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Election Betting on Prediction Markets, Special Education, Breastmilk Storage

7/11/202614 min

Kalshi's new plan to prevent political campaign staffers from betting on their own campaigns is hardly foolproof. The disability community has concerns about moving special education oversight from the Education Department to the Department of Health and Human Services. Influencers are questioning the guidance to throw away leftover breast milk in a bottle after two hours.

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Staffers Betting On Own Races
Leftover Breast Milk Debate
Special Ed Oversight Shuffle Concerns
Gaps In Market Surveillance

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First 90 seconds

  1. Scott Simon· Host0:00

    [intro music] Prediction markets take plenty of bets on the outcome of elections. Some bettors might be cheating.

  2. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:07

    Campaign staffers are awfully tempted to turn their insider knowledge into money.

  3. Scott Simon· Host0:13

    I'm Scott Simon.

  4. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:14

    I'm Ayesha Rascoe, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  5. Scott Simon· Host0:18

    [intro music] Look, Kalshi and other prediction markets try to police themselves and keep the government out of their business.

  6. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:27

    And as the Trump administration dismantles the Department of Education, people with disabilities and their families ask what will happen to special education.

  7. Scott Simon· Host0:37

    And finally, mothers have been told for years to throw out any breast milk left over in a bottle after feeding. Some influencers disagree.

  8. Ayesha Rascoe· Host0:45

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