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‘Scum’: Trump attacks US states’ efforts to regulate prediction markets

Donald Trump asserted that the federal government must maintain exclusive regulatory authority over the prediction market industry. He criticised state-level efforts to impose new restrictions on these multibillion-dollar platforms. Trump expressed concern over the potential for these markets to become 'addictive'.

‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol

Director Mary Harron on her audacious ‘anti-biopic’ of Scum Manifesto author Valerie Solanas, who shot Warhol in 1968On 3 June 1968, Valerie Solanas, the sole member of Scum (the Society for Cutting Up Men), entered Andy Warhol’s Factory, pulled out a .32-caliber pistol and fired three shots. The first struck Mario Amaya, an art critic, in the hip, the second lodged in a wall and the third pierced Warhol’s chest. Two days later, Robert Kennedy was assassinated, stealing airtime from the...

'I can't breathe': outrage, violence after UK police handcuff dying student

'I can't breathe': outrage, violence after UK police handcuff dying student Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Body camera footage showing a fatally wounded student handcuffed by British police after a stabbing incident has sparked outrage, with protesters throwing objects at officers in the city where the attack occurred, authorities said on Tuesday. Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak was heard repeatedly telling police "I can't breathe" in police bodycam footage captured as he lay mortally...

Starmer condemns handcuffed teen's death as police response sparks protests

Starmer condemns Henry Nowak's death as police response sparks Southampton race protests Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 7:04am In short: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says there are "serious questions that need to be addressed" after the death of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Mr Nowak was filmed on police body cam being handcuffed while he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. An independent investigation into the police officers' conduct leading to Mr...

NHS nurse struck off for racist Facebook posts claiming immigrants are ‘invading our streets’

NHS nurse struck off for racist Facebook posts claiming immigrants are ‘invading our streets’ Tracy Ellis claimed immigrants should be sent back ‘where they came from’ - Bookmark An NHS nurse has been removed from the professional register after making a series of "racist" posts on Facebook, including one where she referred to the Southport killer as an "illegal immigrant" who arrived in the UK on a "dinghy". Tracy Ellis's comments, which spanned approximately two years, were brought to the...

Households told to pour washing up liquid down the drain this Monday

Households told to pour washing up liquid down the drain this Monday There's a good reason to do this quick task this week Following a scorching May Bank Holiday, June has so far proved to be a bit of a washout, with persistent heavy rainfall and even thunderstorm warnings issued by the Met Office over the past week. Some parts of the UK have endured non-stop rain for over a day, with further downpours expected before the warm weather finally makes a comeback.

Ransomware crims got a month-long head start on Check Point VPN 0-day that now has a fix

Check Point released an emergency fix on Monday for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting its Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments - but attackers, including ransomware criminals, got a month-long head start. Attacks against the bug, tracked as CVE-2026-50751, began on May 7, according to Check Point VP of research Lotem Finkelstein, and picked up in early June. The security software vendor spotted suspicious activity and began investigating the zero-day on June...

John Gotti pal: I stashed $10M in my kid's toychest

"I was the chief of staff of the Gambino crime family. "That's how Lewis Kasman describes his role at the side of legendary Mafia boss John Gotti. Kasman spent years with Gotti and the Gambino crime family and is now peeling back some of the secrets and revealing what that life was like at the top of the American Mafia."I had a big toy chest in my attic in my house in Woodbury filled with millions of dollars in it," he says, in amounts varying from $6 to $10 million, depending on the month,...

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