Nevada nonprofit gets $51M grant to expand charter schools statewide Summary Opportunity 180, a Las Vegas-based not-for-profit focused on expanding access to high-quality public education, has been awarded a five-year grant of $50,869,595 from the U.S. Department of Education. The funding will support the opening or expansion of up to 27 charter schools across Nevada, […]
Officer testifies he saw fatally shot protester’s rifle ‘come up,’ but didn’t initially tell investigators Summary Metropolitan Police officer Michael Lee told jurors he saw Jorge Gomez’s rifle “come up” the night Gomez was shot during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Las Vegas, but said he didn’t mention that observation in his first […]
Turkey investigating over 150 referees for betting on soccer matches Summary The Turkish Football Federation is investigating more than 150 referees in professional leagues over allegations they placed bets on matches. Federation president İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu said government checks found 371 of 571 active referees had at least one betting account; 152 referees placed bets on […]
India and Russia Forge Aerospace Alliance: HAL to Produce Sukhoi Superjet 100 Passenger Jets Summary Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an MoU with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to assemble — and eventually produce — the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (rebranded under UAC’s Yakovlev division) in India. The deal grants HAL production rights and includes […]
Vietnam Puts Former Officials on Trial in $107M Gambling Scandal Summary The Hanoi People’s Court has opened trial proceedings in a major illegal gambling case involving 141 defendants accused of running a high-stakes underground gambling ring centred on the King Club at Hanoi’s Pullman Hotel. Authorities say the operation moved nearly VND 2.6 trillion (reported […]
Entain Braces for Legal Battle in Australia over Alleged Compliance Failings Summary Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has taken civil action against Entain — the operator behind Ladbrokes and Neds — alleging breaches of the Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act between December 2018 and August 2024. The regulator identified 17 high‑risk accounts that […]
OpenAI converts to for-profit corporation | China completes first phase of world’s first undersea data centre | Nvidia AI chips manufactured in US for first time Summary This short digest highlights three major tech and geopolitical developments: OpenAI has finalised a restructuring to operate as a for-profit public benefit corporation after regulatory approval in Delaware; […]
Stake and Drake accused of ‘quietly corrosive’ relationship Summary The relationship between Stake and rapper Drake is at the centre of a Missouri class-action lawsuit accusing the brand and its ambassadors (Drake and influencer Adin Ross) of promoting unlicensed, deceptive gambling to US consumers. Plaintiffs allege Stake.US operates as a real‑money casino disguised as a […]
Proposed gambling tax hikes could cost 40,000 UK jobs and drive players to black market, new report finds Summary A new Ernst & Young (EY) report, commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), models the potential economic impact of the UK government’s proposed gambling tax changes ahead of the Autumn Budget. EY finds that […]
Trump’s Truth Social To Launch Predictions With Crypto.com Summary Trump Media has announced Truth Predict, a predictions market built into Truth Social through an exclusive arrangement with Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA), a CFTC-registered exchange and clearinghouse. The product will let users make markets on political elections, interest and inflation-rate moves, commodity prices (gold, crude), […]
