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Home Daily News Feds charge players, gamblers in conspiracy… Criminal Law Feds charge players, gamblers in conspiracy to fix college basketball games By Shirley Henderson January 16, 2026, 12:54 pm CST Federal prosecutors have charged 26 people in a betting ring involving NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association game fixing. (Shutterstock image) Federal prosecutors have unveiled a betting ring involving NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association game fixing, charging 26 people, including current and former college basketball players. The case involves gamblers placing bets and bribing players with large cash payouts for underperforming during a game, even texting players pictures of stacks…

Heading to the Scottish legend Lewis Capaldi in Abu Dhabi?The Saadiyat Nights lineup has been amazing so far, with huge names performing like Diana Ross and Seal, Ludovico Einaudi, and Alicia Keys, and a huge name is coming tonight, Lewis Capaldi is coming to the open air venue in Abu Dhabi.If you’re one of the very lucky (and organised) people to be going to see the Scottish singer perform tonight then we’re very jealous. However because Team What’s On are such lovely people, we have gathered some information that you should know for the gig.The concert is due to start…

Anita Nkonge,BBC AfricaandLucy FlemingGetty ImagesBobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the resultsPolice in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout.Wine’s party said a helicopter landed in the grounds of his house in the capital, Kampala, and forcibly took him to an unknown location.Initially Wine’s son, Solomon Kampala, said both his parents had been seized, but later claimed his father “escaped” and his mother was still under house arrest, leading to confusion over the whereabouts of…

Buckle up! The electric vehicle market in this country is about to take a sharp turn. Prime Minister Mark Carney is reopening Canada to Chinese-made EVs, lowering a 100 per cent tariff on imports, imposed in 2024, back to six per cent. There’s demand for more affordable and climate-conscious EVs and, for an average customer, having Chinese EVs in the market means “more choice” and “greater tech,” said Max Morris, sales manager at Shift Electric Vehicles in Burlington, Ont. While some are applauding the EV market opening up, others are raising concerns about the safety and security of vehicles from…

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in yet another battle over the president’s power to remove the heads of independent agencies created by Congress. Wednesday’s arguments center on President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, in August 2025. The lower courts have thwarted his efforts to do so thus far, but the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to put those rulings on hold while Cook’s challenge to her firing continues. Here’s a brief explainer on the case, Trump v. Cook, and its background. What is…

A moving dance work inspired by the Sufi nightingale myth comes to The Arts Center at NYU Abu DhabiA nightingale sings its most beautiful song when it knows the end is near. That idea sits at the centre of Songs of the Bulbul, a striking dance work coming to The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi this weekend.Created and performed by award-winning choreographer Aakash Odedra, this is an intimate and emotionally charged piece that leans into stillness as much as movement. Odedra blends classical Kathak with contemporary dance, using rhythm, breath and control to tell a story about love, sacrifice…

ReutersCustoms and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquartersThe US justice department is investigating two prominent Minnesota officials over alleged attempts to impede federal immigration operations, in an escalation of the Trump’s administration’s clash with Democrats.Gov Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both liberals, are facing an inquiry over statements they made about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.It comes as new details emerged in the death of a Minneapolis woman shot last week by an ICE agent in the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela’s interim leader in Caracas to discuss co-operation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in ​the most senior known visit by a U.S. official since the United States toppled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this month.Ratcliffe met on Thursday with Delcy Rodríguez at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump, “to deliver the message that the United States ​looks forward to an improved working relationship,”…

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon added four new cases, on topics ranging from the Fourth Amendment to federal preemption, to its Oral Argument Docket for the 2025-26 term. The announcement came as part of a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference earlier in the day. Just two days after the court issued its decision in one Fourth Amendment case, Case v. Montana, the justices agreed to take up Chatrie v. United States, another case involving the Fourth Amendment. Chatrie is a challenge to the constitutionality of “geofence warrants” – a warrant that allows law enforcement officials…