Looking for an Edge, and Some Fun, Bettors Favor Super Bowl Props
As last year’s Super Bowl kickoff grew near, the mobile sports book DraftKings reported it was taking 21,000 bets per minute. Mega-operators like DraftKings are able to offer as many…
US and Canada military shoot down new unidentified object
“Arctic weather conditions, including wind chill, snow, and limited daylight, are a factor in this operation, and personnel will adjust recovery operations to maintain safety,” it added – and that…
Turkey Widens Investigation Into Contractors as Quake Toll Rises
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Turkey on Sunday expanded its investigations into contractors whose construction practices may have contributed to deadly building collapses in last week’s earthquake, and the United Nations’ top…
Links 2/12/2023 | naked capitalism
A mesmerizing look at nature’s eight-legged wonders National Geographic Climate Coral Triangle communities find solutions as underwater world faces deep climate challenges Channel News Asia Sea life bounced back fast…
Bernie Sanders Has a New Role. It Could Be His Final Act in Washington.
Joel White, a Republican strategist who specializes in health policy, said Mr. Sanders might be more bipartisan than some of his critics expect, adding, “I think Bernie probably wouldn’t have…
‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Not even a hearing on single payer, apparently. It’s not just that the health care system is “dysfunctional”; our ruling and governing classes are dysfunctional, utterly, at all…
Tiny zoo mouse gets Guinness World Record for longevity at over 9 years old
A Pacific pocket mouse named Pat has received the Guinness World Record as the oldest living mouse in human care at the ripe age of 9 years and 209 days,…
FBI searches Mike Pence’s Indiana home
The FBI searched former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s Indiana home on Friday as part of the federal probe into classified records, according to two people familiar with the law…
Florida lawmakers approve Gov. Ron DeSantis’ expanded migrant relocation program
TALLAHASSEE — Legislation that sets aside $10 million for Florida to hire contractors to travel the nation to find undocumented immigrants and ship them elsewhere is heading to Gov. Ron…
‘It’s always on my mind’: Five years since the Parkland massacre, survivors’ pain is fresh
David Hogg fine-tunes his kick-flip between classes at Harvard and his work building consensus around gun violence prevention. Cameron Kasky immerses himself in comedy and writing in Los Angeles, frustrated with a…