George Santos faces a lifetime ban from Kalshi after failing to cooperate with the prediction market's investigation into his alleged unlawful trades.

The prediction market Kalshi is permanently banning former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from using its platform for failing to cooperate in an investigation over wagers he placed on this year’s State of the Union. Kalshi, in filings published Monday, said Santos will face both a lifetime ban and an additional $71,356 financial penalty. “Hey @Kalshi…

Former GOP Rep. George Santos, of New York, has drawn fire for allegedly trading on whether he would attend this year's State of the Union address.

The US House is back after a five-week recess; government funding is guaranteed through 30 September Sign up for US Breaking News emails Chris Hippensteel We’re watching today as Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, and Kevin Warsh, the chair of the Federal Reserve, deliver their opening remarks at the G20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina. Continue reading...

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Ailing Djokovic goes out | Williams loses after 2am start You can email Taha and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky Sabalenka eases through on her serve, advancing to the net to secure her first game of the tournament with a forehand volley. It’s 1-1 in the opening set against Osorio. Sabalenka and Osorio are underway on Arthur Ashe, with the Colombian serving. She records two double-faults before Sabalenka seizes upon the second serve, whipping a blistering forehand to make it deuce. But the defending champion finds the net and the stratosphere, too, as Osorio holds to go 1-0 up. Continue reading...

Over the weekend, Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union. At the heart of the referendum question: fish. More than a decade since talks previously collapsed, Euroskeptics won 52.8 percent of the vote, according to the National Electoral Commission. Just over 12,700 votes separated the two camps. While the referendum—which was moved […]

Former SCR Altach employee now banned worldwide Move follows pressure from players’ unions Fifa has extended worldwide the ban on a former match official and SCR Altach employee found guilty of taking secret videos and photographs of members of the club’s women’s team. In February, a regional court in Feldkirch, Austria, handed the man a seven-month suspended prison sentence, a €1,200 (£1,046) fine and ordered him to pay the victims €625 (£545) each in compensation after he was found guilty of filming and taking photographs of players, including minors, in the changing room, gym and showers of Altach’s women’s team between 2018 and 2025. Continue reading...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October.

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