‘Muslim only’ event at Texas water park canceled after Abbott threatens to pull $530K in state grants

Taxpayer-funded “Muslims Only” campaign Texas The water park has been canceled after Gov. Greg Abbott criticized and threatened to revoke public safety funding. A local Islamic group has rented out Grand Prairie’s Epic Waters indoor water park for its annual Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) “Epic Eid” celebration on June 1. Representatives for the water park and…

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DTCC, Wall Street’s clearinghouse, works with blockchains to tokenize corporate actions

Wall Street Clearing House is working with blockchain developers to bring one of the most obscure but operationally complex functions of capital markets on-chain: corporate conduct. The market infrastructure giant is working with multiple layer 1 (L1) blockchain networks to improve the way dividend payments, tender offers and other post-trade events are handled in tokenized…

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Szczesny talks Barcelona future, Lamine, Flick, Lewandowski, UCL elimination: ‘I still want to play’

Wojciech Szczesny’s future at Barcelona has been the subject of growing interest in recent months, especially given that the veteran goalkeeper has retired from professional football before returning to action. Despite the uncertainty, Szczesny has now made his intentions very clear ahead of next season. advertise The Polish goalkeeper has one year left on his…

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Nasdaq’s president says the SEC’s new crypto stance is letting markets ‘build’ again

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Nasdaq President Tal Cohen said changes to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to cryptocurrency regulation give market operators more room to experiment with blockchain-based infrastructure and tokenized assets. Cohen told the Consensus conference in Miami on Wednesday that the industry now feels like it can “build” again after…

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University of Washington director booted after calling Zionism ‘cancerous’ in explosive remarks

The director of the University of Washington’s Middle East Center has been ousted for criticizing the war in Iran and calling Zionism a “cancer.” “Ultimately, I understand Zionism as a cancer, a potentially deadly creation on our planet: multiplying uncontrollably, invading healthy tissue, spreading, destroying organs, stealing nutrients, and ultimately shutting down vital systems,” Professor…

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Bitcoin-real estate strategy could outperform REITs, says Grant Cardone. Adds more BTC to treasury.

Billionaire real estate investor Grant Cardone said Wednesday that he added an additional $100 million to Bitcoin as part of a strategy to combine the asset with income-generating real estate, he said during a fireside chat at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami. “We simply added another $100 million in Bitcoin,” Cardone said, describing a…

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