Author: Michael Levenson

Agriculture and FarmingBox Office SalesChicago (Ill)Chicago Mercantile ExchangeCommoditiesFutures and Options TradingIrwin, Scott HKalshi IncLaw and LegislationMansour, TarekMoviesOnionsPrediction MarketsPrices (Fares, Fees and Rates)University of ChicagoVegetables

Why Kalshi Wants to Repeal a 1958 Law About Onions

A law enacted after a brazen scheme to rig onion prices in the 1950s puts the vegetable, as well as box office receipts, off-limits for prediction markets.

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Amnesties, Commutations and PardonsClancy, Lindsay (1990- )Legal ProfessionOsler, MarkOyer, Elizabeth GPlymouth (Mass)Presidents and Presidency (US)Reddington, Kevin JTrump, Donald JUnited States Politics and Government

Trump Cannot Pardon Lindsay Clancy, but Her Lawyer Asked Anyway

President Trump does not have the power to wipe away the state murder charges Ms. Clancy faces. Her lawyer’s spokesman said the comments were “a statement to the country.”

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Altman, Samuel HArtificial IntelligenceBritish Columbia (Canada)ChatGPTMurders, Attempted Murders and HomicidesOpenAI LabsRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSchool Shootings and Armed AttacksSuits and Litigation (Civil)Tumbler Ridge (British Columbia)Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Shootings (2026)Van Rootselaar, Jesse (d 2026)

Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.

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Air Shows and Air RacingAquila InternationalBlue AngelsDefense ContractsGovernment Contracts and ProcurementPensacola (Fla)Seamstresses and TailorsSmall BusinessThe Sewing BoxUniformsUnited States Defense and Military ForcesUnited States NavyWhitehurst, Jellie

She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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