A tree fell across vehicles at a home in West Des Moines after a severe thunderstorm moved across Iowa on Aug. 10. It was the costliest storm system in modern U.S. history. David Pitt/AP hide caption toggle caption David Pitt/AP A tree fell across vehicles at a home in West Des Moines after a severe thunderstorm moved across Iowa on Aug. 10. It was the costliest […]
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Egyptian grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader is officially the world’s oldest professional footballer after the 74-year-old completed his second full match as a pro. Bahader’s achievement was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Saturday event after he played for his team, “6th October,” in their 3-2 defeat to Al Ayat Sports in Egypt’s third division. Bahader’s achievement was a welcome diversion from his performance as he missed […]
Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news. Source link
The latest opinion poll on support for independence has reported its findings on Wednesday and they make grim reading for the dwindling band of British state apologists. Since the beginning of 2020 eleven separate opinion polls in succession have recorded majority support for independence at anywhere between 51% to 55%. Now the twelfth has rocked the shaky Westminster foundations and set off alarm bells throughout unionist […]
Biden initially trailed the president in the money race, who began fundraising for his re-election bid in 2017, but now the former vice president might raise more money than Trump by election day on 3 November. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that his campaign set a fundraising record of $383 million last month. To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US state of Texas has had a record turnout on the first day of early voting this week, the Office of the state’s Secretary of State revealed in data on Wednesday. Texas marked a 31 percent increase on the first day of early voting on Tuesday compared to the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, according to data […]
It was the most expensive divorce battle ever seen on British shores, likened to epic Hollywood movie The War of the Roses about a feuding couple starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. But now it turns out that, for Tatiana Akhmedova, winning a record £453 million ($590 million) settlement in London’s High Court against her husband, Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov, in 2016, may have been the […]
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher’s all-time race wins record by claiming his 91st Grand Prix win at the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Germany. It seemed rather appropriate that Hamilton would equal German legend Schumacher’s tally in Germany, as he crossed the finish line first at the circuit that saw “Schumy” claim five victories in his stellar career. After the race, […]
New data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the process of the shift away from the dollar standard resumed in the second quarter of the year, with the share of the US currency in global reserves falling sharply. According to the IMF, while the greenback’s share increased in the first quarter of 2020 due to safe-haven buying during the early stages of coronavirus, it […]
In recent years, oil-rich Norway has had the most electric cars per capita in the world and sees itself as “world champion”. Not content with that, the Norwegian parliament has decided on a national goal that all new cars sold by 2025 should be zero-emission. Despite months of declines in new car sales, the share of electric cars sold in Norway has hit a new record […]
Derivative exchange BitMEX’s legal issues with U.S. regulators took a toll on bitcoin’s price while DeFi gave Ethereum miners more fee revenue than ever. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,582 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 1% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,427-$10,931 BTC below its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bearish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since […]
President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC., on Sept. 26. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC., on Sept. 26. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has […]
A penalty for an infringement before the race had even started cost world champion Lewis Hamilton the chance to equal Michael Schumacher’s all-time record for F1 victories as the Brit finished third at the Russian Grand Prix. There was drama before the race had even begun at the Sochi Autodrom on the Black Sea coast when Hamilton was placed under investigation for being in the wrong […]
As Western European countries, such as the UK and France, face a likely second wave of Covid-19, Eastern Europe – less severely hit in spring – may be following in tow. Russia and Ukraine are now seeing an uptick in infections. In Ukraine, doctors over the last 24 hours confirmed 3,833 new cases of Covid-19, a record figure since the beginning of the pandemic. According to […]
Despite retaining India’s credit rating at the lowest investment grade, ratings agency S&P Global warned that the Asian economy will face mounting deficit and debt levels in fiscal 2021 in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis. In its forecast released earlier this week, S&P said it expects India’s debt-to-GDP ratio (the debt levels compared to gross domestic product) to surge over 17 percent from the previous […]
The UK and France have both reported their highest-ever daily total of coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, confirming that the ‘second wave’ of the deadly virus is well and truly in full swing. The UK recorded some 6,634 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure yet. The country’s total Covid-19 tally has surpassed 400,000 cases, with nearly 42 thousand deaths. The […]
There is now more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin on Ethereum, record-setting transaction volume is boosting Ethereum miners’ revenue and VeChain joins China’s food safety watchdog to build track and trace capabilities. Top shelf Token reflectionsUniswap’s decision to airdrop its new governance token was less about competing with its genetic clone SushiSwap, and more about building a community, CoinDesk’s Brady Dale reports. “I think it’s genius in […]
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August. Source link
Bitcoin is making gains Monday and Ethereum usage is hitting record highs in September. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,669 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 3.4% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,250-$10,759 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since September 12. Source: TradingView The price of bitcoin hit as […]
The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sunday. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sunday. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP At 121 degrees, Los Angeles County hit its highest temperature ever recorded this weekend, as the state swelters in a heat wave that has helped intensify the most devastating wildfire season […]
CryptoCompare’s latest report shows crypto derivative volumes were up 54% in August – likely a result of the rally in bitcoin’s price. Source link
Serena Williams battled back from a set down to defeat Sloane Stephens and keep her hopes alive of capturing a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title. Williams had a nightmare start in the opening set as she made an uncharacteristic 13 unforced errors as Stephens took the set 6-2. But after a wobbly start, Williams composed herself and turned up the power in the second set to […]
A longtime employee of the Iowa Department of Public Health claims she was forced to resign after responding to routine public records requests about the coronavirus pandemic. In a press conference Thursday after she filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit, former IDPH spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm claimed the governor’s office chose to use information from her department “in the way that would best serve the governor’s agenda and […]
Bitcoin took a dive Wednesday. Ethereum miners are benefiting from all that DeFi. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $11,396 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 4.8% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $11,159-$12,058 BTC above its 10-day moving average but below the 50-day, a sideways signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since August 31.Source: TradingView Read More: Bitcoin Price Drops 4% […]
Ether option contracts listed on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, are more popular than ever. Source link
Kamala Harris receives the oath of office from California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George during her inauguration on Jan. 8, 2004, as San Francisco’s district attorney. In the center is Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan. George Nikitin/AP hide caption toggle caption George Nikitin/AP Kamala Harris receives the oath of office from California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George during her inauguration on Jan. 8, […]
India has reported 78,761 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, marking the biggest-ever daily increase for a nation. The number of coronavirus infections in the world passed the 25 million mark on Sunday. Before Sunday’s update, which pushed the total number of infections in India to more than 2.5 million, the US held the record with 77,638 daily infections reported on July 17. The surge in […]