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Business · Atlanta

Polymarket Pulls Contract Letting Users Bet on Charges in Cornell Sexual Assault Case

The prediction platform took down the market after online criticism that also reached the celebrities and sports leagues linked to the company.

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News

Los AngelesUS Air Force Pulls Bombers From English Base After Investigation Into Suspected Terror PlotAmy Swan · Oct 4, 2026AtlantaMore Than 100 Officers Raid Metro Atlanta Massage Businesses in Trafficking CrackdownJayden Sweiler · Oct 1, 2026Los AngelesState Regulators Open Inquiry Into Santa Monica Sober Living Home Where Presley Gerber DiedAmy Swan · Sep 25, 2026

Politics

San FranciscoLurie Backs Federal Bill to Tighten Emergency Rules for Waymo and Other RobotaxisMei Ling · Jul 28, 2026PhoenixArizona's Food Stamp Error Rate Tops National Average, Putting Millions at Risk Under New Federal RulesJuan Gonzalez · Jun 29, 2026PhoenixGrijalva Joins Tlaib and Lee to Launch Environmental Justice Caucus in CongressJuan Gonzalez · Mar 27, 2026

Business

PhiladelphiaMatcha shortage leaves Philadelphia cafes scrambling as demand outpaces supplyAever Bundji · Sep 6, 2025ChicagoSouth Korea Says $18 Billion Czech Nuclear Deal Still on Track Despite Court SuspensionKen Adams · May 7, 2025San FranciscoViral Flying Car Puts Alef Aeronautics and Its Founder, a Former DJ, to the TestMei Ling · Mar 30, 2025

Sports

San FranciscoGiants Beat Brewers 3-0, but Schmitt's Torn Meniscus and Bader's Scooter Mishap Deepen Injury WoesMei Ling · Jul 28, 2026PhiladelphiaEagles' fifth-round quarterback Cole Payton brings a dual-threat twist to the depth chartAever Bundji · Jul 16, 2026BostonEngland Survives Red Card and Altitude to Beat Mexico 3-2 and Reach World Cup QuarterfinalsIshani Kapalli · Jul 6, 2026

Culture

SeattleLa Conner Offers Smaller Crowds and Full Harvest Season Charm in AutumnJennifer Paige · Sep 23, 2025PhoenixMore Than 400 Entertainers Sign ACLU Letter Backing Jimmy Kimmel After ABC SuspensionJuan Gonzalez · Sep 22, 2025San FranciscoSome Longtime Deadheads Are Skipping San Francisco's Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary Shows Over CostMei Ling · Jul 28, 2025