NYC official will ‘bet’ both Queens casinos get the OK day before make-or-break vote

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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards predicted both planned casinos in the World’s Borough will get licenses when bidders face a make-or-break vote on Monday. “I feel confident. I feel bullish. Bet on Queens,” Richards said Sunday, a day before the New York Gaming Facility Location board is set to decide whether to issue up to […]


EGBA “urges” delegates to vote on its markers for harm measure

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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has sent out a new press release that “urges” officials to vote yes on a landmark vote that could help with harmful behaviours around gambling. The “standard for markers of harm” is an initiative in the works since 2022, between the EGBA and European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). […]


RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisors will vote on flu shots with mercury

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A key, revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary […]


Elon Musk’s Starbase becomes ‘real’ Texas city after lopsided vote

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The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. With all the […]


South Carolina Postpones Vote on Banning 10 Books Statewide

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL […]


Amazon workers reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse

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File: The Amazon distribution center in Garner, N.C. opened in August 2020. Across four floors, the warehouse covers 2 million square feet. Scott Sharpe | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Amazon workers at a facility near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly voted against unionizing on Saturday. Of the 3,276 ballots cast, there were 2,447 votes […]


11 Queer Books to Vote for in the Goodreads Choice Awards

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I shared a list of queer adult books to vote for in the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards with the intention of sharing the YA books to vote for this week…except now the opening round has […]