Australian politicians took $147,000 worth of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban

Australian politicians were gifted about A$245,000 ($147,000) in match tickets over nearly two years by the country’s most popular sporting leagues as part of a lobbying campaign against a proposed ban on advertising of online gambling, according to Reuters calculations based on government documents. Lobbying by the gambling industry against the ban has been reported…

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Colorado judge puts temporary hold on deportations sought by Trump under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge has temporarily blocked deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued the emergency order Monday night after the American Civil Liberties Union requested it on behalf of two…

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