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Bitcoin’s latest ‘halving’ has arrived. Here’s what you need to know

The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut – effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again.

French government asks retailers to alert customers to cases of ‘shrinkflation’

The French government announced a new rule on Friday that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases, a practice known as ” shrinkflation. ”

FAU hires Isaiah Austin, whose NBA playing plans were derailed, as an assistant coach

Isaiah Austin never wanted to become a coach. And now, he sees it as his calling.

Tesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck

Tesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash.

Japanese autoworkers narrowly escape suicide bomber in Pakistani port city

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. They narrowly escaped the attack but three bystanders were wounded. Separately, an Afghan Taliban religious scholar was… Continue Reading →

No perjury charges for British soldiers accused of lying in Bloody Sunday probe

Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said Friday. There was insufficient evidence to convict the soldiers or… Continue Reading →

Biden admin moves to make conservation an equal to industry on U.S. lands

The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties.

Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations

A Bangkok -based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 “egregious” violations of Iran sanctions, the U.S. Treasury announced on Friday.

The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts

The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way Friday for a higher blend of ethanol to be sold nationwide for the third summer in a row, citing global conflicts that it says are putting pressure on the world’s fuel supply.

Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by U.S.-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry

The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments – including commercial, state-authorized supplies – as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints… Continue Reading →

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