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• Bitcoin may be down 40% year-to-date, but crypto developers are making out like bandits. 
• Some firms are offering crypto talent $1 million dollar signing bonuses, according to a Wall Street Journal report. 

Bitcoin may be down close to 40% since the beginning of the year, but that doesn't mean developers with expertise in the technology powering the crypto aren't making money hand-over-fist. 

A Wall Street Journal report found that companies... Читать дальше...

Hearts chairwoman Ann Budge says she is “reasonably optimistic” of being able to hold onto loan players Demetri Mitchell and Steven Naismith next season.

The Rays have recalled their top prospect and have placed Joey Wendle on paternity leave

The New York State Republican Party is holding its annual gala Wednesday night at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown — just a few blocks from where President Trump will be attending a separate fundraiser at the Palace Hotel. But there are no plans for the president to drop in on the state GOP event in...

Concludes with Closing Celebration, Presented by HorseShoe Southern Indiana on June 10th at Muhammad Ali Center More than 50 community events planned LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (May 22, 2018) — The citywide second annual “I Am Ali” Festival kicks off on Friday, June 1st with a Muhammad Ali Appreciation Night at Slugger Field with the Louisville Bats and runs through June 10th. The festival, which marks the second anniversary of Ali’s passing, focuses on Ali’s giving spirit and his love for Louisville. Читать дальше...

After a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas left 10 people dead, Texans coach Bill O'Brien called on politicians to take steps to protect children in schools.

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The Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset

Yesterday, the Supreme Court’s five-justice conservative bloc empowered employers to require employees, as a condition of employment, to forego any joint legal remedy for unlawful abuse. It did so despite the core guarantee of two landmark New Deal statutes, that workers have a federal right to engage in “concerted activity” for their “mutual aid or protection.”

During the oral argument in the case... Читать дальше...

Parents are the key. Parents are the voters. No parent, including a gun-owner, wants to live with the fear that their child’s life is at risk.

Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell are joined by Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma and Lauri Markkanen on the NBA's All-Rookie First Team.

Der FC Erzgebirge Aue von ÖFB-Legionär Dominik Wydra hat sich dank eines Dreierpacks von Sören Bertram den Verbleib in der zweiten Deutschen Fußball-Bundesliga gesichert. Im Relegations-Rückspiel setzten sich die Sachsen am Dienstagabend gegen den Karlsruher SC mit 3:1 (1:1) durch, im Hinspiel hatten sich beide Teams 0:0 getrennt.

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An appeals court dismissed Tuesday a request by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to overturn a federal judge’s finding...

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• Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, but clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen shares her strategy for overcoming the anxiety around it.
• Many people believe others can tell that they are nervous or anxious when public speaking, which can lead to feeling more nervous. 
• But "How I feel is how I look" is myth. Anxiety can cause your brain to distort your self-image into a "fun-house mirror" version of yourself. 
• The next time you have to speak publicly... Читать дальше...

Obesity is becoming a health crisis across the globe — but are chemicals and dust in our homes partly to blame? Recent studies have suggested substances dubbed “obesogens” — found in household dust, packaging, plastics and furniture — can alter our hormones to build up fat in the body. The most recent report made a...

Manchester City are considering a move for Tottenham target Matthijs de Ligt, according to the Guardian. The Ajax defender is believed to be one of Spurs’ top transfer targets as Mauricio Pochettino aims to freshen up his squad. Since breaking into the Ajax team at the age of 16, De Ligt has been a sensation in the Eredivisie – he is already a full Netherlands international. Tottenham are in need of a centre-back to replace Toby Alderweireld, who is expected to leave this summer after failing... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are working toward an agreement that would ease U.S. sanctions that were imposed on ZTE Corp. and let the Chinese telecommunications giant stay in business. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the deal might require ZTE to revamp its board and to pay a fine of $1 billion or more. The ZTE talks occur after the U.S. and China over the weekend suspended plans to impose tariffs on as much as $200 billion in each other's goods, pulling back from the brink of a trade war. Читать дальше...

Interest in the phenomenon of “deepfakes” has died down a little in recent months, presumably as the public comes to terms with what seems like an inevitability in 2018 — that people can and will use AI to create super-realistic fake videos and images. But a recent news story by BuzzFeed surfaced the term again in an unexpected setting, inviting the question: what is a deepfake anyway?

Netflix just added two more A-list names to its growing list of films.

Scott Disick, 34, has been flaunting many things on social media lately: his girlfriend Sofia Richie, his tiny dachsund puppy and several trips on private planes, to name a few. But there’s one thing that’s consistent in every shot: his long, thick beard.

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The ancient Romans once said Jupiter was god of the sky. So it's perhaps no surprise that the largest planet in our solar system is kind of hard to see in its entirety.

Sitting more than 365 million miles away from us,  Jupiter's mass is around 300 times that of Earth. The gas giant could fit more than 1,300 Earths inside — an almost incomprehensible size.

That makes it tough to get a picture that captures the planet from tip to toe. Читать дальше...

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• Authorities responded Tuesday to reports of an active shooter in Panama City, Florida.
• At least one person was reportedly injured.
• Witnesses told local media outlets they heard between 50 and 100 gunshots.

Authorities were responding Tuesday to reports of an active shooter in Panama City, Florida.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office tweeted that they were assisting the Bay County Sheriff's Office with "an ongoing incident" there. Читать дальше...

AC Milan have been referred to UEFA's Adjudicatory Chamber over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Flay regulations. The Italian giants have been monitored in relation to potential infringements for several months and had an application for a voluntary agreement to restructure their finances rejected by UEFA's Club Financial Control Body in December. Milan invested more than €200million in the playing squad following the takeover by Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux last year and... Читать дальше...

Could the Pixel 3 be the first edge-to-edge phone with no notch? The latest beta of Android P has us thinking this thanks to a phone rendering found in Settings first spotted by SlashLeaks.