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Exclusive: Federal prosecutors are exploring whether prediction market bets trip insider trading laws

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are exploring whether certain lucrative bets placed on prediction markets have violated insider trading and other laws, multiple sources told CNN. The chiefs of the securities and commodities fraud unit of the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York recently met with

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Tiger Woods Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at one of the most successful golfers in history, Tiger Woods. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1975 Birth place: Cypress, California Birth name: Eldrick Tont Woods Father: Earl Woods Mother: Kultilda (Punsawad) Woods Marriage: Elin Nordegren (October 5, 2004-August 23, 2010, divorced) Children: Charlie Axel and Sam

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Birthright citizenship advocates are appealing to a Catholic Supreme Court majority that has favored religious interests in disputes over education funding

Immigration advocates appeal to a higher power to sway the high court on birthright citizenship

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As the Supreme Court considers the future of birthright citizenship, some advocates fighting President Donald Trump are speaking directly to conservative justices on how fundamental one’s faith can be to identity and citizenship. Several groups that have filed briefs in the case to be argued Wednesday

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A fire blazes after an industrial building and a fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile

Airports, plants and ports: The civilian targets increasingly under threat in the Middle East

By Tim Lister, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — One month into an expanding conflict in the Middle East, an increasing amount of civilian infrastructure is being struck – frequently by design. Factories producing steel, aluminum and chemicals; refineries; reservoirs; desalination plants; civilian airports and universities have all been hit. A few such targets might be

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A missile launched by Iran in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks is seen in the skies over Daraa in southern Syria

What we know on Day 31 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump threatens escalation if no deal reached

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Even as regional leaders scramble to find diplomatic off-ramps to the war, the main players — Israel, the United States and Iran — are doubling down on their positions. In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” all of Iran’s energy sources if

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A gas station remains closed due to a lack of fuel in Havana

Trump allowed a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, breaking the island’s fuel blockade. Here’s the latest

By Danya Gainor, Chris Lau, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian-flagged oil tanker has reached Cuban waters after US President Donald Trump allowed it to break his administration’s fuel blockade of the island nation as its energy crisis deepens. There have been conflicting reports about the ship’s exact location. The Russian transport ministry said

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