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☆ A Digital Coin Based on Baby Trump? Yup.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( David Yaffe-Bellany | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The dog was cute, he thought, but more important, its name evoked something every crypto trader covets — billionaire status. “I started hearing people say ‘Billy’ to a billy,” Mr. Bailey said. “Kind of has that ring to it.”Mr. Bailey bought about $900 of $BILLY on Pump.fun, a leading vendor for memecoins, volatile cryptocurrencies based on the fluctuating popularity of internet memes. Many of the tokens have names like Bread (yes, the meme is a loaf of bread) or Baby Trump (the former president in a diaper). One of the most popular memecoins is based on Pepe the Frog, an alt-right mascot that is sometimes used as a hate symbol.

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We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Chappell Roan's 2024 tour. Chappell Roan 2024 tour scheduleIncluding 12 shows in North America, there are still 21 concert dates remaining in Chappell Roan's 2024 tour. How to buy tickets for Chappell Roan 2024 concert tourYou can purchase original tickets for Chappell Roan's 2024 tour on Ticketmaster or for her festival appearances through each festival's respective personal site. How much are Chappell Roan tickets? Vivid Seats offers comparable prices for resale tickets to Chappell Roan's 2024 tour dates.

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☆ Hasbro beats second-quarter estimates, goes 'all in' on digital gaming segment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Toy company Hasbro beat Wall Street expectations for the second-quarter on Thursday, thanks in part to growth in its digital gaming segment. Though Hasbro's revenue declined 18% overall for the quarter, its Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming segment saw 20% revenue growth. Hasbro attributed the revenue increase for Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming to the launch of MAGIC's card game, Modern Horizons 3, and the continued impact of licensed and digital gaming, with Monopoly Go! CEO Chris Cocks said during the company's earnings call that it continues to invest in its digital gaming portfolio, highlighting the recent appointment of John Hight as president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming. The company estimates a total adjusted EBITDA for the full year of between $975 million and $1.025 billion.

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☆ Renewed calls for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Body-camera footage released Monday showed the fatal police shooting of the 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help. Here’s what you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, what happened to it and its chances of passing. The measure seeks to ban racial and religious profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state and local level. It would mandate an overhaul of a legal doctrine known as qualified immunity that critics claim shields law enforcement from accountability. But policing reforms have not been a priority in a Congress where House Republicans are in the majority.

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☆ The Solution for High Rents and Home Prices: Fewer Stairs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

More specifically, they're taking aim at a widespread rule that requires almost every new apartment building in the US to include at least two separate stairwells. This part of local codes, they say, is an outdated safety measure that really just makes apartment units smaller, more expensive, and darker (yes, darker). City planners there sometimes call these single-stair buildings "Seattle Specials" — they simply wouldn't be possible in pretty much any other city. Almost all of Europe, as well as Asia, Mexico and South America, allows single-stair buildings of six stories or higher. Germany allows single-stair buildings to stretch to about 20 stories, while Switzerland has no such limit.

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☆ Video: Palestinians caught between Israel and Hamas describe dire situation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ak Pohlers | Austin Mabeus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ He Was an Online Drug Lord. Now He’s a Crypto Entrepreneur.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ryan Mac | Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a cryptocurrency convention in Austin in May, Blake Emerson Benthall hustled for investor money alongside scores of other entrepreneurs. But none of them, it is safe to say, could pitch their experience as the leader of a multimillion-dollar criminal drug enterprise. In the convention’s “Deal Flow Zone,” Mr. Benthall, 5-foot-4, cleanshaven and wearing a gray tee with his start-up’s logo, turned his laptop around at a lunch table and began giving his spiel to a bespectacled potential investor. “I’m a lifelong entrepreneur,” Mr. Benthall said as he clicked through a presentation that detailed how he had run Silk Road 2.0, the second iteration of the infamous online bazaar where 1.7 million anonymous customers signed up and used Bitcoin to buy methamphetamine, heroin and other illegal substances. and the years he spent in the punitive employ of the federal government.

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☆ U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover "extended deterrence", a term used to describe the U.S. commitment to use its nuclear forces to deter attacks on allies. Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover "extended deterrence," a term used to describe the U.S. commitment to use its nuclear forces to deter attacks on allies. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will also hold three-way talks with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea. The security talks with Japan will also include efforts to deepen cooperation between defense industries and upgrade command structures to improve coordination between their militaries . "These historic 2+2 talks will cement our shift from a focus on Alliance protection to one of Alliance projection," U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said.

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☆ General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2023. DETROIT — General Motors is set to report second-quarter results before the bell Tuesday. Here is what analysts expect, according to average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.75 adjusted$2.75 adjusted Revenue: $45.46 billionThose results would mark a 1.6% increase in revenue compared to a year earlier and a 44.2% increase in adjusted earnings per share. GM's second-quarter results last year included $44.75 billion in revenue, net income attributable to stockholders of $2.57 billion and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of $3.23 billion. GM's 2024 guidance includes adjusted earnings of $12.5 billion to $14.5 billion, or $9 to $10 a share, and adjusted automotive free cash flow in a range of $8.5 billion to $10.5 billion.

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☆ They built a home in Thailand after their US property was flooded in a hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —With his retirement fast approaching, Jim Dolan, from the US, felt as though his future was more or less mapped out. “I was not ready to leave the United States at that point,” Jim Dolan explains. “I feel safer here in Thailand than I think in any of the cities that I lived in the United States. “I think she had a bigger challenge moving to the United States than I had coming here,” he says. “But overall, I think we’re much better off here than we would have been in the United States had we stayed there.”

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☆ Berkshire sells around $1.48 billion Bank of America shares, filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The exterior of a Bank of America on July 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Berkshire Hathaway sold about 33.9 million shares of Bank of America for around $1.48 billion over multiple transactions this week, a regulatory filing showed. After the sale, Berkshire owned about 999 million BofA shares. It also invests in several other banks, including Wells Fargo & Co and JPMorgan Chase. The conglomerate, owned by Warren Buffett, began investing in Bank of America in 2011, purchasing $5 billion of preferred stock plus warrants to buy 700 million common shares, at a time many investors worried about the bank's capital needs.

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Instead, Biden’s campaign unraveled over the course of the next 24 days. It’s a high-risk, high-reward gamble for Democrats, resetting a campaign Biden was losing with a new nominee just 107 days before the election. Dunn and her husband, Bob Bauer, were among Biden’s debate prep team and had faced the ire of the president’s family in the aftermath of the debate. Several news outlets, including CNN, reported that Pelosi and former President Barack Obama had privately expressed concerns about the future of Biden’s campaign. That same day, ABC News reported that Schumer told Biden in their Saturday meeting that it would be best if he bowed out of the presidential race.

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☆ Big-dollar Democratic donors are split: Hold the line or abandon Biden?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Advertisement"The donors that I'm in contact with are solidly behind Biden because we know Biden and Harris can defeat Trump," Ajay Bhutoria, the deputy national finance chair of Biden's National Finance Committee, told Business Insider. A spokesperson for the Biden campaign declined to comment on this story, and a Democratic National Committee spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Two wealthy donors told BI that they've lost faith in the Biden campaign just in the past month and that a new, younger Democratic nominee is needed to energize the base. But on Wednesday, the donor told BI that their thinking, along with other donors they have spoken to, has changed. Wasn't just the debate but everything since," the donor told BI in a text message on Wednesday.

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☆ Why 'Twisters' star Glen Powell is going back to college: 'I'm so close, I can taste it'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Powell attended his hometown University as a teenager, but dropped out to pursue his dream of making it in Hollywood. As he prepares to shoot his newest movie in London, Powell is fitting classes into his schedule. "I'm not going to be sitting in class with other students on the regular," Powell explained. With just a few credits separating him from joining the rest of his family as a UT alumnus, Powell isn't going to let Hollywood stardom stop him. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

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In America's 20 biggest cities, a 20% down payment ranges from $39,127 in Oklahoma City to $263,392 in San Jose, California. On a $200,000 home, a 3% down payment means you'll need $6,000. FHA mortgage: 3.5%To get an FHA mortgage, you'll need at least a 3.5% down payment. The exact amount you'll pay depends on your down payment and whether you've gotten a VA loan previously. PMI protects lenders on mortgages with high loan-to-value ratios, and it's added to the borrower's monthly mortgage payment.

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☆ How one IT update gone wrong has sparked chaos around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIf the world needed a wake-up call on just how fragile its IT systems are, it just got one: a small update gone wrong appears to be the culprit for a total global meltdown. CEO George Kurtz said on X the issue was caused by a "defect found in a single content update for Windows" with a fix now deployed. CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. AdvertisementBug checkAccording to Microsoft's Azure status page , it's a particular issue with Crowdstrike's "Falcon agent" that was affecting systems. In other words, the agent meant to detect bugs is getting checked to see if it's a bug itself — and causing problems as a result.

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☆ A Tech Outage Caused Disruptions Worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A flawed software update sent out by a cybersecurity company caused a global technology outage today, affecting millions of computers. Airlines were forced to ground flights, 911 lines went down, banks reported glitches and hospitals had to cancel surgeries. Many companies recovered during the day, but other issues persisted with no clear end in sight. The chaos all stemmed from a software update sent by CrowdStrike, which is based in Austin, Texas. When the new code reached computers that run Microsoft Windows software, the machines began to crash.

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Read previewMajor airlines, banks, and supermarkets are experiencing widespread disruptions linked to an IT outage after Microsoft reported problems with its online services. American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines are among the airlines that have issued ground stops for their aircraft due to communication issues, Reuters reported. A spokesperson for Singapore's Changi Airport told BI: "Due to a global outage affecting IT systems of many organizations, the check-in process for some airlines at Changi Airport is being managed manually." On Thursday night, Frontier Airlines issued a ground stop order, saying in a statement: "flight operations are currently being impacted by a major Microsoft technical outage." AdvertisementThe Austin-headquartered tech giant, which specializes in security for cloud computing platforms, confirmed with CNBC on Friday morning that it was receiving outage reports.

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☆ Tesla halted some of its production lines due to the Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla halted some production lines due to a global IT outage early Friday morning. The outage, linked to an issue at CrowdStrike, affected servers and manufacturing devices, Tesla told staff. The IT outage has caused issues across the globe as many Windows systems were taken offline. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTesla shut down some of its production lines on Friday morning as a result of the widespread IT outage that roiled companies across the world.

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☆ Japan’s top general lauds closer South Korea military ties as mutual concerns grow over China, North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Oren Liebermann | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Tokyo CNN —America’s two most powerful allies in the Pacific are taking their defense ties to new heights amid increasing concerns over China’s assertiveness in the region and North Korean threats, Japan’s top general said Thursday. Yoshida called on Japan, South Korea and the United States to “demonstrate our strong unity domestically and globally to ensure regional peace and stability.”But bilateral cooperation between Japan and South Korea is the most noteworthy result of this week’s meeting in Tokyo. Kim said he and Yoshida “share a lot of the same thoughts,” an acknowledgment of the mutual perspective on the regional threat posed by China and North Korea. Last month, Japan and South Korea joined the US in the inaugural Freedom Edge in the Pacific, a military exercise that focused on ballistic missile and air defense, anti-submarine warfare and more. “Domestic politics remain complicated in Seoul and Tokyo, but policymakers and military professionals want to lock in coordinated responses to North Korea, Russia, and China before any major political changes occur in Washington,” Easley said.

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☆ Justice Dept. Sues Contractor Over Sexual Abuse of Migrant Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Aishvarya Kavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department has sued Southwest Key Programs, the nation’s largest operator of shelters for unaccompanied migrant children, accusing its employees of repeatedly subjecting minors in its care to sexual abuse and harassment. Southwest Key has worked with the federal government for more than two decades, playing a critical role in the shelter system. It has been awarded nearly $6 billion in federal funds since 2007, operating 29 shelters in Texas, Arizona and California that can house more than 6,300 children. They receive meals and educational opportunities in such shelters until they can be placed with a parent, relative or other guardian. Southwest Key documented dozens of incidents of abuse reported by children, but according to prosecutors, employees did not report abuse they had observed or knew of, or violations of policies designed to protect minors.

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Our campaign is not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not the top of the ticket. The delay stopped a draft letter circulating among House Democrats that, if made formal, would have exposed further cracks in the party. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer both pushed the DNC to delay the process, multiple sources told CNN. Behind the scenes, the president is not as defiant as he is in public, multiple Democratic sources told CNN. “President Biden is the nominee of the party.

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