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View More NewsDocuments obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press indicate that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress when he said that his 2019 visit to Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines.” The records were recently released by the U.S. Department of State in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Reporters Committee attorneys filed on behalf of the AP and reporter Michelle Smith. The newly disclosed documents include a letter in which Kennedy told Samoan officials ahead of his visit that he wanted to study the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine…
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded toward $81,000 around Thursday’s Wall Street open as Nvidia earnings boosted US stocks.Key points:Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 as $96.2 billion Nvidia earnings provide a boost to crypto and US equities.Expectations are running high ahead of Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday.Bitcoin analysis sees sell-side pressure lessening above $82,000 ahead of the $6.6 billion August options expiry.Nvidia earnings beat sends stocks, crypto higherData from TradingView showed new local highs of $80,808 for BTC/USD, with bulls again seeking to cement the $80,000 mark as support.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewNvidia surprised to the…
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On 15 June 1991, the volcano Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines erupted violently, releasing an ash cloud on a scale so vast that seeing a photograph of it boggles the human mind. The eruption spewed out something north of 17 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide. For context, that’s roughly equivalent to 1,700 Eiffel Towers’ worth of material ejected out of the ground and into the sky.The effects were global, albeit quite temporary. As a result of the explosion, NASA estimates that temperatures worldwide fell by about half a degree Celsius on average over the following…
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The UK is moving to put stablecoins at the center of a new Bank of England mandate aimed at supporting innovation in digital payments.The…
In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen inflows of $2.8 billion across eight consecutive trading sessions. Daily inflows have retreated from a peak…
from the here-comes-some-bullshit dept As we’ve been noting, billionaire Larry Ellison’s effort to dominate what’s left of corporate media is facing some headwinds after…
The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker…
Istanbul, Türkiye, April 12, 2026 – Istanbul Blockchain Week, organized by Web3 marketing agency EAK Digital is set to return for its fifth edition…
In brief North Korea-linked hackers were responsible for 60% of all crypto theft losses in 2025, totaling $2.06 billion in attributed losses, according to…
from the censorial-fascist-weirdos dept ABC/Disney, like most major media companies, has spent much of its time during America’s bout with authoritarianism being a feckless…
From yesterday’s decision by Judge David Estudillo (W.D. Wash.) in Arias v. Univ. of Wash. Tacoma: For purposes of the present motion, and resolving…
Index on Censorship last night honoured two women at the British Book Awards in London who showed bravery in standing up to rich and…
CleanSpark (CLSK) stock fell over 9.4% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the U.S. bitcoin BTC$80,621.04 mining company reported a widening net loss of…
Wells Fargo reported larger positions in Ether exchange-traded funds in the first quarter while reshuffling its Bitcoin ETF holdings across several products, according to…
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