Tennessee nonprofit founder ‘hogtied’ on Epstein’s island, charged with trespassing
(Archival video from 2025 above) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – The head of a Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit that works with police to combat human trafficking and child exploitation was found kidnapped on an island linked to Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday. Benjamin Owen, founder of We Fight Monsters, was charged with trespassing on the island. He is…
Sidney Crosby reacts to painful playoff end as Penguins fall in OT
After the Pittsburgh Penguins lost 1-0 in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of their NHL first-round series, Sidney Crosby spoke to the media with a heavy heart. The loss ends their 2026 Stanley Cup playoff run on April 29, and Crosby is focused on how close the team came to reaching a…
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token could be its prediction market weapon, Arthur Hayes says
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX exchange and chief information officer of Maelstrom Fund, said that the key to leading decentralized exchange Hyperliquid’s entry into the prediction market will be who can capture the upside, not just cheaper transactions. CoinDesk previously reported that Hyperliquid is preparing a zero-fee position opening model for event trading under HIP-4….
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…
