The market’s having a wild ride so far in 2025, and the S&P 500 briefly entered correction territory last week before swinging back up. For new investors, it could be a scary time. But seasoned investors know that not only is this par for the course, there’s a silver lining: You can find excellent stocks…
Elon Musk declared last month that the federal government was engaged in “utterly insane” activity, claiming without evidence that it had distributed $100 billion to people without Social Security numbers. Two days after Mr. Musk’s comments, one of his key lieutenants, Steve Davis, began pressing the Social Security Administration for information. Mr. Davis called the…
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The NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the sports year. You should watch as many games as you can, but if you need to prioritize, here are the “can’t-miss” ones to watch, informed by full-bracket predictions from The Athletic’s Brendan Marks, C.J. Moore…
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The disparity between the Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships was highlighted in a document provided to multiple media outlets by the NCAA. . . . The document cited examples as to why the women’s tournament budget is less than the men’s, saying the biggest difference in the championship budgets is the location of women’s tournament first-…
Introduction The blockchain landscape is evolving rapidly, and developers are constantly seeking innovative solutions to build scalable, secure, and interoperable networks. Polkadot, a leading blockchain ecosystem, is gaining traction due to its flexibility and decentralized nature. At the heart of Polkadot’s development is Substrate, a powerful framework that simplifies the creation of customized blockchains. In…
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Clotilde Poujade practices French pronunciations with students at École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish, La. Aubri Juhasz/WWNO hide caption toggle caption Aubri Juhasz/WWNO Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. One card has a picture of…
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The Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission has removed four years’ worth of business guidance blogs as of Tuesday morning, including important consumer protection information related to artificial intelligence and the agency’s landmark privacy lawsuits under former chair Lina Khan against companies like Amazon and Microsoft. More than 300 blogs were removed. On the FTC’s website,…
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TAMPA, Fla. — In September 2021, Will Weatherford stood between green and gold balloons under a white canopy and made the proclamation that could change the trajectory of South Florida football. After playing their first 25 years across town at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stadium, the Bulls were ready for their own home. Weatherford vowed…
Amanda Seyfried plays a police officer investigating the disappearance of her sister in Long Bright River. Matt Infante/Peacock hide caption toggle caption Matt Infante/Peacock Every crime story takes place somewhere, but those “somewheres” can be very different in kind. There are the artificial somewheres of Agatha Christie’s country houses and the mean streets of noir….
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The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has overcome a key legal hurdle as it steps up its efforts to become the first platform in the nation to launch an IPO. Per a report from the South Korean media outlet Business Post, the Supreme Court has ruled against the prosecution in a long-running fraud case involving…
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