DraftKings says hired law firm confirms no wrongdoing

DraftKings says hired law firm confirms no wrongdoing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A law firm hired by DraftKings to investigate claims an employee used valuable inside information to win a $350,000 second-place prize on a competing daily fantasy sports site contest confirms that it didn't and couldn't have happened.

The Boston-based daily fantasy sports company released a short two-page summary Monday saying it would have been impossible for the employee to use the information to win on FanDuel because he didn't receive the helpful data until 40 minutes after that site's contest closed. The companies' employees aren't allowed to bet on their own sites but until recently could play on competing sites.

Texas cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion

Texas cuts off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas announced Monday it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthoodclinics following undercover videos that featured discussions about fetal tissue, potentially triggering a court fight like one unfolding in neighboring Louisiana.

Texas health officials sent a letter to Planned Parenthood affiliates saying the clinics were potentially "liable, directly or by affiliation, for a series of serious Medicaid program violations" highlighted in the videos.

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