Kalshi Suspends Republican House Candidate for Betting on Her Own Race

31 August 2026 at 23:15

The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a “dumb mistake.”

Laurie Buckhout, a former U.S. Army colonel and a Republican, is challenging Representative Don Davis of North Carolina.

North Carolina teenager dies from rare infection caused by brain-eating amoeba

The Guardian

By: Maya Yang

1 September 2026 at 00:34

Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, and if it enters through the nose, can cause brain damage

A North Carolina teenager has died after contracting a rare and often fatal brain-eating amoeba.

The state’s health department (NCDHHS) confirmed the boy’s death on Monday, saying: “NCDHHS has been informed that the teen who developed a rare illness, caused by Naegleria fowleri died on Aug. 31, 2026. We extend our condolences to the family, friends and community impacted by this loss.”