A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said she thinks the schedule is “a violation” of her court order. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said […]
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The Bahamas confirmed it will cross the central bank digital currency (CBDC) finish line next month. “The intended outcome of Project Sand Dollar is that all residents in The Bahamas would have use of a central bank digital currency, on a modernized technology platform, with an experience and convenience—legally and otherwise—that resembles cash,” the central bank said. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104982/26/1049822630_0:183:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_0f4a931ce25aea364db9db92a5b3c9c2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009231080545631-belarus-presidential-spokeswoman-not-revealing-date-of-lukashenkos-swearing-in-ceremony/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, was reluctant to tell Sputnik when the elected leader would be sworn-in but promised to provide information closer to the date of the ceremony. “As of now, I can only tell you that we will certainly announce it to you closer to the date of the swearing-in ceremony”, Eismont said when asked to comment on claims the ceremony could be held on 29 September. Belarus held the presidential election on 9 August. According to the final results, revealed by the Central Election Commission, Lukashenko […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The chief of staff to Vice President Pence on Sunday defended the administration’s decision to ignore the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s deathbed request not to fill her seat until after the election, telling CNN that it was not Ginsburg’s choice to make. Shortly before dying Friday, Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be […]
California Wildfires Have Been Fatal for Five Wildfires in California have burned over 500,000 acres so far this year. https://t.co/ZIaL3GgtRd — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) August 21, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: VT has been watching the California wildfires and they continue to burn in the extreme heat wave that is engulfing California. 270,000 acres of California burned in 2019 with 2018 being the most destructive wildfire year with over 7,500 fires annihilating 1,670,000 acres. COVID-19 is adding complexity to admittance to evacuation centers where people must be screened for COVID-19. Someone who has been exposed to smoke will of course be coughing […]
Some dates in U.S. history are guaranteed to break your heart. Dec. 7, 1941, Nov. 22, 1963 and Sept. 11, 2001 are dates seared into Americans’ collective memory. Mexican Americans hear that music. After all, owing to the “Mexican” side, our tribe has been known to listen to sad songs to make ourselves feel happy. If there is mourning in America, we’re here for it. Besides, even though we’re not really 100 percent Mexican or 100 percent American—and because we’re truly men and women without countries, considered “Mexicans” in the United States and “Americans” in Mexico—we’re nonetheless raised to be fluent […]
Kanye West, the American rapper who recently teased a possible change of occupation by offering himself as a candidate for the US presidency, has a new album ‘DONDA’ on the way. His most recent album, ‘Jesus Is King’, was released in 2019. Rapper Kanye West on Saturday tweeted the release date and what is understood to be the tracklist of his upcoming album, DONDA. However, he very soon changed his mind and deleted the tweet, leaving fans both excited and confused. The upcoming album would be the rapper’s tenth, and appears to named after West’s mother – Dr. Donda C. West. It will […]
In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism. (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to federal lockup in NYC ahead of her court date. Jeffrey Epstein’s pimp Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested last Thursday morning by the FBI, and now she faces two counts of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, two counts of conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two counts of perjury. According to the New York Post, the accused madam was moved from a New Hampshire jail to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a New Hampshire […]
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council on Wednesday set December 6 as the date for parliamentary elections. The opposition coalition, led by Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president, does not recognize the government-aligned Supreme Court’s rulings and has said that it will boycott the vote. The Supreme Court in June appointed a new National Electoral Council (CNE) ahead of the vote to elect lawmakers to the National Assembly, US News reported. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January suggested that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres designate a commission of observers for parliamentary elections to take place in December, noting that he wants the international community to […]
Kyber Network’s next protocol upgrade, dubbed Katalyst, is expected to go live on July 7. In an emailed announcement on Monday, Kyber said the upgrade will usher in changes around the role of its native token, the Kyber Network Crystal (KNC), aimed at attracting more participants to the protocol’s development. The Katalyst upgrade and subsequent KyberDAO platform are planned to support three types of Kyber stakeholder groups: reserve entities providing liquidity to Kyber; decentralized applications (dapps), which connect takers to the Kyber protocol; and general KNC holders. KyberDAO, a platform that will allow the different stakeholders to participate in governance through […]
Despite police crackdowns, curfews, boiling heat, rain, and fears of a global pandemic that continues to plague America, huge crowds of protesters swelled to their largest size yet on Saturday in some of the country’s biggest cities. On the eleventh day of protests—sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police—thousands of demonstrators descended on Union Park in Chicago, downtown Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. to protest police violence against black people. It provided a jarring contrast to footage of hundreds of police officers cheering outside a Buffalo, NY, courthouse on Saturday, in support of two colleagues […]
Heavy losses are rocking alternative crypto-asset funds at Pantera Capital, one of the oldest cryptocurrency investment managers, and providing stark contrast to its bitcoin fund’s gains. Pantera Capital’s flagship bitcoin fund – a fund holding bitcoin (BTC) since 2013 and bitcoin cash (BCH) since 2017 – lost 75.6% in 2018 and gained 87.7% in 2019, according to internal materials seen by CoinDesk. The last two years dragged the bitcoin fund’s historical returns to 10,162%, down 54% from 2017’s peak of 22,321% but still exceeding all-time returns at elite funds hundreds of times over. On the newer end, three hybrid Pantera Capital […]
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has clarified his remarks on the expected launch date of Eth 2.0. CoinDesk chief content officer Michael J. Casey asked if the overhaul to the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap was “really coming in July. Are we ready for it?” “I think so, yeah,” Buterin said, before rattling off milestones achieved so far. In response, Buterin tweeted, “Yeah I did not say July. Perhaps the question contained the word July but I did not hear July when it was asked.” He then sent a second tweet, saying, “OK I definitely should have heard July in the […]
Shelley Luther, the Texas hair salon owner who received national attention for defying orders to keep her shop temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic, admitted on Monday morning that she had received $18,000 in stimulus funds days before her fateful court appearance. Luther became a conservative hero when she was briefly jailed last week following her refusal to apologize to a Texas judge after she was found guilty of civil and criminal contempt for violating a temporary restraining order by keeping her shop open despite stay-at-home orders. Sentenced to seven days in jail and a $7,000 fine, Luther was quickly freed […]