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Latvian Prime Minister Evica Silina resigned after a political crisis sparked by a Ukrainian drone bound for Russia that accidentally entered Latvian territory. She fired Defense Minister Andris Sprouz after two drones crashed in eastern Latvia last week, criticizing his response and appointing his replacement. In protest, Spruez’s Progress Party withdrew its support for Silina’s…
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a markup hearing on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly known as the Clarity Act, on Thursday, kicking off a key process for the long-awaited market structure bill. At Thursday’s hearing, the committee’s 24 senators will debate and vote on dozens of proposed amendments to the text released…
SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) – The likelihood that an entity other than Iran was responsible for an attack on a South Korean cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz is low, Yonhap news agency quoted a senior official in Seoul as saying on Thursday. South Korea is analyzing intelligence shared by the United States about…
The Bank of England (BOE) will relax proposed restrictions on stablecoin holdings, amid pressure from digital asset industry players, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Sarah Breeden said the central bank’s initial plan to limit individual holdings to a maximum of 20,000 pounds ($27,000) per coin may have been “too…
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is leaving, TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reports. The news comes after Frank Seravalli reported earlier this week that the Oilers had sought permission from the Vegas Golden Knights to interview Bruce Cassidy. Knoblauch, 47, succeeded Jay Woodcroft in November 2024 and immediately turned things around, leading Edmonton to back-to-back Stanley…
A tourist was widely condemned in Hawaii after a witness recorded him throwing a coconut-sized rock at Lani, a beloved endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Maui beach, after being arrested by federal agents on Wednesday. Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, was charged with molesting a protected animal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in…
After one of the craziest weeks of the season so far, we’re once again ranking the top high school softball teams in the area. (Records and statistics from Wednesday’s game) South Jersey Average 15 Rank 1. Northern Burlington (18-2, last week’s ranking: 1). The Greyhounds lost 4-0 to Robbinsville on May 12, ending their 18-game…
Strive (ASST) said its preferred shares will begin paying cash dividends every business day starting June 16, a first in the history of a U.S.-listed security. Calling the daily dividend structure a “zero-to-one innovation,” CEO Matthew Cole positions SATA as a cash yield vehicle designed to compete with and improve upon traditional money market alternatives….
TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government said on Thursday it was considering resubmitting its request to Congress given the importance to Taiwan’s security of items that lawmakers cut from the special defense budget. Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament last week approved only two-thirds of the $40 billion special defense budget requested by President Lai Ching-te to…
Coinbase (COIN) is expanding its presence on Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the fastest-growing exchange networks for cryptocurrencies, by becoming the official vault deployer of USDC on the blockchain, the company announced Thursday. The move gives Coinbase a central role in managing USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid through the network’s Aligned Quoted Assets (AQA) framework. The system…