Madina Okot’s WNBA journey proves resilience still defines basketball’s biggest stage
Madina Okot’s WNBA journey proves resilience still defines basketball’s biggest stage originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source. For Medina Okote, draft night was more than just hearing her name called. Almost everything prevented that moment from happening. Before she was a first-round pick with the…
Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Eastern Utah canyons will produce so much water this spring that as many as 50,000 toilets will flush simultaneously — desperately trying to maintain power for thousands of homes across much of the western United States. The flow of the Green and Colorado rivers may appear to provide abundant moisture…
Powerball winning numbers for $100M jackpot on Wednesday, April 22
Ahead of the drawing on Wednesday, April 22, the Powerball jackpot has risen to $100 million, with a cash value of $45.6 million. According to Powerball statistics, the jackpot has been won nearly 200 times since the lottery’s inception in 1992. As of now, there are 48 lotteries in the United States participating in the…
Bitcoin breaks Strategy’s STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months
Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock STRC is one week away from its April 15 ex-dividend date. Use Bitcoin Bitcoin$77,695.53 Currently, the price of Bitcoin is $79,000, which is the first time BTC has risen in a week after the payment event. As of the ex-dividend date, Bitcoin was trading around $75,000, highlighting BTC’s continued strength…
How did silent Juan Soto fare returning to Mets’ lineup?
How does Silent Juan Soto perform back in the Mets lineup? Originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source. The New York Mets need help. After a 12-game losing streak, the Mets enter Wednesday’s game against the visiting Minnesota Twins, who rank 30th in runs scored (75)…
Marine veteran allegedly gunned down by husband in attack outside home, police say
A 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran who was on the verge of a breakup has been killed in a shooting in Kansas, allegedly at the hands of her estranged husband. Ivy Unruh died on April 20 after being shot days earlier outside her apartment in northeast Wichita, according to police. Her husband, Joshua Orlando, 29, was…
Trump-linked American Bitcoin’s shares rise by over 12% after deploying nearly 11,300 more rigs
American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining and financial company with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s family, announced on Wednesday that it has added nearly 11,300 bitcoin mining rigs to its Drumheller site. The news sent its shares up about 12% to $1.38. The company said the miners have been fully deployed at its facility in…
Charles Barkley says former baseball player Vince Coleman helped him reconnect with Michael Jordan
Q: You’re a great player, man. One of the best ever. But when you talk about ring culture, I guess it’s just lazy people and ring culture doesn’t necessarily validate elites like you. Do you think people are getting lazier in conversation when it comes to evaluating their careers? Patrick Ewing: I’m not saying people…
Airline company Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as war squeezes fuel prices and supplies
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The German company that owns Lufthansa and other European airlines said Tuesday it will cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the war with Iran drives up oil prices and deepens concerns about possible jet fuel shortages in some countries. Lufthansa Group said that canceling less profitable routes, mainly concentrated at…
The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry’s weakest links
The $292 million vulnerability tied to KelpDAO is the latest in a long line of crypto bridge hacks, highlighting how systems designed to connect blockchains can become the easiest way to hack them. The incident involved KelpDAO’s use of LayerZero’s cross-chain messaging system, an infrastructure widely used to move data and assets between blockchains. The…