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Latest news about Russian misinformation in 2024 elections

Officials with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say Russian efforts to spread misinformation in the 2024 elections include a video about Haitians voting in the Georgia election. ...

What are the best and worst movies about elections?

As the US prepares to vote for a new president, a look back at the difficulties Hollywood election films have faced. The US presidential election takes up an enormous amount of space in the news ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Here's what to know about election security

The FBI says two fake videos online claim to be from the agency, but they are not. One is about election security, while the other is about Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff. U.S. ...

How Americans Feel About the Election: Anxious and Scared

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have framed the presidential race as an existential battle. Voters are heeding their warnings.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

What to know about abortion on the ballot this Election Day

The overturn of Roe v. Wade has made abortion rights a key issue in this election cycle with 10 states putting abortion access questions on their general election ballots this Election Day. CBS ...

Election integrity expert warns about the spread of misinformation

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Michael Waldman, President of NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, on how elections are actually becoming more secure.

Do the markets even care about the US election?

A look at prices and polling

World - Financial Times - 3 hours ago

US election bets surge after court lifts ban

Traders on prediction markets narrowly favour a Trump victory over Harris next month

World - Financial Times - October 15

The stock market still leans to this candidate winning the presidential election

The Dow’s indication of who will win the U.S. presidency deserves to be taken seriously.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

These two crypto funds will likely do better if Trump wins. Here’s why.

Grayscale Investments’ Digital Large Cap Fund and Bitwise Asset Management’s Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund could provide attractive opportunities to bet on Donald Trump’s victory in next month’s ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Election Odds Swing in Trump’s Favor on Polymarket, a Crypto Betting Site

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and CNN have cited election predictions from Polymarket, a betting site where crypto enthusiasts have wagered more than $100 million on who will win the presidency.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Robinhood is joining the election-betting party by offering wagers on Harris and Trump

With the U.S. presidential election a week away, another brokerage is letting people bet on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Robinhood Rolls Out Presidential Election Derivatives as Another Predictive Bet Option

After a legal ruling allowed wagering on the Nov. 5 election, another retail trading platform adds the option, this time with event contracts.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Trump Media Stock Jumps Again as Traders Bet on Election

Shares of the Truth Social parent company continue to soar, pushing the market value of the firm above $10 billion.

Business - The New York Times - October 29

Investors step up bets that US election will trigger market volatility

Jitters sweep through bond and currency markets before presidential vote

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Election betting is newly legal — and risks getting confused with polls

Wagers have been flooding in after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, raising concerns that the lines between elections and sports would blur.

Don’t take the betting market odds on Tuesday’s U.S. election too seriously

This year’s U.S. presidential election has suddenly made betting on politics a topic of mainstream conversation.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Gambling on 'vibes' — why the betting markets are getting the election all wrong

The betting markets currently have Donald Trump at a 62% chance of winning Tuesday's election, but this is based on the bettors' models that rely on social media engagement, which may not ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Brokerages are raking in millions from your presidential election bets

There’s a lot of money to be made off of election betting, and brokerages are cashing in.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago

Coinbase to give another $25M to Fairshake in 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to give another $25 million to pro-crypto super PAC Fairshake in 2025 to support its efforts in the next election cycle, the company announced Wednesday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about tax rates

Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting

Sports - ABC News - October 27

Elon Musk makes big push to get Trump elected again

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, stepped up his support of former President Donald Trump with new campaign appearances and by giving tens of millions of dollars to help the Trump campaign. NBC ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

A big pandemic-era IOU is coming due after the U.S. election

Major U.S. companies will need to refinance some $250 billion in low-coupon bonds issued in 2020. Tax policy is up for grabs in the election.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Sarah Palin suggests gender not a 'big darn deal' in 2024 election

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) suggested Wednesday that gender is no longer a “big darn deal” as the race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump winds down. “I personally ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

The Big Question: who do you think will win the US election?

Harris and Trump are neck and neck as the campaign reaches its closing days. Can you see a winner — and why?

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Why the election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare

Democrats and conservatives are divided over whether the federal health program for people over 65 should be run almost entirely by the private sector.

Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’

Amazon is hosting AI filmmaking competitions. Meta is letting directors test Movie Gen. As tech companies develop new tools, they need filmmakers to show they can be used responsibly.

Tech - Wired - October 17

Book Reviews: Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons

Two new books take a deeply troubling look at the wrongly convicted in our prisons, many languishing for decades

Entertainment - ABC News - October 21

Big 12 review says league games were not compromised by helmet communication issues after Texas Tech inquiry

The Big 12 has told its members to send in helmet communication equipment for encryption updates

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

About 4 in 10 concerned about violent attempts to overturn election results: Survey

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 41% of registered voters are extremely or very concerned about violent attempts to overturn the election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Beshear: ‘It hurts’ to see Trump, Vance lie about election, natural disasters

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in an interview Sunday that “it hurts” to see former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, lie about the results ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

What voter registration data says about 2024 election turnout

The deadline to register to vote in the presidential election has already passed in more than a dozen states, and data shows that there are millions of newly registered voters. Tom Bonier, senior ...

What to know about foreign threats to the 2024 election amid voter concerns

A recent CBS News poll found that more than 80% of voters think foreign governments are trying to influence the 2024 election. Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

Politics - CBS News - October 22

Britain's PM rejects a claim by the Trump campaign about election interference

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering in the U.S. presidential election

World - ABC News - October 23

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