Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Block shares jumped more than 10% in extended trading on Friday, as the fintech company gets set to join the S&P 500, replacing Hess. It’s …
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The ESPY Awards showered kudos on female athletes during Wednesday’s glitzy ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fortunately, the honorees delivered enough inspiration and muscular prowess — see: rugby star Ilona Maher, who was honored as breakthrough athlete of the year — to offset the edgy jabs aimed at women in the monologue from ESPYs host Shane Gillis. A …
Read More »Bitcoin Price Falls. But These Altcoins Soar as Crypto Bills Move Through Congress. Barron’s Bitcoin Pulls Back as Record Rally Triggers Profit Taking Bloomberg Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Coinbase Global, Galaxy Digital, BlackRock, IBIT, Robinhood, Interactive Brokers and Alphabet Yahoo Finance Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Surges to Record High ETF Database Why is the price of bitcoin hitting a record high? Experts explain. ABC News – …
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A recent unexpected frost graced high-altitude peaks in Chile, dusting the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope with a delicate layer of snow. What is it? The 13.4 foot (4.1 meter) telescope has been a major hub for researchers in the Southern Hemisphere using optical and near-infrared astronomy to study the stars. According to NOIRLab, the telescope was initiated in 1987 …
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Measles cases soar in Europe as vaccine coverage falls short Financial Times Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us The Guardian Britain is facing a measles epidemic because parents no longer believe in science The Telegraph Dealing with vaccine hesitancy in the age of misinformation – lessons from Switzerland SWI swissinfo.ch Luke …
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The number of young children sickened after getting their little hands on nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids has skyrocketed in recent years. From 2010 through 2023, U.S. poison centers reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings among kids under age 6, according to a study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nearly all …
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According to CoinDesk Data price information, at 2:20 p.m. UTC on Sunday, the bitcoin price set a new all-time high of $119,308, up 1.4% in the past 24-hour period. The new high in bitcoin price comes as President Donald Trump said late Friday on Truth Social that the U.S. will impose 30% tariffs against imports from the EU and Mexico …
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In brief Bitcoin hit new highs on Thursday and Friday. Coinbase, major miners, and a number of Nasdaq-listed crypto companies also shot up. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund hit a record high during the week. The share prices of crypto-focused companies jumped this week amid the wider market upturn that sent Bitcoin to multiple all-time highs and despite a lull …
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