Mar 13, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) in the fourth quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers surged to the second seed in the Western Conference with an eight-game winning streak, but…
UK retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.4% month on month in March 2025, the third consecutive month of rises and something of a surprise after analysts had predicted that they would dip. Reiss This follows a rise of 0.7% in February (revised down from a rise of 1% in the last…
The find provided some much-needed encouragement, especially as storm bursts had started to infiltrate our rain jackets. Next, we followed our compasses through a pine barren deeply carpeted in moss, which felt like walking on green clouds, and then boulder-hopped across an ancient glacial moraine, quickly locating two checkpoints. With each find, our hearts rose….
The team behind the Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) token sold more than $1.5 million of tokens over the past three days, suggesting a programmatic selling strategy that may add downside pressure to the token. The team behind the Melania memecoin sold another $930,000 worth of tokens on April 28, two days after selling $630,000, according…
Mar 23, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried (54) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Max Fried was the big starting pitching acquisition for the New York Yankees. For the Milwaukee Brewers, it was…
Women’s brains are superior to men’s in at least in one respect — they age more slowly. And now, a group of researchers reports that they have found a gene in mice that rejuvenates female brains. Humans have the same gene. The discovery suggests a possible way to help both women and men avoid cognitive…
Coco Gauff returns to Belinda Bencic during their fourth-round match on Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on Wed., March 12, 2025. Third-seeded Coco Gauff produced the second double bagel of her WTA Tour career, shutting out U.S. compatriot Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 on Thursday in the second round of…
Good morning. I took a walk through the flower district of Manhattan the other day, West 28th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The sidewalk was impossibly crowded with people and plants and cuttings. A seller picked up a pot of grass by its leaves and the pot dropped to the ground, revealing its roots….
Quantitative easing (QE), explained Quantitative easing (QE) is a non-traditional monetary policy tool used by central banks, particularly when interest rates are already low and cannot be reduced further. It was popularized during the 2008 global financial crisis when traditional monetary tools, like lowering interest rates, were insufficient to stimulate economic growth. The main goal…
Australian federal police have alerted over 130 people of a new text message scam aimed at crypto users that copies the same “sender ID” as legitimate crypto exchanges such as Binance. The impersonation scam involves the fraudsters sending out messages through text and encrypted messaging platforms by impersonating a Binance representative, telling users of a…