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Lando Norris has defended McLaren's 2026 development progress ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix, and believes that "we've had a pretty good year" after a tough start to the campaign.
Nikola Tsolov’s FP1 appearance in Mexico has intensified the battle for a Racing Bulls seat in 2027.
Lawrence Barretto rounds up the big talking points to emerge during media day at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton believes ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend that the "next five races are like test races", as the Briton pushes Ferrari to build a car capable of challenging for next year's titles.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has outlined his priorities for the remaining races of the 2026 season.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued Utah to defend its claimed exclusive authority over federally registered prediction markets, as the state files (PDF) 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its co-founders for allegedly violating anti-gambling laws. The Verge reports: On Wednesday, Utah's Attorney General Derek Brown filed charges against Kalshi co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, including 12 counts of online gambling promotion, a third-degree felony, one count of a pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony, and general gambling promotion, a Class A misdemeanor. The civil lawsuit calls Kalshi a "back-alley gambling den," and Attorney General Brown didn't mince words in a statement to Gizmodo.
"Gambling is illegal in Utah, whether you place the bet, run the game, or promote it. Calling it a 'prediction market' doesn't change what it is, and being federally registered doesn't put a company above the law," said Brown. "A federal court has already ruled that Utah's gambling laws apply to Kalshi," continued Brown. "Kalshi kept taking bets from Utahns anyway. That is illegal, and we're putting a stop to it."
[...] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been jumping into action to protect Kalshi and Polymarket by filing lawsuits against any state that brings charges against the betting sites. President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is a paid advisor to both companies. The CFTC announced Wednesday that it was suing the state of Utah as part of its "commitment to maintaining its exclusive jurisdiction over CFTC-registered prediction markets." The argument is that the feds alone should be regulating these sites.
"Utah seeks to shut down prediction markets across a wide variety of markets," CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement. "Event contracts do not just serve hedging and investment purposes -- they also provide the public with information about the outcome of future events. Congress entrusted the CFTC to be the federal regulator with sole responsibility to oversee these markets," continued Selig. "As I've said before, the CFTC has the expertise and responsibility to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives, and that's exactly what we'll do."
"Gambling is illegal in Utah, whether you place the bet, run the game, or promote it. Calling it a 'prediction market' doesn't change what it is, and being federally registered doesn't put a company above the law," said Brown. "A federal court has already ruled that Utah's gambling laws apply to Kalshi," continued Brown. "Kalshi kept taking bets from Utahns anyway. That is illegal, and we're putting a stop to it."
[...] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been jumping into action to protect Kalshi and Polymarket by filing lawsuits against any state that brings charges against the betting sites. President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is a paid advisor to both companies. The CFTC announced Wednesday that it was suing the state of Utah as part of its "commitment to maintaining its exclusive jurisdiction over CFTC-registered prediction markets." The argument is that the feds alone should be regulating these sites.
"Utah seeks to shut down prediction markets across a wide variety of markets," CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement. "Event contracts do not just serve hedging and investment purposes -- they also provide the public with information about the outcome of future events. Congress entrusted the CFTC to be the federal regulator with sole responsibility to oversee these markets," continued Selig. "As I've said before, the CFTC has the expertise and responsibility to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives, and that's exactly what we'll do."
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JERUZALEM (ANP/AFP) - De Likoed-partij van de Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu heeft de parlementsverkiezingen gewonnen, maar zijn politieke blok heeft geen meerderheid behaald. Likoed krijgt 27 van de 120 zetels, blijkt uit de uitslag die de kiescommissie in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag bekendmaakte. De partij Yashar van oud-legerchef Gadi Eisenkot volgt met 21 zetels.
Netanyahu's blok komt uit op 53 zetels, dat van Eisenkot op 48. Voor een meerderheid zijn 61 zetels nodig. De Arabische partijen Ra'am en de Gezamenlijke Lijst krijgen samen 19 zetels. B'Yachad krijgt twaalf zetels en de Gezamenlijke Lijst elf. De Democraten en Ra'am behalen elk acht zetels.
De opkomst bedroeg 77,9 procent, het hoogste percentage in decennia. Ruim 5,7 miljoen mensen brachten hun stem uit.
De kiescommissie onderzoekt nog mogelijke fouten en klachten. Woensdag wordt de officiële uitslag aan president Isaac Herzog overhandigd. Hij raadpleegt daarna de partijleiders over de vorming van een regering en wijst vervolgens iemand aan die een kabinet mag proberen te vormen.
WASHINGTON (ANP/AFP/RTR) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft twee campagnebijeenkomsten in Kansas en Iowa dit weekend geschrapt. In plaats daarvan neemt hij telefonisch deel aan bijeenkomsten in meerdere staten, meldt zijn Republikeinse Partij.
Volgens de partij staan de Republikeinen er in Kansas en Iowa goed voor. Bij de tussentijdse verkiezingen van dinsdag verdedigen ze hun krappe meerderheden in de Senaat en het Huis van Afgevaardigden.
Trump hield sinds 1 oktober 25 campagnebijeenkomsten in negentien staten. Vrijdag wordt hij nog in Florida verwacht. Een aan hem gelieerde campagneorganisatie organiseert voor de verkiezingsdag telefonische bijeenkomsten met de president in zeker negentien staten.
De 80-jarige Trump reageerde donderdag fel op een journalist die vroeg of hij het reizen beu was. "Je bent ziek dat je die vraag stelt", zei hij. "Ik voel me perfect."
DE BILT (ANP) - Het KNMI waarschuwt voor dichte mist. Het weerinstituut heeft code geel afgegeven voor het hele land. Eerder gold dat alleen voor het noorden.
In dichte mist is het zicht minder dan 200 meter. Deze mist kan zeer verraderlijk zijn en hinder opleveren voor het verkeer. De waarschuwing geldt voorlopig tot vrijdagochtend 09.00 uur.