14 charged in Mafia-backed betting ring involving athletes

David PurdumNovember 13, 2025, 05:12 pm ET to close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering the gambling industry since 2008 Fourteen people were charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring that involved college athletes and ties to organized crime, New Jersey authorities announced Thursday. Lucchese crime family member Joseph “Little Joe”…

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Trump opens up more Arctic drilling

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Trump cuts protections for Arctic lands The Trump administration is resuming oil and gas drilling on millions of acres of land in the Arctic that former President Biden had shut down, it was announced Thursday. © US Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File The administration…

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Graham says he'll sue DOJ for $500K over phone records

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday he will sue the Department of Justice (DOJ) for $500,000 over his phone records obtained by investigators during Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Senate included a provision in its proposal to reopen the government allowing…

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