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3 days ago | newsmax.com | Bill Wirtz

By trying too hard to control sports betting, some state governments are achieving the opposite of their goals: they are empowering black market operators, putting consumers at risk, and turning away tax revenue that could be collected from a robust legal industry. The intentions may be good — protecting consumers, preventing addiction, keeping crime out — but when policy relies on over-taxation, outdated restrictions and monopoly control, the results are both predictable and troubling.

4 days ago | newsmax.com | Theodore Bunker

Ukraine's internal security agency foiled an alleged assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while he was traveling in Poland, Newsweekreported. Lt. Gen. Vasyl Malyuk, who heads the Ukrainian internal security agency SBU, held a closed-door meeting with members of his country's media on Monday to discuss the details of an alleged plot to kill Zelenskyy at Poland's Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport by a Polish military pensioner who was recruited by the Soviet Union decades ago.

4 days ago | newsmax.com | Lynn Allison

Aluminum foil is a mainstay in most kitchens. While most of us can’t remember a time before using this staple for storing or cooking foods, the origins of aluminum foil are interesting. Before aluminum foil, people used tin that was hammered into sheets in the mid-19th century as a wrapping material. Tin foil was revolutionary and versatile but left a “tinny” taste when used to wrap foods.

4 days ago | newsmax.com | Theodore Bunker

Former Vice President Kamala Harris might make a run for governor of California, The Hill reported, after having previously served as a senator in the state for four years. Sources told the news outlet that Harris, who has largely kept out of the spotlight since losing the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump, has yet to make a final decision about a gubernatorial campaign and is considering her options.

4 days ago | newsmax.com | Lynn Allison

A cutting-edge gene editing tool may eliminate the extra copy of chromosome 21 that’s responsible for Down syndrome, a condition that affects one in 700 newborns in America. Japanese scientists successfully cut the surplus chromosome using the DNA-modifying technique called CRISPR-Cas9 to restore normal function in lab-grown cells. According to the New York Post, the innovative gene editing system uses an enzyme to identify specific DNA sequences.