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My story on prediction market wildfire wagers exposed the gamification of natural disasters. The post I used to ignore prediction markets. Then I learned people were betting on wildfires appeared first on High Country News.

Corrections officers and their advocates now hope lawmakers can reintroduce bills to allow officers to join the Michigan State Police pension plan, which advocates say would help with staff recruitment and retention in Michigan prisons.

A Facebook user, Joe Anim, on Monday, July 20, 2026, made a post with images that showed that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on one of its news programmes had a ticker that reads: “Ghana’s Ebola cases rise to 2344 & 930 deaths,” although Ghana had not reported any cases of the disease.  Screenshot … The post SABC falsely reports Ghana has active Ebola cases appeared first on Dubawa Ghana.

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A União Europeia aplicou nesta quinta-feira (23) um total de € 890 milhões (cerca de R$ 5,14 bilhões) em multas ao Google por práticas anticoncorrenciais na busca online e na loja de aplicativos Google Play. Esta é a maior sanção já imposta por Bruxelas com base na Lei dos Mercados Digitais (DMA, na sigla em inglês), destinada a combater abusos de posição dominante das gigantes de tecnologia.

El Festival de Cine de Venecia reduce drásticamente su representación femenina con una sola directora en la competición principal.

The stumble surfaced just as Jackson prepares to run one of the most closely watched Senate campaigns in the country.

'La Marea' cierra con 28.000 euros de superávit, pero no logra cubrir las pérdidas acumuladas en años anteriores. El resultado de la cooperativa MásPúblico es negativo a causa del déficit registrado por 'Climática' en 2025. La entrada Las cuentas de ‘La Marea’ 2025 | Un superávit insuficiente para cubrir el coste del periodismo a fondo y de investigación se publicó primero en lamarea.com.

The CEO of a Troy therapy center where a five-year-old was killed in a hyperbaric chamber fire is pursuing an appeal after an Oakland County judge denied a request to quash a second-degree murder charge. Following the 2025 death of Thomas Cooper, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed charges against Oxford Center CEO Tamela Peterson […]

ԱՄՆ-ն և Սաուդյան Արաբիան երեկ պատմական համաձայնագիր ստորագրեցին, որը թույլ կտա Պարսից ծոցի թագավորությանը միջուկային ռեակտորներ կառուցել:

O Distrito Federal será palco das mais diversas discussões sobre como recuperar ecossistemas brasileiros. A 6ª Conferência Brasileira de Restauração Ecológica (Sobre 2026) será realizada na Universidade de Brasília (UnB), no campus Darcy Ribeiro, entre 27 e 31 de julho. Inscrições podem ser feitas no site oficial do evento. O objetivo é posicionar a restauração […] Fonte

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, dismissed a week ago, said he would not accept any new government post.

The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy: Beginning this summer, it will steer millions of dollars toward organizations that focus on anatomy, fertility tracking, hormonal production and “reproductive goals counseling.” The plan will also emphasize abstinence from sex and the importance of marriage.  In doing so, it will pivot away […]

Every family hopes to grow old with the people they love most. But for millions of Americans, Alzheimer’s disease slowly takes those moments away. It steals patients’ memories, identities, and independence while caregivers carry much of the burden. As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s continues to grow, we can no longer afford to […]

2022ko martxoaren 13an Ibai Aginaga preso politikoari harrera ekitaldia egin zioten Berangon (Bizkaia). Horren harira, hamasei pertsona auzipetu zituzten ustez terrorismoari gorazarre egiteagatik. Orain absolbitu egin dituzte.

უკრაინის თავდაცვის ყოფილმა მინისტრმა, მიხაილო ფედოროვმა უარით უპასუხა უკრაინის პრეზიდენტის წინადადებებს მისი სამომავლო თანამდებობების თაობაზე და თქვა, რომ თავდაცვის მინისტრის პოსტის გარდა სხვა წინადადებას არ დათანხმდება. ფედოროვის თქმით, იგი პრეზიდენტ ვოლოდიმირ ზელენსკის მადლობელია ყველა შეთავაზებული ვარიანტისთვის, მაგრამ ამჟამად სახელმწიფოში არის მხოლოდ სამი თანამდებობა, რომლებიც უშუალოდ ფრონტზე მყოფი მეომრების გარდა რეალურად განსაზღვრავს ომის მიმდინარეობას - უკრაინის პრეზიდენტი, თავდაცვის...

TOPEKA — Kansas cases of an infection that causes gastrointestinal illness increased to 289 over the past week, and the state’s health agency said they are connected to a national outbreak. The state’s cyclosporiasis cases are part of more than 7,400 cases reported nationally and are linked to Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce, which […]

Because insurers can charge people in their 60s premiums three times higher than those in their 20s, many older adults enrolled under the Affordable Care Act saw some of the steepest price increases this year without the income-based subsidies.

The Rainbow 3 Fire is 100% contained, while the Creelman Fire is 60% contained; no injuries have been reported.