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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended. In information made public Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It also levied $10,000 fines on Rush Street Interactive NJ and the sports betting technology company Kambi. According to documents released by the state, Rush Street accepted 16 bets worth $1,523 in Nov. 2021 on a college basketball game between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the game had already concluded with a UNC victory. Kambi told the enforcement division that a trader had failed to manually remove that game from its betting markets, saying it had stopped receiving messages from its own sports data provider due to a network connectivity error. Kambi said it has updated its guidelines and retrained its traders to prevent a recurrence. Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Monday. Rush Street declined comment, and DraftKings had no immediate comment Monday. DraftKings stopped using Kambi in 2021. In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets totaling just under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the results were already known. Kambi told the division it experienced a connectivity issue that allowed the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to address the situation was blacked out in documents released by the division. A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match odds on a Professional Golf Association match after the event had already begun. In this case, Kambi told the division a newly hired trader failed to enter the correct closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a supervisor underwent retraining. DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events including Russian basketball for nine months in 2020 and 2021. It eventually voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the money to customers after being directed to do so by the state. In this case, Kambi told the division it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was approved for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings told the state it did not catch the error, either. In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi incorrectly enabled the events for wagering without conditions required by the state, the division said. In Feb. 2022, the division said DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving specific players but did not give the state specific information on what information was to be included in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth nearly $7,000 that were later voided and refunded to customers. Follow Wayne Parry on X at www.twitter.com/WayneParryACMcDonald’s Pokemon TCG Happy Meal reveals Charizard & players are eager to chase it

On Wednesday, December 4th, Neptune Aviation, one of the largest aerial firefighting companies in the United States, revealed that it will convert a popular narrowbody commercial airliner, the Airbus A319, to a firefighting water bomber. Neptune Aviation is partnering with Aerotec & Concept to complete the conversion of the Airbus A319. The initial conversion is scheduled to be completed in 2027, and Neptune Aviation will introduce it into service shortly after. The aerial firefighting company will look to convert several other Airbus A319s for aerial firefighting purposes in the future. These airplanes and helicopters are fitted with the latest technology in aerial firefighting capability. The President of Neptune Aviation, Jennifer Draughon, spoke about the new soon-to-be-converted aircraft. Draughon stated, "As the leader in aerial firefighting, we are always focused on continuous improvement. The Airbus A319’s larger size and higher maximum takeoff weight allow for greater fire retardant capacity, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing the safety of our crews, firefighters on the ground, and the communities we protect." Neptune Aviation's newest narrowbody firefighting aircraft Neptune Aviation will look to introduce a completed aerial firefighting aircraft in 2027, after the conversion is completed in partnership with the France-based Aerotec & Concept. The new Airbus A319 water bomber will be a significant upgrade to the firefighting company's fleet. Currently, Neptune Aviation flies nine British Aerospace 146 aircraft. According to Aero Time , these aircraft have a maximum capacity of 3,000 gallons for retardant. However, the newly converted Airbus A319 fleet will be able to carry a maximum of 4,500 gallons of retardant. It is not clear how many Airbus A319 water bombers Neptune Aviation will acquire in the future. However, it is likely that Neptune Aviation will keep a mixture of BAe 146 water bombers and Airbus A319 water bombers. This will provide the company with a wide range of aerial firefighting capabilities. The Airbus A319 has several other improvements in the performance category compared to the BAe 146s. However, the BAe 146s are smaller and easier to maneuver. Overall, these two aircraft have the following general performance specifications: Specification BAe 146 Airbus A319 Length 102 feet 111 feet Height 28 feet one inch 38 feet seven inches Wingspan 86 feet three inches 117 feet five inches Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) 84,000 pounds 166,000 pounds Typical cruise speed 404 knots (465 miles per hour) 448 knots (515 miles per hour) Range 2,090 nautical miles (2,405 miles) 3,750 nautical miles (4,320 miles) Service ceiling 35,000 feet 41,000 feet About Neptune Aviation Neptune Aviation Services is one of the largest aerial firefighting firms in the US. The company is based out of Missoula International Airport (MSO) in Missoula, Montana. However, Neptune Aviation provides aerial firefighting services to a wide range of areas, including throughout the US, Canada, Chile, and other areas around the world. The company was first founded in 1993 after Marta Amelia Timmons purchased Black Hills Aviation, which was previously based in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Since then, the company has focused on aerial firefighting services. However, the company also provides aviation maintenance services, air charter services, and operates a fixed base operator (FBO).Domestic and International Reactions to OSCE/ODIHR Final Report on Georgia

Prosperity Bancshares director Leah Henderson sells $91,564 in stockA video posted to social media by a Texas lieutenant in the Department of Public Safety shows a young girl at the U.S.-Mexico border standing alone. She has traveled from El Salvador, and holds just a Post-It note with a phone number on it. "How old are you?" a trooper asks. The girl holds up two fingers. A second video posted by the same lieutenant shows 60 migrant children who journeyed by themselves to the U.S. arriving in Eagle Pass, Texas. Another image shows an accused smuggler running across the border with a 5-year-old in his arms, reportedly paid to bring the girl to her mother already in the states. The Texas Department of Public Safety, under Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, openly supports President-elect Donald Trump's push to dramatically tighten immigration. Lt. Chris Olivarez began posting photos and videos of child migrants around the time Tom Homan, Trump's point-person on the border, visited Eagle Pass. "I guarantee some are in forced labor, some are in sex trades," Homan said. "We're going to save those children." RELATED STORY | Trump announces former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as new 'border czar' The arrival of unaccompanied minors is not a new phenomenon. Thousands have journeyed across the Mexican border each year, including during the first Trump term, according to a Scripps News review of data from the Department of Health and Human Services. The flow of unaccompanied minors, however, reached record highs during the first years of the Biden administration, as undocumented immigration soared. The numbers have fallen since 2022 but remain elevated today. The federal government tries to quickly place child migrants with a sponsor already in the country, usually a parent or other close family member. The sponsor pledges to care for the minor while ensuring they go through immigration proceedings. However, it is an approach that does not always work. RELATED STORY | Trump's mass deportation plan targets specific groups of immigrants A 2023 joint investigation by Scripps News and the Center for Public Integrity found many children end up disappearing from their sponsor homes. Thousands of unaccompanied minors run away, some winding up in dangerous illegal child labor jobs, or worse. "They've simply vanished into a dark underworld of sex and drug trafficking, forced labor, gang activity and crime," said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, during a November congressional hearing. McClintock and other Republicans say the Department of Health and Human Services is to blame for failing to properly vet sponsors. A 2023 report by a Florida grand jury obtained by Scripps News found some sponsor addresses were in fact empty lots or a strip club. One address listed 44 kids assigned to it. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says they are doing the best they can with a limited budget. "What we don't do is short-change the vetting process," Becerra said at a November hearing on Capitol Hill. "We make sure that we follow best practices in the child welfare field. "We do background checks on every individual," he added. RELATED STORY | The struggle to locate migrant children missing from US homes Just how many migrant children have disappeared from their sponsors is in dispute. Becerra says a frequently cited estimate of 85,000 missing kids is too high and doesn't account for many children who are safe but just not reachable by HHS officials who make three attempts to contact them. "They may be at school, they may be at a doctor's appointment, they may not have a phone working anymore," Becerra said. Homan and the rest of the Trump administration have not yet laid out what their policy will be for those children who make the perilous journey to the U.S. alone.