It is unclear what President Biden and his successor, Donald J. Trump, will say to each other in their Oval Office meeting. Source link

As Bitcoin soars to record highs, cryptocurrency executives are maneuvering to influence Donald J. Trump’s transition and secure their policy goals. Source link

President-elect Trump says tariffs will help American businesses, but many in the wine industry foresee few benefits and a lot of pain for all involved. Source link

During the first intermission of yet another goaltending clinic by one of his Flames netminders, Don Maloney was reflecting on how the one area the team had to “take a chance on” was in goal. Hardly seems like a gamble anymore, as the Dan Vladar/Dustin Wolf duo has been the …

Reversing itself, the Treasury Department said U.S. sanctions do not prohibit hearing from foreigners deemed to be terrorists or other offenders. Source link

VANCOUVER — Ryan Kesler came to Elias Pettersson’s birthday party. So did 18,780 others at Rogers Arena, and there were party favours for all. Even Kesler, grumpy old RK17, had a great time — cheerfully playing the beer-chugging game the two times he was shown on the big screen, eliciting …

The State Department said Israel needs to take more steps to improve the situation among Palestinians. The United States had given the country 30 days to meet aid criteria. Source link

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Connections puzzles. Strands doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times game siblings Wordle and Connections, but it can be just …

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Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections and Strands puzzles. There are plenty of other online word games now, but I still play the New York Times Wordle game every day. These days, …