ESPN football analyst Shannon Sharpe will not return to the cable sports network, with the Hall of Fame tight end saying Wednesday he was “at peace” with the ouster. Sharpe, who played 12 of his 14 seasons for the Denver Broncos, settled a lawsuit this month that accused him of sexual assault, according to the plaintiff’s attorney. He had stepped aside from ESPN in April after a woman filed the lawsuit in Nevada. The suit accused him of raping the woman twice in Las Vegas in October and once more in January. A source familiar with the situation told NBC…
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A Texas man has been charged with murder in the killing of an Afghan father who spent years fighting alongside U.S. Green Berets in Afghanistan. The suspect, Katia Trevon Bougere, 31, was charged with shooting Abdul Rahman Waziri, also 31, in a dispute over parking in Houston. But Bougere hasn’t been arrested. Instead, he received a summons to appear in court next week, as if it were a traffic violation. It’s the latest bizarre turn in a case that has sparked protests in Houston and prompted Green Berets to write letters to public officials demanding justice for their fallen former…
LeoVegas’ integration of the Tipico US betting platform highlights the complexities of big tech migrations, CTPO Adrian Vella tells iGB, but the process is going as planned. LeoVegas Chief Technology and Product Officer Adrian Vella has downplayed claims the operator’s Tipico US sports betting platform rollout has been delayed. Speaking to iGB in July, Vella said the team was “executing on a phased rollout [which] follows a planned sequence that allows us to ensure a seamless transition, rigorous testing, strong confidence in meeting regulatory obligations, and continued focus on optimising the player experience”. In mid-July, LeoVegas launched its new in-house…
Italian gambling operator Lottomatica has repeated its desire to pursue new M&A opportunities to support and drive further growth after the operator reported year-on-year increases in revenue, earnings and net profit for the first half. Revenue in the six months to 30 June amounted to €1.12 billion ($1.29 billion). This was 13% higher than in the same period last year, Lottomatica reported. With higher revenue driving increased adjusted EBITDA and net profit, Chairman and CEO Guglielmo Angelozzi said the operator is now seeking more growth in H2 and beyond. This, he said, could be supported by new M&A, though did…
Naoris, a cybersecurity firm focused on safeguarding digital assets from quantum computing threats, is offering bounties to anyone who can break the encryption algorithms that secure major blockchain networks. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, Naoris said it has set a bounty of $120,000 — equivalent to approximately one Bitcoin (BTC) — for successfully compromising key cryptographic algorithms used in the crypto industry. The largest bounty, $50,000, is for anyone who can break secp256k1, the cryptographic standard that underpins Bitcoin, Ethereum and many other protocols. A $30,000 reward is available for breaking Ed25519, which is used by Solana,…
Bitcoin overtakes amazon in 2025 On July 14, 2025, Bitcoin crossed a historic threshold. Its price surged past $122,600, pushing its market capitalization to approximately $2.4 trillion — surpassing Amazon’s estimated $2.3 trillion. With that, Bitcoin officially joined the ranks of the top five most valuable assets on Earth. It wasn’t a slow burn. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed nearly 13% in just one week, driven by record-breaking spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and rising institutional demand. In overtaking Amazon, Bitcoin also surpassed the market caps of silver (around $2.2 trillion) and Google (Alphabet, around $2.19 trillion). Bitcoin vs. Amazon market…
A suspect has been arrested in the killings of a couple who were attacked on an Arkansas hiking trail Saturday, state police said Wednesday. James Andrew McGann, 28, of Springdale, was arrested at 4:57 p.m. Wednesday at a business in Springdale and is charged with two counts of capital murder, Arkansas State Police said in a statement. He is accused of killing Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, who were attacked Saturday afternoon in front of their daughters while they were hiking at Devil’s Den State Park, police have said. He was arrested at a barber shop…
Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that’s regularly found on the skin. It’s long been thought to play a role in the development of skin cancer, but wasn’t believed to be a direct cause. Skin cancer is caused by DNA damage in skin cells. The most common source of that damage is ultraviolet radiation from the sun. HPV can help UV-damaged DNA build up in cells and turn…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that Canada’s decision came in response to the worsening crisis, including the starvation of civilians in Gaza. “The prospect of a Palestinian state is literally receding before our eyes,” Carney told reporters. “Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has allowed a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza.” Carney added that the decision followed “repeated assurances” from the Palestinian Authority that it is reforming its governance and will exclude Hamas from upcoming general elections planned for 2026. The announcement came a day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the UK would recognize…
ADVERTISEMENT A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Far East region of Russia on Wednesday, generating tsunami waves that reached the coasts of Japan, Hawaii and Alaska. Authorities in several Pacific countries issued warnings for people to be on watch or evacuate to higher ground. The quake, considered one of the strongest in history, also triggered tsunami warnings in Latin America, as well as in Pacific islands as far south as New Zealand. Experts warn that the danger could last for more than 24 hours. The earthquake in Russia’s Far East ranks among the top ten most powerful earthquakes in…