Huge ‘Big Boy’ train makes a rare trip East. Here’s where it’s going
The world’s largest steam train is heading east across the Mississippi River to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The train, officially known as Big Boy No. 4014, will begin traveling between 10 states in late May. Delivered to Union Pacific in 1941, the locomotive was one of 25 built to transport wartime cargo across the Continental…
Taiwan activates backup communications for outlying island after undersea cable breaks
TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan has activated backup communications for its northernmost territory, the remote and strategic Dongyin Island, after severe weather conditions apparently diverted the remains of a ship onto an undersea cable, causing it to break. The vulnerability of undersea communications cables linking Taiwan to its outlying islands has been a focus…
Rockets hold off Lakers to force Game 6, halfway to overcoming 3-0 deficit
The Houston Rockets are still on the back foot, but they’re two wins away from making NBA history. After trailing by double digits in the first quarter, Houston beat Los Angeles 99-93 in Game 5 to force a series they had trailed 3-0 into a Game 6. No NBA team has been able to overcome…
The ‘tokenization of everything’ is no longer a theory
For a decade, the crypto industry has gathered at consensus conferences to discuss what will happen next. This year, something different is happening. The future has already begun to arrive. Real-world assets are being minted on-chain. Stablecoins are quietly becoming the connective tissue of global commerce. Prediction markets are turning probability into a tradable asset…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement payments to begin. Are you getting one?
Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon begin issuing settlements from a $2.67 billion class-action lawsuit that accuses the health insurance giant of violating antitrust laws. The lawsuit began in 2013, when a class-action lawsuit was filed against more than 35 Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans. The lawsuit claims the company violated antitrust laws…
Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators this week apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and settled a lawsuit that said a state agency displayed political bias against the rocket company and its CEO. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged that its members made “inappropriate” comments about Musk’s political beliefs during a…
Looking back at when Notre Dame didn’t get screwed over against Colorado
January 1, 1990, Miami, Florida There was no tremor in his voice, nor any hint of anxiety. His steps were slow and cautious as he paced before the assembled troops, outlining a battle plan for how to win the war. This is a man in all his MacArthur glory. This is not the Lou Holtz…
JPMorgan hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Kinexys. Here is why he believes tokenization is only half the battle
JPMorgan Chase has hired former Goldman Sachs cryptocurrency executive Oliver Harris to lead its blockchain unit Kinexys, marking a return to the bank as it expands its digital asset strategy. Harris previously worked on early-stage blockchain and tokenization at JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs before founding Arda, a startup aiming to make real estate assets programmable….
IPL 2026 Narendra Modi Stadium pitch report: Batting and bowling records, average scores and chances of dew in Ahmedabad
Gujarat Titans host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 42nd match of IPL 2026 on Thursday, April 30, at the Narendra Modi Stadium. GT currently sit fifth in the IPL standings after suffering some early losses. advertise They defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in their last match at Chepauk, in which Sai Sudarshan scored…
