Six leading California candidates used their first major televised debate to sharpen the Democratic-Republican divide on homelessness, taxes and ties to Donald Trump, while an unusually open race heads toward the June 2 primary with no clear front-runner.[1][2]
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, arguing their prediction markets are unlicensed gambling under state law and sharpening the fight over whether states or Washington control the trade.[1][2][3]
Britain’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared parliament and is expected to become law after royal assent, barring tobacco sales for anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 while widening powers over vaping and smoking restrictions.[1][2][3]
Washington removed Delcy Rodriguez from its sanctions list on Wednesday, expanding a broader U.S. policy shift that recognizes her interim government, reopens diplomatic channels and encourages new oil-sector engagement with Caracas.[1][2][4][5][6]
OpenAI confirmed last Thursday it will combine its ChatGPT app, Codex coding platform and Atlas browser into a unified desktop application as the company moves to simplify its product lineup and counter Anthropic's enterprise gains.
South Africa's police commissioner Fannie Masemola appeared in court on Tuesday over allegations tied to a 360 million-rand police health-services contract, opening a fresh test of how President Cyril Ramaphosa handles corruption claims at the top of the security apparatus.[1][2][3]
