Online election betting platform Polymarket plans to bring its prediction markets back to customers in the United States, on the heels of accurately forecasting the electoral win of President-elect Donald Trump. “I want to give a lot of credit to the people who fought the battle to go and legalize political prediction markets in America,” Polymarket founder and […]
Supporters of Donald Trump gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day. Giorgio Viera/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giorgio Viera/Getty Images In the days leading up to election night, news outlets across the country, including NPR, were predicting a historically close race — one that could take days to call. […]
The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition.
Ethel Cain joins a chorus of celebrities — Cardi B, Bette Midler, and Jamie Lee Curtis among them — who have shared their reactions to Donald Trump‘s win in the presidential election. The artist shared an impassioned message calling the U.S. a “loveless, disrespectful nation” that encourages “contempt and hatred,” in a Tumblr post shared […]
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, fulfilling his promise to shatter America’s political status quo after he refused to accept his loss to President Biden four years ago and inspired a mob of supporters to violently storm the U.S. Capitol. The former president’s decisive victory over Vice President […]
American politics have not been topmost in the minds of Gazans. “We only need one thing: for this war to come to an end,” one man said.
Russian and other groups have unleashed a torrent of disinformation. Cybersecurity officials plan to issue updates on threats throughout Election Day.
Rights groups said that Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist, was recently arrested in Iran, although the State Department did not confirm that he was the person detained.
Bucking the downtrend, our top weekly performer was pharmaceutical giant AbbVie (ABBV +8.4%), which reported better than expected quarterly results. The company also hiked its quarterly dividend by 5.8% to $1.64 per share.
Weapons supplies are no longer Ukraine’s main disadvantage, American military officials say.
