Trump embraced the gambling industry for decades. Now he’s hedging his bet on prediction markets.

President Donald Trump on Thursday bemoaned to reporters the surge of interest in gambling and prediction markets in recent years, but he and his administration have been all in on the phenomenon, an NBC News review shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “You know, the … Read more

Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who was embraced by Obama, dies at 88

Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima and a historian but best known for a big hug he was given by then U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the city a decade ago, has died. He was 88. Born in 1937, Mori was 8 years old when he survived the … Read more

How a beloved resident has been embraced by his New Jersey town for more than a half-century

Clinton, New Jersey, is known primarily for its old grist mill, its quaint downtown, and its historic resident, Dave Robbins. “Dave is, I would say, like a pillar of the community,” one resident told CBS News. “”He is the essence of our town I think,” added another. Robbins was born with an intellectual disability. He … Read more