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Wall Street Journal
A federal judge cleared the way for bettors to place wagers on the outcome of congressional elections via a prediction-market startup.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/are-you-ready-to-bet-on-u-s-elections-a-judges-ruling-opens-the-door-556abc73
A lawsuit backed by a fossil-fuel billionaire, alleging that Greenpeace USA illegally incited protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, heads for trial with the environmental group warning it faces bankruptcy if it loses.
Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González, who the U.S. said won July’s presidential election, arrived in Spain to seek asylum in a blow to the nation’s democracy movement.