Key takeaways: XRP (XRP) has risen by over 10% since Thursday, when Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to dismiss their legal appeals against one another. XRP/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView XRP futures volume surpasses Solana XRP futures trading volume spiked over 200% in the past 24 hours to $12.4 billion, overtaking Solana’s $9.6 billion, …
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The mere sight of a sick person may set off an alarm system in your brain and body, even if they are too far away to infect you. A series of experiments using virtual reality headsets has now revealed just how “exquisitely sensitive” our brains are to symptoms of sickness. When participants saw a virtual avatar at varying distances showing …
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A silence fell on Virtue Field. Owen O’Malley stepped up, kissed the ball, and prepared to take Vermont Green’s fifth penalty in a shootout. The outcome of that spot kick could decide the winner of the USL League Two semi-final against Dothan United in the fourth tier of American soccer. The moment of quiet was in stark contrast to the …
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Whether it’s the person brandishing a tissue on the train or the child with the telltale signs of chickenpox, the threat of an infection can be enough for us to beat a retreat. Now researchers using virtual reality avatars have shown that the mere sight of a potentially contagious person is enough to mobilise our immune system too. “Although surprising, …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has helped Speaker Mike Johnson survive every political storm of his speakership. Now, Johnson is stuck in a crisis of Trump’s own making over Jeffrey Epstein — and there’s no clear way forward without risking the ire of the speaker’s most critical ally. Despite Johnson’s efforts to quell the furor inside the GOP …
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