Bitcoin price has traded mostly flat over the past 24 hours near $68,000, reflecting continued indecision. The broader seven-day trend still shows a mild decline, highlighting the lack of strong bullish momentum. Yet one prediction market’s positioning is telling a far more optimistic story. On Polymarket, the single largest February outcome, at 17%, expects Bitcoin…
NEED TO KNOW Vicki Purdey, from Dorset, England, was diagnosed with a life-altering illness after her flu-like symptoms worsened “Over a few days, I just felt worse and thankfully, my mom was there to call the ambulance,” she recalled Purdey, 37, is now reliant on a wheelchair while also suffering from brain fog and frequent…
Our latest cold front, having swept through Central Texas and shifted east, has left behind a noticeable change in the air. A seasonably cooler, more winter-appropriate air mass has taken over, with morning temperatures back in the 30s and 40s and afternoons only in the 60s on Sunday. The only drawback of this latest front…
Weeks after authorities crushed deadly anti-government protests that had rocked Iran, students in the country again chanted slogans on Saturday in the latest display of outrage against the clerical regime. The gatherings at universities came after a mass protest movement last month that was met with a government crackdown that left thousands dead. (X via…
President Trump demanded that Netflix kick former national security adviser Susan Rice off its board, adding another political headache to the streaming company’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery’s key entertainment assets. President Trump demanded that Netflix kick former national security adviser Susan Rice off its board “Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY,…
Thousands of people lost power in the Sierra foothills this week, with many snowbound by a storm that blanketed some areas in more than 10 feet of new snow. But the conditions have done little to stem the flow of “snowplayers” – weekend visitors from the Bay Area or Central Valley who travel to the mountains…
Peer into The Economist’s decision-making processes with Edward Carr, our deputy editor, who explains how we select and design our front cover. Cover Story shares preliminary sketches and documents the—often spirited— debates that lead each week to a design seen by millions of people. In Europe, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s…
Tehran’s crackdown on protesters and minority groups has intensified as the regime faces mounting pressure both domestically and internationally. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Saturday that his country would not yield to pressure from global powers during ongoing nuclear talks with the United States. “World powers are trying to force us into submission… but…
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Islamabad said on Sunday it carried out strikes on seven sites along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, targeting Afghan-based militant groups it blames for recent suicide attacks. The ministry said the strikes were in response to a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad two weeks ago. (Representative Image/Reuters) In a statement, the Ministry of Information…