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Status quo with Luke Evangelista David Pagnotta: Everything is status quo between the Nashville Predators and RFA Luke Evangelista. As of yesterday morning, they were far from a deal. The San Jose Sharks have 10 pending UFAs, but at least one wouldn’t mind staying Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: The San Jose Sharks have 10 players who are pending UFAs, but GM Mike Grier doesn’t plan on trading all of them. They’ll be interested in extending some. “I don’t want to keep tearing the roster down year after year,” Grier said this week. “Some of these guys, if they…

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterNurphoto via GettyAmazon has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£1.9bn) to resolve claims brought by the US government that it tricked millions of people into enrolling as Prime members and made it difficult to cancel. A total of $1.5bn will go to refunds for customers who were duped into signing up for the service, according to the proposed settlement announced by Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The deal came just a few days after trial began before a jury in Seattle. It marks a major victory for the FTC, yielding the largest ever civil penalty secured by the agency. Amazon,…

Knut Svanholm, the Swedish author, Bitcoiner, podcaster and educator, is a prolific writer and eccentric, charismatic persona in Bitcoinland. We don’t have royals in Bitcoin and we routinely slay our heroes, which means that anybody who sticks around for a long time has Lindy-proven integrity. Svanholm is one such character: If you’ve attended the conference circuit in recent years, you’re likely to have encountered Svanholm’s enchanting voice and scruffy beard — cowboy hat included for fashion and good measure.  I’ve always had a weak spot for this fellow Scandinavian, whether it be his uncompromising words or impressive output, his funky…

AR Rahman has joined hands with Hollywood’s renowned composer Hans Zimmer for the first time for Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’. The buzz around the film has been massive, and the announcement of the two Academy Award-winning composers coming together added even more excitement for the project.AR Rahman says working with Hans Zimmer has been ‘memorable so far’In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, composer AR Rahman shared that he would not be able to reveal much about the project, but shared, “But you got a taste of our collaboration in the teaser.”The Mozart of Madras stated that it is one…

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Pakistan spurned an easy run out chance against Bangladesh in the 5th over (Image via X/@FarziCricketer) Pakistan endured an embarrassing moment of chaos in the field during Bangladesh’s chase in their Asia Cup Super 4s clash on Thursday, when a straightforward run-out chance went begging in the fifth over. Shaheen Afridi had just started a new spell when Bangladesh were 23/1.Towhid Hridoy cut his strike to backward point. Saim Ayub dived brilliantly to stop the ball and threw it to the bowler’s end, where Saif Hassan was stranded almost halfway down the pitch. But no one was backing up. The…

What is Causing the Decline in Children’s Focus in School According to Harvard Research? (Image: Pexels) In classrooms across America, a troubling pattern has emerged where students who once sat attentively through lessons now fidget restlessly, their eyes darting away from blackboards towards invisible screens. While parents worry about their children’s ability to concentrate on homework, this is not merely a behavioural trend. It represents a fundamental shift in how children’s brains are developing in our digital age. Harvard researchers have been investigating this phenomenon, uncovering compelling evidence that our screen-saturated environment is rewiring young minds in ways that make…

Nine of Europe’s biggest banks—including ING, UniCredit, Danske Bank, SEB, KBC, DekaBank, Banca Sella, and Raiffeisen Bank International—have decided to collaborate on a euro-backed stablecoin. Under the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, the collaborating banks will roll out the stablecoin in the second half of 2026. Will this be a game-changer for European crypto payments?  Will the euro-backed stablecoin reduce Europe’s reliance on US dollar-denominated stablecoins?  On 25 September 2025, ING released the joint statement confirming that “the initiative will provide a real European alternative to the US-dominated stablecoin market, contributing to Europe’s strategic autonomy in payments.”…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Hyperliquid is under siege, facing what trader James Wynn calls a “slow and painful death” as rival perpetuals DEX Aster gains ground, backed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ. Wynn, a crypto trader with almost 414k followers on X, says Aster is a “better product” and adds that CZ “will not stop until $ASTER is #1.” “He loves competition, he loves building, and he is obsessed with winning,” Wynn said. “Hype will exist, but it will have a slow and painful death in my opinion.”. Furthermore,…

USD/JPY gathers strength around 148.80 in Thursday’s early Asian session. Fed Powell’s cautious rate outlook boosts the US Dollar.BoJ Meeting Minutes and the final reading of the US Q2 GDP report will be the highlights later on Thursday. The USD/JPY pair rises to near 148.80 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens to near its highest in three weeks against the Japanese Yen (JPY) due to a fresh round of risk aversion across the financial markets and a cautious tone from the US central bank. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell struck a cautious tone on further easing on Tuesday,…