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View More NewsThe Committee to Protect Journalists joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association, and other organizations in a joint message urging the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) to reaffirm its commitment to the First Amendment at its rescheduled correspondents’ dinner on Friday. Since the April dinner was postponed, the Trump administration has intensified its attacks on journalists through the use of subpoenas targeting reporters, threats against broadcasters, restrictions on Pentagon press access, plans to shorten visas for foreign journalists, and public attacks on individual reporters. The message calls on the…
In brief The European Union included HTX, the crypto exchange owned and advised by billionaire Justin Sun, in the 21st package of Russia sanctions it adopted Thursday. Listed under its operator, Huobi Global SA, the exchange was placed on an EU annex of firms “significantly frustrating” its Russia sanctions, triggering a transaction ban from August 23 but no asset freeze. The move follows the UK’s May designation of HTX, which the exchange denies warrants sanctions, saying such actions lack supporting evidence. The European Union has added HTX, the crypto exchange owned and advised by billionaire Tron founder Justin Sun, to…
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Three thousand years ago, Homer gave us the face that launched a thousand ships. This weekend, Christopher Nolan gave us the film that launched a million grifts, and he buried them.His Odyssey opened to $124 million domestically and a whopping $264 million worldwide. The haul does not prove the film is good. It does prove that the seven-month social-media campaign against it face-planted the moment real people bought tickets.Their indictment ran on three charges. Nolan cast Lupita Nyong’o, a black actress, as Helen of Troy, the legendary beauty of the ancient world. Elliot Page, the transgender star, was said to…
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Odos Protocol will shut down on July 30, giving users one week to withdraw assets. The team did not provide a reason for the…
Among others abandoning the treasury approach include Sequans Communications (SQNS), which sold 1,025 BTC before disposing of nearly 80% of its remaining holdings to…
Ten tokenized dairy cows backed a $19,600 loan registered on Brazil’s B3, in one of Brazil’s first uses of tokenized livestock as loan collateral.…
BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange that invented the perpetual swap, faces a proposed class action suit alleging theft of bitcoin BTC$65,057.10 and insider trading…
In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression activities (and its effects)…
Gemini (GEMI), the cryptocurrency platform founded by the billionaire Winklevoss twins, unveiled “Command Center,” a new AI-powered intelligence layer built into its prediction markets…
Bitcoin (BTC) has created its last classic price magnet as a staple chart feature disappears forever.Key points:Bitcoin is set to lose popular short-term price…
In brief Prediction market Myriad has launched a $100,000 trading competition for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The prize pool awards $20,000, $10,000, and…
School buses may soon become roaming surveillance vehicles, 404media reported on Tuesday after reviewing leaked documents detailing plans to equip buses with automatic license…
Ethereum treasury firm Bit Digital (BTBT) made its first ether (ETH) purchase since the October crypto market peak, but it’s already underwater on its…
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, in…
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