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In this photo illustration, Apps for online prediction market sites are shown on an electronic device on Feb. 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesAs prediction market volumes continue to march higher and platforms increasingly look to institutional players to engage, a startup is seeking to make it easier to move money around on event contract exchanges.EDGE Markets — which runs a banking platform designed for gambling and prediction market spending — is set to debut two products, the company shared exclusively with CNBC ahead of a Monday announcement. It will also reveal a $29.2 million Series…

Iran launches missiles towards Israel, at an unknown location, in this still image taken from a video released June 7, 2026. (Pool via WANA/Reuters) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. President Trump demands Iran and Israel ‘stop’ firing at each other2. Republicans target California’s slow ballot count as Nithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt3. Karmelo Anthony trial consumed by race and self-defense, but hidden hurdle could be keyMAJOR HEADLINESHUNT FOR CLUES — Multiple people…

Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour’s installation ceremony to become Canada’s 31st governor general is set to include a 21-gun salute, a poetry reading and two musical performances by Canadian artists. Arbour will replace Mary Simon, who became Canada’s first Indigenous viceregal in 2021.The ceremony, taking place at the Senate of Canada building, is expected to begin at about 10 a.m. Attendees will include Simon, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Chief Justice Richard Wagner, House of Commons Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia and National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.Before the ceremony begins, a qulliq — a traditional Inuit…

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HELSINKI, Finland: A Finnish court on Monday (Jun 8) handed a two-and-a-half-year jail term to a local businessman for human trafficking Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country.Finnish authorities have cracked down in recent years after cases of exploitation of seasonal migrant workers in the nation’s berry industry came to light, and have accused leading companies in the sector of having formed a cartel to depress wages.The Lapland District Court convicted the former CEO of berry company Polarica, Jukka Kristo, on 78 counts of human trafficking.His Thai business associate Kalyakorn Phongphit was also found guilty of the same…

NewsFeedSmoke was seen rising in the illegal Israeli settlement, Itamar, in the northern occupied West Bank after Iran launched missiles at Israel. Settlers filmed the crater it caused, while Israeli media reported damage to a house.Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the Democratic Party “has lost its focus on working people.”Mamdani, during a June 1 interview with MS NOW’s Eugene Daniels, said that people want to know what will be done about rent, housing, gas and groceries, noting, “We have to have answers to that. And that’s what we’re trying to show.””Do you think the leadership of the Democratic Party understands that?” Daniels asked.MAMDANI SHRUGS OFF DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONCERNS OVER HIS ‘ABOLISH ICE’ PUSH Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, during a news…

12 hurt, 2 critically after Ohio festival shooting Fox News’ Madison Scarpino details the aftermath of a Toledo, Ohio, street festival shooting where 12 were injured, two critically, including a 14-year-old. A witness recounts mistaking gunfire for fireworks and seeing people running for cover. Toledo police are investigating, asking the public for photos and videos to help identify multiple suspects still at large. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A manhunt for the gunmen who wounded a dozen victims near a street festival in Toledo, Ohio, over the weekend entered its third day without an arrest on Monday…

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter is confident star spearhead Jake Waterman’s goal-kicking will come good as the forward works through an apparent case of the yips.Waterman has been a strong marking target for the Eagles this season and sits 11th in the Coleman Medal race with 28 majors, but his issues in front of goals are costing West Coast dearly.The star forward has kicked 34 behinds and has a conversion rate of 45.2 per cent from 62 shots, the lowest of anyone in the top 35 goalkickers league-wide, that is hurting his side.The Eagles kicked six behinds to their two…

SAFE HAVEN APPEAL Observers say Singapore could offer Asian central banks a trusted regional alternative to traditional storage centres in Europe and the United States, but clearer regulations will be needed to support secure transactions and further growth in the sector. “With the intensification of geopolitical tensions around the world in recent years, a lot of central banks are really thinking about what jurisdiction might suit them best (to) place one of their most important national reserves,” said Mr Shaokai Fan, global head of central banks and head of Asia-Pacific (excluding China) at the World Gold Council.“I think Singapore’s rule of law,…