The prediction markets were nearly certain: Francesca Hong would win Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor on Aug. 11. Polymarket put the upstart’s chances at 96%; Kalshi was only slightly less sure at 95.5%. Then the votes came in. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated Hong by nearly 4,000 votes. AnContinue Reading
The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and fielded a question about “Medicare for All” from host Kristen Welker, who among other things noted his co-sponsorship of Medicare for All legislation from 2013 to 2021. Here’s the rest ofContinue Reading
A 16-year-old girl was criminally charged after she ran on the field and tackled a middle school football player in an attack that was captured in a now viral video, officials in Tennessee said Wednesday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
US media quoted relatives of crew members saying living conditions had deteriorated on the USS Abraham Lincoln and there were also reports of several suicide attempts.Continue Reading
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NEW YORK (AP) — College administrators read an adjunct professor’s comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after tracking the number and length of her appointments. Scanners on a warehouse conveyor belt monitored the pace of workers to ensure they inspectedContinue Reading
“Were an offer to be made, I would take those dollars and build a farm down the road,” he said., “Were an offer to be made, I would take those dollars and build a farm down the road,” he said., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
England were 366-8 at stumps on a rain-marred second day, 195 runs ahead of Pakistan’s meagre first innings of 171., England were 366-8 at stumps on a rain-marred second day, 195 runs ahead of Pakistan’s meagre first innings of 171. Harry Brook has punished Pakistan for dropping him at theContinue Reading
Washington’s new measures against the ICC have been widely condemned but welcomed by Israel., Washington’s new measures against the ICC have been widely condemned but welcomed by Israel. The United States has issued more sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), sparking condemnation from the United Nations and the EuropeanContinue Reading
The searches come just months after the California congressman dropped his gubernatorial bid and resigned following sexual assault allegations., Read MoreContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 last month left unsuspecting White House staffers and reporters aboard Air Force One amid an apparent assassination threat., Read MoreContinue Reading
analysis The Georgia senator’s The Traitor jabs reveal a deliberate strategy and a leading 2028 contender Published August 20, 2026 12:45PM (EDT) Senator Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala in Atlanta on May 29, 2025. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) It wasContinue Reading
Sixty-nine-year-old Wynd Kaufmyn, a retired teacher from Berkeley, California, is believed to be the first person imprisoned for protesting the development of artificial intelligence, after she and other members of the group StopAI were arrested during a sit-in protest at the headquarters of OpenAI. Democracy Now! reached Kaufmyn at theContinue Reading