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Created on October 02, 2025 Crypto markets sprang back to life in the lead-up to October, following a two-week pullback that had many saying, “I told you so,” regarding the possibility of a “Red September.”After bottoming out near $108,600 last Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls went to work to ensure King Crypto finished the month in the red, ultimately sparking a late-September rally that resulted in a monthly gain of 6.34%.BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingViewBuilding on the momentum from their end-of-the-month push, bulls gained steam on Wednesday, pushing BTC to a daily high of $118,722 – a strong start to the…

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While report­ing on the Euro­vi­sion Song Con­test, the New York­er’s Antho­ny Lane “asked a man named Sep­po, from the sev­en-hun­dred-strong Euro­vi­sion Fan Club of Nor­way, what he loved about Euro­vi­sion. ‘Broth­er­hood of man,’ he said — a slight­ly ambigu­ous answer, because that was the name of a British group that entered, and won, the con­test in 1976.” And the con­cept has a longer his­to­ry in Euro­pean music than that: Friedrich Schiller claimed to be cel­e­brat­ing it when he wrote his poem “An die Freude,” or “To Joy,” which Lud­wig van Beethoven adapt­ed a few decades there­after into the final move­ment…

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An awkward moment has resurfaced from a Keith Urban interview held two months ago that shines light on his sudden split from wife Nicole Kidman.In an interview for On Air with Ryan Seacrest in July, the TV host gushed about Kidman’s string of success to Urban.”Do people tell you your wife is in everything? Like everything. Nicole Kidman is in everything,” Seacrest told Urban, 57, about his wife, 58.Keith urban Ryan Seacrest interview (YouTube/ @On Air with Ryan Seacrest)Watch the video aboveThe country singer laughed and joked, “She’s almost as busy as you, buy not quite. Very close,” even gesturing…

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The work of filmmaker and historian Martin Scorsese needs no introduction. The director behind countless iconic and award-winning films like “Taxi Driver,” “The Departed,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” has been a part of the American film firmament for over half a century. At the same time, his tireless work preserving and promoting world cinema history is practically unparalleled.  It is on this vast canvas that filmmaker Rebecca Miller paints “Mr. Scorsese,” her five-episode exploration of Scorsese, the man. Miller aims to look deeper into Scorsese’s soul via interviews with the filmmaker himself, his long-time collaborators and companions like…

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Activists from the left have tried to “cancel” me multiple times. I lost an academic job opportunity despite the support of a large majority of the department and the dean because two self-described Marxists in the department threatened to “go to war” if I were given an offer (the search committee chair told me this!). An elected official tried at least twice to get me fired from different jobs by calling the Board of Trustees and the executive leadership of my employers. When that didn’t work, he called my wife’s employer and accused her of belonging to a militia. Given…

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ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 witnessed an intense clash between Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women on October 2, 2025, at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium. This match, the third of the tournament, was crucial for both teams to gain early momentum in the competition. Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to set a competitive total against a disciplined Bangladesh bowling attack. Bangladesh, fresh from their successful campaign in the World Cup Qualifier, started with confidence, leveraging their strong spin bowling arsenal.Marufa Akter castles Omaima Sohail for a golden duck during PAK vs BAN matchIn the very…

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Connor Ingram Traded to the Edmonton Oilers Per the Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have acquired Connor Ingram from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for future considerations. Ingram will go to the AHL first with the Mammoth retaining $800,000 of his $1.95 million AAV. NHL Rumors: Aleksander Barkov LTIR Status Affected by Playoff Salary Cap Elliotte Friedman: There had to be retention as the Edmonton Oilers had some salary cap issues in order to make the deal work. The Edmonton Oilers were looking to add goalie depth to go along with Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard. Utah placed Ingram on waivers…

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Asian fast-fashion giant Shein has chosen France as the location to open its first permanent physical outlets.It will occupy concessions in department stores first in Paris, followed by five others in the cities of Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges.Shein told the BBC on Thursday that France’s “influential global fashion market” was a “natural choice” as the firm’s testbed for physical stores.The fashion brand has become best known for its discounted and trendy clothes, but has drawn criticism over its environmental impact and working conditions.The company has previously opened temporary pop-up stores in cities such as Madrid and Paris, but…

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The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after lawmakers in Congress failed to pass a new funding bill.  While Wall Street dumped in early trading, Bitcoin’s price surged to fresh highs above $118,000. At 12:01 a.m., the funding bill that kept the government running expired, leaving large parts of the federal apparatus shuttered. Social Security recipients, federal workers, and travelers will feel the immediate effects, but markets are already showing signs of stress. Bitcoin has traded sideways in recent months, but key liquidity indicators suggest a breakout may be near. Global M2 growth, stablecoin supply trends, and gold’s rally…

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