Kalshi’s Landmark Partnership with CNN: Integrating Prediction Markets into Mainstream Journalism
NEW YORK—CNN has entered an exclusive partnership with Kalshi, the world’s largest federally regulated prediction market platform, to integrate real-time event probability data into its global news coverage. Kalshi’s $1 billion Series E funding round, announced on December 2, and valuing the company at $11 billion, is closely tied to its new partnership with CNN. […]
Trump administration rolls back Biden-Era CAFE Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump, on December 3, announced a major rollback of the Biden administration’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, terminating the aggressive fuel-efficiency requirements and returning the program to levels achievable with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles. The Biden-era standards, Trump called a “scam” during the Wednesday’s presser, were finalized in 2022 […]
Edmonds Food Bank receives $250,000 grant from Amazon
EDMONDS—Edmonds Food Bank has received a $250,000 grant from Amazon toward construction of a new food bank to keep pace with the sharp rise in food insecurity. The largest single contribution to the food bank’s “Thrive Together” capital campaign came this month, moving the organization past the $1.5 million mark toward its overall $12 million […]
Jayapal introduces bill to dismantle the ‘horrifying’ immigration detention system
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), outside the U.S. Capitol and flanked by Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained by the Trump administration for alleged visa application misrepresentations and activism, announced the reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to repeal mandatory immigration detention, prohibit the detention of families and children, and establish […]
Rustic Cork Wine Bar opens at Port of Everett’s Restaurant Row
EVERETT—Lake Stevens-based Rustic Cork Wine Bar expanded to the Port of Everett’s Fisherman’s Harbor Tuesday, December 2 – the next addition to the Port’s ever expanding Restaurant Row. “The Port is thrilled to have Rustic Cork as one of our new tenants,” said Lisa Lefeber, Port of Everett CEO. “They have a great brand, excellent […]
