Skeptics have expressed fury at an online gambler who got lucky and earned nearly half a million dollars betting on when the US would strike Iran. Polymarket user @Magamyman has made more than $637,000 in the past 30 days after placing bets on a series of politically charged issues. The mystery bettor's biggest win came on Saturday when they profited by 82.73 percent betting that the US would attack Iran by February 28.

Israeli jets have bombed Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing more than 30 people after Hezbollah launched what it said was a rocket and drone attack against a military base in Haifa, northern Israel, spreading the conflict in the region. The Iran-allied Lebanese armed group said early on Monday that its attack was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, "in defence of Lebanon and its people" and "in response to the repeated Israeli aggressions".

Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation,' Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he had "no indication" Iran was "anywhere close" to having a nuclear weapon since Operation Midnight Hammer last June "was devastating."

U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. "It's moving along. It's moving along rapidly. This has been this way for 47 years," he was quoted as saying in an interview with a Fox News reporter. "It's moving along rapidly. Nobody can believe the success we're having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot. And it's moving along rapidly."

Massachusetts has a transparency problem. Currently, the Massachusetts Legislature is not subject to public records requests. Here, state lawmakers enjoy such a privilege of secrecy that the state auditor isn't even able to audit them. In 2024, Bay Staters decided they'd had enough when 72% of voters voted in favor of granting the state auditor the ability to audit the Legislature. Despite this clear display of support, the Legislature and attorney general are still working together to block the audit.

Don't we already have safe and secure elections in Florida? Gov. Ron DeSantis has certainly said so. In 2020, he called Florida the "gold standard" for elections. In 2022, he said Florida has become "a national leader by running the most secure elections in the country," as he was signing yet another piece of legislation designed to "hold bad actors accountable." Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article314852535.html#storylink=cpy

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An Iraqi Shiite militia backed by Iran has attacked US troops in Baghdad. No casualties are reported

An Iranian drone has hit a British military base in Cyprus, British officials have confirmed. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said the attack on RAF Akrotiri occurred at around midnight local time and did not result in any casualties