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Former New York congressman George Santos is being investigated by federal regulators over his trading activity on the prediction market site Kalshi.
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DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi
Bobby Allyn
The disgraced former congressman allegedly bet on whether he would appear at the State of the Union address, prompting federal investigations.
A scene showing the aftermath of the overnight attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Scenes from the aftermath of Russia's latest massive attack on Kyiv
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The Trump administration's latest AI executive order directs federal agencies to develop benchmarks to assess AI models' cyber capabilities, to create an "an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse" to review and share information on vulnerabilities, and to shore up the government's security defenses.
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Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models
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Mary Beard illuminates the ancient world -- and our own -- in 'Talking Classics'
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Teachers and parents call on legislators to increase school funding at hearing
During a Texas House Public Education Committee meeting Monday, school officials, educators and parents told legislators that the funding increase that came from HB2 has not been enough to save...
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