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Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The appeals court sent the lawsuit filed by death row inmate Jeffery Lee back to the lower court judge for additional consideration. Monday’s ruling marks the latest potential […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The prediction market platform Kalshi will start collecting customer employment information for trading in certain markets that are at heightened risk of insider trading, the company said. The Tuesday announcement follows several incidents where traders have used inside information to profit on prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. Just last week, it was disclosed that former Congressman George Santos was under investigation for allegedly illegally […]

SEOUL, June 10 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached an “important consensus” and agreed to safeguard regional and global peace, in a message of thanks following his visit to Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA said on Wednesday. In the message carried in full by KCNA, Xi said the two sides had “exchanged in-depth views on issues of common concern […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have created $10 million in salary cap space this coming season by restructuring Pro Bowl quarterback Joe Burrow’s contract, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. The Bengals moved from near the bottom of the league in effective cap room, $7.1 million, per reports, to in the middle. The team could have restructured up to $19.2 million by converting his entire base salary to a bonus, per the […]

GOMA, June 9 (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday said confirmed Ebola cases had climbed to nearly 600, raising awareness within the local population about the importance of safety measures. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since said it went undetected for weeks, leaving health authorities behind the curve and struggling to bring it under control. One […]

June 10 (Reuters) – Qantas Airways said on Wednesday the Australian carrier and its low-cost arm Jetstar will launch commercial passenger services from the Western Sydney International Airport when it opens on October 25 later this year. Here are some details: • When the new airport launches, Jetstar plans to operate up to 14 weekly flights to Melbourne, as well as four weekly flights to the Gold Coast and three to […]

By Abhirup Roy and Kalea Hall SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (Reuters) – General Motors is releasing a software update that allows some U.S. electric-vehicle owners to pipe power back to the electric grid, another example of car companies pursuing business opportunities in the energy sector. The update gives owners of GM’s vehicle-to-home energy system, which allows the EV to power the home during a blackout, the expanded capability of feeding […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Last time the New York Knicks lost a game, they didn’t do it again for another month and a half. When they fell behind against Atlanta in the first round of the NBA playoffs, desperation turned into domination. The Knicks won 13 straight games, many of them blowouts, in one of most impressive postseason stretches in NBA history. They don’t need to do anything so dramatic […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Perhaps the only person around the San Francisco 49ers not worried about the heavy workload that All-Pro Christian McCaffrey handled last season is McCaffrey himself. While Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the coaching staff have expressed a need to reduce McCaffrey’s usage after his 450-touch campaign in the 2025 regular season and playoffs, McCaffrey doesn’t see a need for load management. “I’ve been dealing […]