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View More NewsNA Last week, the Trump administration lost two more sanctuary city cases, adding to a long list of similar defeats. They did manage to rack up a rare win in this area, one they secured because of an unusual connection to the Contracts Clause of the Constitution. The losses were well-deserved. The win raises some difficult issues, though I think ultimately the administration deserves to lose here, too, and perhaps appellate judges will see things that way. “Sanctuary” jurisdictions are state and local governments that restrict their law enforcement agencies and other employees from assisting federal immigration enforcement and deportation…
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted lower on Monday as a low-liquidity environment erased the weekend’s gains above $80,000.Key points:Bitcoin dips 2% below $80,000 after its highest weekly close since the start of May.Traders are in wait-and-see mode ahead of the week’s key volatility catalyst in the form of US inflation data.Analysis praises Bitcoin’s “resilience” as a narrow range holds since mid-August. Bitcoin needs US inflation catalyst: AnalysisData from TradingView showed BTC/USD down nearly 2% on the day at the time of writing. This price action comes after its first weekly close above $80,000 since early May.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewWith US markets closed…
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The scale of the global learning crisis is difficult to exaggerate. A recent analysis of international and regional assessments estimated that at least two-thirds of the world’s young people fail to acquire the basic skills needed to participate effectively in a modern economy. In affluent countries, roughly one child in four falls short. In low-income regions, the proportion is far higher. Published calculations estimate that broad improvements in children’s academic development could add more than US$700 trillion to the world economy by 2100. The standard response is to demand better schools: more competent teachers, stronger curricula, greater accountability, higher standards, and…
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In brief Galaxy Research said Monday that 97.09 BTC, worth about $7.7 million, has left the Wave 3 vaults. The coins went out through…
New York, September 7, 2026—Taliban authorities must allow independent broadcaster Rah-e-Farda TV to resume operations, immediately release its owner, Salman Akhlaqi, and end their…
The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban. Read…
Singapore-based financial services group DBS and American financial services giant Citi completed the first weekend tokenized cross-border payment between Singapore and the US on…
New York, May 7, 2026 — Four years after the Israeli military’s killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the reported investigation by…
Miami — Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said a revived Binance.US is one possible path for giving American crypto traders access to better prices.Binance…
Michael Saylor’s comment this week that Strategy might sell portions of its Bitcoin holdings, is a decision that gives the BTC treasury company Strategy,…
In brief Researchers at IMDEA Networks found 13+ third-party trackers embedded in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity, including tools from Meta, Google, and TikTok.…
from the worst-people-have-the-most-power dept The cops never change. Only the tech toys do. That’s the upshot of this report from the Institute for Justice,…
The Department of Justice this week filed two Second Amendment lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, challenging that state’s…
Miami — Bitmine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury firm, may slow the pace of its ether (ETH) accumulation as the firm is inching closer…
Prediction marketplace Kalshi has reached a $22 billion valuation after closing a $1 billion Series F funding round, underscoring growing venture capital appetite for…