US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says threat of major tsunami hitting the US has ‘passed completely’. Tsunami waves have reached California and Hawaii following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far east coast, but most US states have downgraded alerts as fears of a major impact subside. Tsunami waves breached the US mainland west coast at California’s San Francisco at 1:12am (08:12 GMT) Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service for the San Francisco Bay Area. The tsunami is also impacting the state’s coastal Arena Cove area and making its way further down the coast, the National…
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The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The rebound grossly overstated the economy’s health as subsiding imports accounted for the bulk of the improvement and domestic demand increased moderately. Gross domestic product (GDP) bounced back after falling at a 0.5% clip from January through March, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate on Wednesday. The first-quarter drop was mainly caused by a surge in imports as businesses scrambled to bring…
IU Faculty of Water Sciences Professor of Marine Biology Department. Dr. Gülşen Altuğ and his team started to work with sea bacteria of oil contaminated soils. Within this scope, bacteria were collected from the seas in Türkiye with the research vessel of the Faculty of Water Sciences of the Faculty of Water Sciences. As a result of long research, those who consume oil as food were selected among these bacteria. As a result of the study, oil contaminated soils were cleaned with sea bacteria. The study was also successfully implemented within the scope of the United Nations (UN) project for…
Betr said its latest proposal is worth $1.35 per PointsBet share, ahead of MIXI’s $1.20 per share offer. Betr Entertainment has lodged another improved takeover proposal for PointsBet Holdings, expressing confidence the offer is “superior” to a rival bid from MIXI Australia. In its latest all-share offer, Betr has offered 4.219 of its own shares in exchange for every PointsBet share. This applies to all PointsBet shares not already owned by the operator. This, it said, makes its proposal “superior” to MIXI’s current all-cash bid of $1.20 per PointsBet share. Betr’s latest offer equated to AU$1.35 per PointsBet share, based…
Betfair breached spam laws when sending messages to VIP players, while Mounties could face action from AUSTRAC over AML and CTF failures. Crown-owned Betfair has been ordered to pay AU$871,000 ($567,252) for breaching spam rules in Australia when sending out messages to VIP players. Meanwhile pokies giant Mount Pritchard District and Community Club also faces civil action from AUSTRAC over anti-money laundering failures. An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found Betfair had sent 148 emails and text messages between March and December 2024 to players who had either not consented to, or had withdrawn consent to receive messages.…
Ripple, the company behind major cryptocurrency XRP, is facing community backlash after online entrepreneur Andrei Jikh raised questions over the company’s projects and transparency. Jikh took to X on Wednesday to voice multiple concerns about Ripple, including the lack of verifiable onchain data to support the company’s claim of securing over 300 bank partnerships in its 13 years of operation. Ripple’s chief technology officer, David Schwartz, promptly joined the X thread, addressing all six questions raised by Jikh to defend the company’s approach to transparency, onchain data and institutional adoption. Source: Andrei Jikh“I think there are a number of reasons…
Crypto market analysts are optimistic as July winds to a close, and Bitcoin reserves on crypto exchanges are down 2% on the month. This is a bullish signal. A decrease in exchange reserves indicates people are taking their Bitcoin (BTC) off exchanges and holding it, anticipating the price to go higher. While 2% on the month sounds like small potatoes, it continues the overall decrease in exchange reserves since January. In the US, the House of Representatives passed three crypto laws in July. One of them — the GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins — was signed into law by President Donald…
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a 2020 file photo. Image: X Screengrab For years, India has proudly touted its “comprehensive global strategic partnership” with the United States as a cornerstone of its foreign policy. New Delhi’s diplomats, defense chiefs, and prime ministers have invoked the US alliance as a sign of India’s rise — a symbol that it has stepped out of the post-colonial shadow and into the ranks of major global powers. But if this week’s events are any indication, those claims may be more illusion than reality. On Tuesday (July 29), US…
TOKYO – Donald Trump’s European shakedown, err “trade deal,” has leaders across the globe reappraising their options as the August 1 drop-dead date for the US tariffs looms. Because, on paper, the 15% tariff that Europe accepted from the Trump 2.0 White House is lower than the feared 30%, Brussels is claiming victory. After the pact was announced in Scotland, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen called the lower tariff a “huge deal.” Trump called it “a good deal for everybody” which is “going to bring us closer together.” Both leaders are wrong, of course, as the confusion over…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday announced that his country will recognise the state of Palestine by September, unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to end its war on Gaza and commit to a genuine peace process. A government statement released following an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday said Starmer indicated the recognition could take place before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The United Kingdom’s decision comes days after Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said his country will recognise the state of Palestine. Here is what we know about the announcement and its implications. What did…