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Earlier this year, New York Times reporter Dionne Searcey covered a ritzy Hamptons gala for the Parrish Art Museum on Long Island. The gala, called “Echoes of the Cosmos,” attracted the typical millionaire and billionaire class, raising a total of $1.4 million when all was said and done. Searcey noted that galas like this have become more important for the arts community now that federal largesse is drying up. “This year, the pressure on nonprofit institutions to raise money at events like these is higher than ever,” she writes. “Federal support for the arts has become unreliable, and tapping just…

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India‘s emphatic victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on September 28 should have been a moment of pure celebration. Instead, the team returned home without the tournament trophy, sparking a fresh wave of controversy in the cricketing world.The issue began during the post-match presentation ceremony in Dubai, where the Indian players declined to receive the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, who holds the dual roles of Chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in addition to serving as Pakistan’s interior minister. Despite attempts by Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) officials to resolve the…

NHL Rumour Report: Tom Gazzola on the Hello Hockey Podcast on the all Edmonton Oilers, Carter Hart speculation: “That was a fan driven thing, and media, the team was never interested in him.” The New Jersey Devils are offering Jacob Markstrom around $5 million Kevin Weekes: Sources say that the New Jersey Devils initial contract extension offer to goaltender Jacob Markstrom was in the $5 million range. NHL News: Maple Leafs, Blues, Waivers, and Injury Notes Who would have a shot at Sidney Crosby? The Athletic: Staff noting how realistic a Sidney Crosby trade would be to each NHL team,…

Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent andJames FitzGeraldAnadolu via Getty ImagesFunding for the US government will be cut off at the end of Tuesday unless President Donald Trump’s Republican Party can agree with opposition Democrats on a way forward on a spending bill.That could bring some – but not all – US government services to a temporary halt.Although budget confrontations are common in US politics, this particular spending fight is especially tense, given that Trump has spent the last nine months drastically cutting down the size of the federal government. Why might the US government shut down?Simply put: any shutdown will be…

Today, in a media scrum after his opening remarks at the SEC-CFTC Roundtable on Regulatory Harmonization Efforts, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Paul Atkins expressed his excitement in regard to bringing tokenized securities on-chain, though he didn’t offer any insight into what platforms or protocols these assets might trade on. The latter may be particularly important to Bitcoin enthusiasts, because the wallets that you use to trade tokenized securities on-chain will likely require identifying information, and such a rule could spill over to bitcoin wallets. So, I asked the chairman what securities coming on-chain looked like to him:…

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated after nearly 20 years together, a source told the BBC. The A-List couple share two children, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14. The Oscar-winning actress and four-time Grammy winning country singer have been married since June 2006. TMZ first reported the news and cited sources who said the pair had been living apart since the summer and Kidman does not want the separation. The BBC’s source confirmed that reporting. The reasoning for their split is unclear. Kidman and Urban, who both grew up in Australia, have weathered ups and downs over their…

Indian cricketers returned home after Asia Cup 2025. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India’s cricketing heroes were greeted by fans with rapturous celebrations as they returned home following their Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 triumph over Pakistan. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and spinner Kuldeep Yadav landed in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, a couple of days after India secured a thrilling five-wicket victory at the Dubai International Stadium.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Videos of Gambhir and Yadav’s arrival captured scenes of ecstatic fans taking to the streets, waving flags, and cheering loudly. Social media buzzed with images and clips…

The Global Competition for Tech Talent: How US H-1B Visa Policy Reshapes Career Opportunities in Canada, UK, Germany In response to recent significant changes in the US H-1B visa program, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has identified a crucial opportunity for Canada to attract highly skilled workers from the technology sector who previously sought employment in the United States. This shift in immigration policy by the US government, notably the imposition of a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas by President Donald Trump, has created uncertainty and frustration among both employers and skilled foreign professionals, especially those in tech fields.…

Andre Cronje’s latest project, Flying Tulip, has raised $200M in a private round and is opening a public sale of its FT crypto token at the same $1Bn valuation.  The exchange startup, based in New York, announced the move on September 29, stating that it is building a full-on-chain trading platform.  The plan combines a native stablecoin, money markets, spot, derivatives, options, and insurance into one system.  By linking everything through cross-margin, the company says it can make capital more efficient for users. The public sale will be run directly on-chain across several networks. Details such as which assets are…