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NEW YORK (AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred. On Wednesday, The Associated Press reported that at least 50 brand new accounts on Polymarket placed …
Melania Trump denies relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell – CBS News Watch CBS News First lady Melania Trump slammed “baseless lies” tying her to Jeffrey Epstein in a statement Thursday at the White House.
Washington — The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., in an effort to craft a ceasefire in Lebanonwhere Israeli troops have been pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets with airstrikes and also killing Lebanese civilians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office is planning the three-way talks, which will be led by …
BEIRUT (AP) — The ongoing war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is far from the first conflict between them. The two have an enmity that goes back more than four decades, with outbursts of fighting or outright war punctuated by periods of tense calm. Here is a timeline of some significant events …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin rebuffed the fired system president’s claim that he was “blindsided” by their decision to oust him, telling lawmakers Thursday that he was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff. Members of the board …
Washington — First lady Melania Trump on Thursday delivered remarks denying any friendship or relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she called on Congress to hold a public hearing with Epstein’s victims. In a six-minute livestreamed statement from the White House, the first lady for the first time following the Justice Department’s release …
There are multiple viable CD account options for savers to consider this April. CATHERINE LANE/Catherine Lane/Getty Images After the Federal Reserve issued three interest rate cuts in the final four months of 2024, savers could be forgiven for assuming that the high-interest-earning era for select savings accounts was coming to an end. And after the …
While it may seem impossible to negotiate debt with no money, there are scenarios where it can happen. Getty Images/iStockphoto Rising credit card and household debt balances, coupled with persistently high short-term borrowing rateshave left many borrowers stuck in a difficult position this year. With average credit card APRs still hovering above 21% right now, …
Alex Shams, editor-in-chief of the AJAM Media Collection, has family in Iran and spoke with CBS News about their reactions to the fragile ceasefire currently in place with the U.S.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has reached a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse, state officials announced Thursday. The settlement in principle was reached with Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pte Ltd, owner and operator …