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The longer funding rates stay in the red, the louder the calls for a short squeeze get. Bitcoin Bitcoin$79,624.85 It traded at $79,614 during the Asian session on Friday, down 1.6% in 24 hours, but still up 3.3% for the week, retreating from Wednesday’s high of $81,500, its highest level since late January. Ethereum fell…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell scored 20 points and Jaren McCain added 18 for the defending champion Thunder, which improved to…
A BBC investigation based on satellite images and official photos of a new monument in Pyongyang showed that some 2,300 North Korean soldiers died fighting for Russia against Ukraine. After Ukraine’s surprise invasion of Kursk in August 2024, South Korea estimated that at least 11,000 North Korean personnel were sent to Russia to help retake…
MIAMI — The cryptocurrency industry sees the 2026 U.S. midterm elections as a key test of whether Washington’s recent embrace of digital assets is sustainable, said Jesse Spiro, head of government affairs at Tether.io. “We’ve seen a lot of good input and progress over the last year,” Spiro said during a panel discussion at Consensus…
Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been formally charged after returning from Syria. Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appeared in a Melbourne court on Friday, less than 24 hours after they were arrested at the airport and remanded in custody. Kawsar Ahmad faces four charges…
MIAMI — Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said that reviving Binance.US is a possible way to get better prices for U.S. cryptocurrency traders. Binance wants to help restore access to global cryptocurrency liquidity to U.S. users, CZ said, noting that a resurgence of Binance.US could be one avenue after years of limited participation in the U.S….
LAS VEGAS – On May 7, 2026, Big3 Basketball held its combine tryout and draft at the Las Vegas Basketball Center and Liv Nightclub, where Kalin Sipes captured the following TST images. Clyde Drexler speaks to the Big3 Combine at the Las Vegas Basketball Center on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Karyn Sipes – The Sports…
French prosecutors are bringing charges against Elon Musk and his social platform The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into X on charges including conspiracy to possess and distribute child sexual abuse images and illegal collection of personal data. It is also investigating allegations of distributing non-consensual images or other…
Matthew Liberator gave the St. Louis Cardinals the strong start they needed to rock the West Coast, and his nasty curveball and Alec Burleson’s power surge lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Matthew Liberatore looked shaky and nasty in the bottom half of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe huge amounts of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that rescissions would begin on Friday, focusing on people who owe $100,000 or more. This will apply to approximately 2,700 U.S. passport holders,…