

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Jan 2 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • democracynow.org
Whole Hog Politics: 6 counties to watch in a two-faced election year

January, named for that two-faced Roman god, brings us into a midterm election year. And Janus makes a good emblem for these biennial contests, which are full of double meaning. For the broad elect…

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Jan 2 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • thehill.com
Improving Suns head home to oppose stumbling Kings

The Suns, coming off a successful road trip, can clinch their season series against the Sacramento Kings when the teams meet on Friday in Phoenix.

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Jan 2 • 4:04 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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As Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss awaits his appeal, he keeps the Rebels winning in CFP

As Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss awaits his appeal, he keeps the Rebels winning in CFP

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Jan 2 • 2:09 AM EST • Sports • nola.com
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Rare late-game stumble motivates Knicks against Hawks

The New York Knicks spent much of December offering evidence they are serious contenders to win their first NBA title in more than 50 years.

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Jan 1 • 5:01 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Thinking of going to a casino or placing a sports bet in 2026? It may increase your tax bill

A new tax law goes into effect on Thursday that is likely to have massive ramifications for gamblers.

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Jan 1 • 1:45 PM EST • Sports • wlwt.com
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Completing 31 marathons in 31 days 'is humbling'

Albert Johnson ran a marathon every day in December to raise funds for a charity in memory of a friend.

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Jan 1 • 2:31 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
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With CIA strike, signs Trump is 'shaping the battlespace' in Venezuela

Trump acknowledged a covert U.S. strike on Venezuelan territory in an interview with a local news outlet on the day after Christmas, setting off a scramble to clarify which target he was talking about.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 4:54 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Tricare After Active Duty: What Actually Happens to Your Health Insurance

Many service members don't sort out their civilian health insurance until they're already out and scrambling. The confusion costs money and creates gaps in coverage that leave families exposed.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 9:10 AM EST • Health • military.com
N.Y. Assembly GOP leader endorses Robert Smullen in NY-21 race

Smullen has represented parts of Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Oneida and Otsego counties in the state Assembly since 2019.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 12:04 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Looking for friends, lobsters may stumble into an ecological trap

Gathering for mutual defense puts young spiny lobsters at risk of predators.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Elephant Rumblings: Young Arms Ready to Take the Next Step?

MLB Roundup

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Dec 30, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Sports • athleticsnation.com
2026 Predictions: Apple Will Reverse Its AI Slump

As AI has completely consumed the tech industry, Apple has held back from the colossal investments in the technology its peers have been making. Wall Street, pundits and media outlets have criticized and chronicled Apple’s stumbles and seeming lack of urgency in the AI arms race.Thatincludesus. ...

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Dec 30, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • theinformation.com
Some states move to pick up the tab as Obamacare subsidies lapse

States are scrambling to limit health insurance premium hikes as Obamacare subsidies are about to expire, with millions facing higher health care costs.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:15 AM EST • Health • foxnews.com
New Iowa legislation will change tax rates for money won in sports gambling

Starting in 2026, there are changes to the way taxes are withheld from winnings

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Dec 29, 2025 • 11:26 PM EST • Sports • ktiv.com
Wall Street Bets: Accel Entertainment, regional markets, New York online sports betting

Wall Street Bets is a roundup of recent notes from analysts covering the gambling industry.Accel Entertainment benefits from favorable terms for VGTsTruist Securities’ Patrick Keogh on December 24 looked at the prospects for Accel Entertainment, a supplier of video game terminals:“Yester

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:09 AM EST • Entertainment • cdcgaming.com
Analysis | Is anything real anymore? In 2025, even sports fans started to doubt.

The integrity of games might be sports’ most precious commodity. This year’s gambling scandals have fans questioning it — a trend some view as an existential threat.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • washingtonpost.com
Score Entertainment officials now projecting late spring opening for Humble location

According to the business’ website, Score Entertainment offers a variety of activities, including laser tag, go karts, bowling and more.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:00 AM EST • Entertainment • communityimpact.com
Saturday Sports: the rise of sports gambling; looking back at this year's games

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant look back on the year in sports, from the the rise of sports gambling to the most momentous games of 2025.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:43 AM EST • Sports • npr.org
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Hawks stumble into matchup with surging Knicks

The New York Knicks, riding the momentum of a comeback win on Christmas Day, open a three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to play the struggling Hawks on Saturday.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 2:52 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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New science points to 4 distinct types of autism

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler - who was very social - didn’t resemble the picture of the condition they thought they knew. And the specialists could offer little clarity about why or what lay ahead. It wasn’t until four years after their child’s diagnosis that the Eastons finally began to get answers that offered them a glimmer of understanding. This summer, a team from Pr

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:33 AM EST • Science • yahoo.com
New science points to 4 distinct types of autism

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler - who was very social - didn’t resemble the picture of the condition they thought they knew. And the specialists could offer little clarity about why or what lay ahead. It wasn’t until four years after their child’s diagnosis that the Eastons finally began to get answers that offered them a glimmer of understanding. This summer, a team from Pr

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:33 AM EST • Science • washingtonpost.com
Proposal would end in-play sports bets in New York

Yet another piece of legislation has been introduced seeking further limits on sports betting in New York state. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, recently introduced legislation (A.9343) that would no longer allow casinos and mobile sports betting platforms to accept in-play wagers. In-play sports betting, also known as live betting or in-game betting, is…

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Sports • observertoday.com
Proposal Would End In-Play Sports Bets In N.Y.

Yet another piece of legislation has been introduced seeking further limits on sports betting in New York state. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, recently introduced legislation (A.9343) that would no longer allow casinos and mobile sports betting platforms to accept in-play wagers. In-play sports betting, also known as live betting or in-game betting, is […]

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Sports • post-journal.com
For Anchorage home baker, city’s loosened cottage food laws ease burden on business

In November, the Anchorage Assembly voted to exempt small businesses that sell some homemade foods from a licensing requirement. Many say it will open up new opportunities.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 2:26 PM EST • Business • adn.com
Family business shares tradition of holiday tamales

Nietos Mexican Cuisine is a mother-daughter business that started from humble beginnings. We caught up with the duo to talk about the tradition of holiday tamales.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:37 PM EST • Business • nbcdfw.com
Minnesota Gophers in the NFL Week 16

The Giants #27 took a fumble recovery 27 yards to the house against the Vikings on Sunday

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Sports • thedailygopher.com
The 10 Most Compelling Sports Stories of 2025

From the Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominance to multisport gambling scandals to a truly epic World Series, this year has been quite a ride.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Sports • nymag.com
Trump administration’s plan to shrink vaccine schedule sends health sector scrambling

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:28 AM EST • Health • statnews.com
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Inside Gaming: Strip operator extending discounts into 2026

Plus, Atlantic City casinos won more than $236.8 million from gamblers in November, a year-over-year increase of 5.7 percent, according to state regulatory data.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • reviewjournal.com
FanDuel SN channels could be sold as broadcaster scrambles for funds

If a sale falls through, Main Street Sports Group could ultimately be shut down following the current NBA and NHL seasons.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:15 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
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Durant out, D-Backs cash in, Mercury rise

Arizona sports fans saw surprises, stumbles and standout moments in 2025.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:20 AM EST • Sports • axios.com
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The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Vermont Department of Mental Health offers free training for clinicians to address problem gambling issues

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NFL power rankings Week 17: Are 49ers or Seahawks No. 1 after Rams' latest loss?

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NBA reportedly changing injury reporting rules while enacting several sports betting policies; league also looking to address tanking

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3 Trump interview takeaways: From the Politics Desk

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The science of snowflakes

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Former NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith: Why sports’ leaders must address growing gambling crisis

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Munoz scores 22, Grambling downs Norfolk State 80-68

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Commentary: Beneath the rambling, Trump laid out a chilling healthcare plan

In an 18-minute rant, President Trump gave insights into how he wants to reform American healthcare. It isn't good.

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Maryland takes next step toward redistricting, but roadblocks remain

A new political map in the state still faces an uphill battle in the next General Assembly session, amid opposition to the idea from Senate President Bill Ferguson.

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