As Bitcoin soars to record highs, cryptocurrency executives are maneuvering to influence Donald J. Trump’s transition and secure their policy goals. Source link
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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
Read More »Flames Takeaways: Goalie duo proving to be Calgary’s biggest strength
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 …
Read More »U.S. Allows Americans to Hold Foreign Conferences With Speakers Under Sanctions
Reversing itself, the Treasury Department said U.S. sanctions do not prohibit hearing from foreigners deemed to be terrorists or other offenders. Source link
Read More »Pettersson, Canucks having fun again with bounce-back win over Flames
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 …
Read More »U.S. to Keep Sending Arms to Israel Despite Dire Conditions in Gaza
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
Read More »Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Nov. 13, #255
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 …
Read More »NBA Cup Highlights: Warriors 120, Mavericks 117
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Read More »Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Nov. 13, #1243
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, …
Read More »Whitesides Defeats Garcia in California, Handing House Democrats a Win
George Whitesides, the former NASA chief of staff, defeated Representative Mike Garcia, a Republican, flipping a hotly contested seat in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles. Source link
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