NEW YORK (AP) — Stanley Richards knows how bleak life can be at Rikers Island, New York City’s notorious jail complex. As a young man, he spent two years locked up there for robbery.Now, he runs the place as the city’s new Department of Correction commissioner.In January, Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Richards to become the first formerly incarcerated person to oversee the city’s jails. His office, inside a converted chapel, is across the road from his old cell block.The aging dormitory where Richards was once an inmate before turning his life around was emptied of prisoners three years ago, due…

If Spotify is already your go-to music streaming service when you work out, you’ll now have more fitness content to explore. On Monday, Spotify announced it’s partnering with Peloton to offer video content from top trainers and classes, as well as curated playlists and content from popular wellness creators. Spotify already…

Tensions between Ukraine and Israel have grown as Kyiv seeks to prevent a vessel carrying grain allegedly stolen from Russian-occupied areas of the country from docking and unloading in the port of Haifa. Ukraine’s foreign minister said Kyiv had issued a summons for Israel’s ambassador to appear on Tuesday morning…

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Prediction Markets Are Crossing a Dangerous LineOn April 23, federal prosecutors quietly crossed a legal threshold that has been looming for years. For the first time in U.S. history, a criminal case was filed alleging insider trading—not in stocks, not in options, but in a prediction market.The defendant was not…

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