Online prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi, were under intense scrutiny in the Biden administration. But Trump officials are embracing the controversial apps, raising new fears about election interference ahead of the midterms.
Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Wednesday will consider spending more than $27 million to purchase three conservation easements intended to keep development off timber and ranch lands.
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants tourists to shoulder the cost of tolls instead of Florida residents.
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Jeffrey R. Holland led the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a key governing body. He was next in line to become the church's president.
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A powerful winter storm is impacting parts of the U.S. with major snowfall, ice, and below zero wind chills. The conditions are disrupting holiday travel and could last through next week.
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Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities.
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Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald reports on how gangs in Haiti are using sexual violence as a tool of terror amid the country's deepening political and humanitarian crisis.
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Inside Congress, lawmakers describe an institution under strain from polarization and constant pressure.