All posts tagged: Seeks

Polymarket seeks to block Massachusetts restrictions in new lawsuit

Polymarket seeks to block Massachusetts restrictions in new lawsuit

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Prediction market Polymarket has filed a lawsuit to stave off Massachusetts restrictions on its operations. Polymarket argues that it doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts officials, as it claims that prediction markets are governed on a national level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rather than local gambling laws. The lawsuit names Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and state gaming regulators. The company argues that it shouldn’t need to navigate both federal regulations and state-level restrictions, claiming that the obstacles are disrupting its operations and the growth of its user base. With fellow prediction market Kalshi recently given an injunction in Massachusetts, the environment for prediction markets in the state is becoming increasingly unstable. Today, we filed a lawsuit in federal court against Massachusetts. Congress gave the CFTC, not states, exclusive authority over event contracts. These are national markets with critical questions that must be resolved in federal court — Neal Kumar (@HereComesKumar) February 9, 2026 “Racing to state court to try to shut down Polymarket US and other prediction markets doesn’t change …

US seeks to use Alberta to destabilize Canada

US seeks to use Alberta to destabilize Canada

Published by Sam Flores

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during their meeting at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP The threat has shifted. While Europeans breathed a sigh of relief at US President Donald Trump’s recent retreat on Greenland, Canada has now become the target. The US administration has set its sights on the province of Alberta, an energy hub in western Canada that accounts for 90% of national oil production. “Alberta is a natural partner for the US,” declared Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on January 22 during his visit to Davos, Switzerland, as if referring to a fully sovereign state. Notably, he was responding to MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec, a prominent Christian nationalist. “People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got,” Bessent noted. Bessent was referring to a campaign launched at the start of January to collect nearly 178,000 signatures in the province, aiming to organize a referendum on independence, asking the question: “Do you …

Homeland Security Seeks To Restrict Immigrants From Relying On Welfare

Homeland Security Seeks To Restrict Immigrants From Relying On Welfare

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to change a rule that determines eligibility for permanent residency—commonly known as a green card—based on whether an applicant is considered a “public charge,” someone who is likely to depend primarily on public benefits. That rule—known as the public charge ground of inadmissibility—generally applies to green card applicants, with the exception of certain categories such as refugees and asylum seekers. In 2022, 54 percent of households headed by immigrants—naturalized, legal, and illegal—used one or more major welfare programs. That’s compared to 39 percent of U.S.-born households, according to Census Bureau data. In November 2025, DHS issued a proposal to repeal existing public charge regulations and institute a broader, discretionary standard. The proposed policy change would allow immigration officials to take into account the use of a wider range of public benefits—including food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance—to determine whether a green card applicant will become a public charge. In its notice of proposed rulemaking, DHS states its …

Mirror publisher seeks disclosures to prove hacking claims are out of time

Mirror publisher seeks disclosures to prove hacking claims are out of time

Published by Sam Flores

Mirror publisher Reach is hoping that 61 outstanding privacy claims relating to allegations of illegal newsgathering can be thrown out under the six-year time limit rule. Prince Harry was awarded £140,000 in damages after finding that 15 Mirror group articles about him published in the early 2000s were a result of phone-hacking. But two other claims filed alongside Harry were thrown out on grounds of time limitation. Some 61 further claims relating to allegations of phone-hacking from various claimants remain active and could yet go to trial. Now Reach subsidiary MGN Ltd is seeking disclosure of correspondence involving legal researchers Dan Waddell, Graham Johnson and Evan Harris to prove claimants knew about the allegations complained about more than six years before starting their claims. The trio have worked extensively on litigation against the publishers of the Mirror, Sun and Mail titles. The Mail has successfully forced the disclosure of correspondence between claimants and the legal research team which appear to support the publisher’s assertion that claims are out of time. Disclosures in the Mail case …

Macron seeks consensus and pledges to work ‘until the very last second’ in penultimate New Year’s Eve address

Macron seeks consensus and pledges to work ‘until the very last second’ in penultimate New Year’s Eve address

Published by Sam Flores

Emmanuel Macron’s televised New Year’s address to the French people, December 31, 2025. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS In his New Year’s Eve address for 2026 on Wednesday, December 31, Emmanuel Macron stuck to a smooth, uncontroversial speech. After eight years in office, the fatigue of presidential rhetoric has become evident – even at the Elysée. The brevity of the address spoke for itself: barely 10 minutes, a first since 2017. Sitting in the Salon des Ambassadeurs at the Palais de l’Elysée, close to a Christmas tree and a few lit candles, the president devoted the first minute of his address to expressing compassion and support for “those who ensure the continuity of the nation.” He also aligned himself with those experiencing “doubt” and “anger,” as if in response to critics who accuse him of being out of touch with the struggles facing the French. Macron also sought to avoid two pitfalls. He chose not to discuss his record after eight years in power, refusing to give the impression that Macronism was already a thing of …

Duane “Keffe D” Davis Seeks to Suppress Evidence in Tupac Killing

Duane “Keffe D” Davis Seeks to Suppress Evidence in Tupac Killing

Published by Daniella Wilson

The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an “unlawful nighttime search.” Las Vegas criminal defense attorneys Robert Draskovich and William Brown filed a motion this week on behalf of their client, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who was charged in the drive-by shooting of the iconic rapper off the Las Vegas Strip. Davis’ attorneys argue a judge relied on a “misleading portrait” of Davis as a dangerous drug dealer to grant the execution of a search warrant at night, which should only be done in exceptional circumstances, such as if there’s a risk that evidence will disappear if officers wait until morning. In reality, Davis, an ex- gang leader from Southern California, had left the narcotics trade in 2008 and began doing inspection work for oil refineries, his attorneys say. He was a 60-year-old retired cancer survivor with adult children and grandchildren and had been living with his wife in Henderson, a city outside of Las Vegas, for …

NSS seeks Government assurances on anti-Muslim hatred definition

NSS seeks Government assurances on anti-Muslim hatred definition

Published by Sam Flores

The National Secular Society has called on the Government to guarantee a new definition of anti-Muslim hatred will be subject to public consultation. A working group, tasked with developing a definition of anti-Muslim hatred / Islamophobia is understood to have delivered its findings to the Government in October. Writing to Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the NSS raised concerns that the Government’s handling of the process to reach a finalised definition risked “limiting necessary discussion and debate”. It asked Reed to guarantee that any proposed definition will be subject to a “full, open, and transparent public consultation before being adopted or implemented in any form”. The NSS has consistently warned that ‘Islamophobia’ definitions and terminology stifle freedom of speech relating to religion, highlighting how accusations of Islamophobia have already been used to suppress lawful and necessary public debate. It has met with the working group to raise its concerns. Reed has previously said he would reject any definition that restricts freedom of expression, stating that people “don’t have a …

Denial? Science seeks trust but avoids the need for inner reform

Denial? Science seeks trust but avoids the need for inner reform

Published by Jenni Sidey

Is that too extreme a statement? Consider the recent approval given at top levels for citation justice (citing sources on the basis of equity, not usefulness) and suppressing uncomfortable research findings (presumably to advance various causes). Just recently, a demand has arisen for accuracy in data to take a back seat to what makes people feel more comfortable. Then there are the paper mills, the impersonation scandals, the refusal to publish politically sensitive corrections, and the big time fraud. And yet science bureaucrats, moan that trust in science has cratered over the years. Some commentators ascribe the loss of trust to mere acceptance of myths. Cynics will respond that most people don’t even know about most of this. So how can corruption be a reason for loss of trust? Fair enough. But when an enterprise is becoming dodgy, there often starts to be, shall we say, an odor about it. People who can’t do research may still smell the odor. Looking everywhere but inward for the causes of loss of trust A scattering of recent …

CBI seeks £3m from members within days to avoid financial oblivion | Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Published by Sam Flores

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) risks financial oblivion unless it can convince its remaining members to stump up £3m within the next few days, according to reports. The scandal-hit business lobby group is in a race against time to stave off collapse, even as rival organisations jockey for position to replace it as the voice of British business. It follows an exodus of the CBI’s members triggered by revelations in the Guardian about sexual misconduct – including two alleged rapes – which have shaken the organisation to its core. Despite a clear-out of management, an internal investigation and a pledge to overhaul its culture, the reputational crisis has snowballed into a financial one as the CBI struggles to woo the companies whose membership fees provide most of its income. Profile What is the CBI and who funds it? Show The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is the UK’s most prominent business lobbying organisation. It is a not-for-profit organisation founded by royal charter in 1965, after a merger of older employer bodies.   It claims “unrivalled” …