• ‘You can’t predict fire. But you can trade on it’ – Senators warn prediction market activity on wildfires could encourage arson,Miriam Raftery

    ‘You can’t predict fire. But you can trade on it’ – Senators warn prediction market activity on wildfires could encourage arson

    Reprinted  from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association (San Diego) — California senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have joined a call to demand financial regulators restrict prediction market activity on wildfires, citing concerns that the bets could incentivize ars

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  • Health and Science Highlights,Karen Pearlman

    Health and Science Highlights

    East County News Service (San Diego) – Top stories include the latest on food recalls and inspection lapses, VA healthcare delays, AI misinformation on vaccines, record-breaking heat, rogue AI alarms researchers, Musk sues Minnesota over banning fake nudes, FCC ends limit on TV station ownership, an

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  • A Guide to the Mortgage Interest Deduction,Anonymous

    A Guide to the Mortgage Interest Deduction

    When you have a mortgage, there’s a deduction you can take on your taxes for the interest you pay on your first $1 million of debt. If you’re a homeowner who bought your home after December 15, 2017, you can deduct interest on the first $750,000 of your mortgage. If you are going to claim a mortgage

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