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A baby bank says parents are turning to “unsafe” practices such as watering down baby formula milk to save money.Megan Sinden, founder of Moorside Baby Bank in Consett, County Durham, said a couple of families spoke of putting less powder in to get another week’s worth out of it, “which to me is quite dangerous”.She called for a cap on rising costs of formula, saying: “It’s not a luxury item, it’s a basic need for a baby.”Charity National Childbirth Trust (NCT) said its recent study found nearly half of parents (48%) were struggling more financially after having a baby, and…

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser has said that while some improvements need to be made to the crypto Clarity Act, the bank wants a “good bill to go through.” The banking executive said that the bank was a “leader in digital assets” so wanted “safe adoption” of the technology.  Lawmakers were trying to get a vote on the Clarity Act through before splitting for recess last week but ran out of time. A vote will now take place in September.  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Citi CEO Jane Fraser says she wants the CLARITY Act to become law.“We would like to see a…

It feels inconsiderate of Ariana Grande to bring a tour called Eternal Sunshine to the UK at the tail end of the year’s fifth heatwave. Haven’t we suffered enough already?But the fans packed into London’s O2 arena on Saturday night didn’t seem to care about the heat and the sweat.They came ready to dance. Thousands of them, dressed in cat ears, bridal gowns and elaborate floral headpieces. They scream when she references rumours she’s back together with her ex, Ricky Alvarez. And they bounce in unison when she plays colourful club anthems like Into You and Break Free. It’s the…

Former Australia cricketer and television commentator Adam Gilchrist (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Cameron Green’s fighting century may have come in a losing cause, but it gave Australia something positive to take away from their heavy Test defeat to Bangladesh in Darwin on Sunday.The all-rounder scored 104 from 201 balls as Australia recovered from a difficult position to take a 56-run lead.However, Bangladesh needed just 57 runs in the final innings and chased it down comfortably to complete the win.Green’s Century Earns High PraiseFormer Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said Green’s innings could provide a model for him to follow in…

The history student who changed physics forever: The PhD thesis Albert Einstein said had ‘lifted a corner of the great veil’. (Photo: X Post) Most students change their majors once and never look back. Louis de Broglie did exactly that — and ended up changing the course of modern physics.Born into a French aristocratic family on August 15, 1892, de Broglie didn’t begin his academic journey as a scientist. He initially studied history at the Sorbonne in Paris and completed his degree in 1910, with plans to pursue a career in the humanities. Later, his growing interest in mathematics and…

In Bitcoin ETF news today, US-listed spot BTC ETFs pulled in $853.54M in net inflows during the week ended August 7, the strongest weekly haul since mid-April, according to CoinGlass data. BlackRock’s IBIT alone accounted for roughly $693M of that total. This means that around $0.81 of every dollar that entered the category came from BlackRock, signaling that the rebound looks less like broad institutional re-engagement and more like one fund doing most of the heavy lifting. Bitcoin price pushed through $65,000 to touch $65,340 to start the week and finished up roughly 3%, even though four of the five…

The Australian Dollar advanced on Friday after US Retail Sales disappointed investors, increasing speculation that the Federal Reserve might not raise rates, as the economy showed tentative signs of weakness. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7083, up 0.34%AUD/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlookThe daily chart shows the AUD/USD is bullish, but buyers remain unable to decisively crack the January 29 high of 0.7094, which could open the door for further upside. Momentum shifted bullish since mid-July, as depicted in the Relative Strength Index (RSI).From a market structure perspective, the pair has not shifted bullish until buyers regain the June 1 peak at…

L&D Analytics Beyond Reports The standard L&D report tells you what happened. Completion rates from last month. Satisfaction scores from the last program cycle. Training hours logged in the previous quarter. Average assessment scores from the cohort that finished three weeks ago. These numbers are technically accurate, they are professionally presented, and they are almost entirely useless for the decisions that L&D is actually being asked to support right now. The decisions that matter to the business—where to allocate next year’s training budget across competing priorities, which skill gaps to address before a major product launch in eight weeks, whether…

After making a name for herself on TikTok, Charli D’Amelio took a spin through the Dancing With the Stars ballroom in 2022 before bringing those skills to Broadway with her October 2024 debut in & Juliet. While the influencer was supposed to end her run as Charmian in January 2025, it was extended twice. “I’m beyond excited to join the Broadway community—it’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl,” she said in a September 2024 statement ahead of her nearly yearlong run. “To be able to make my Broadway debut—especially in the cast of & Juliet, is…

In these dispatches I often talk about themes naturally arising or not arising at all between films. Well, the throughline between these trio of titles couldn’t be clearer: They all thoroughly contemplate death and mortality. Two of the films are from veterans while a third one is a filmmaker’s feature directorial debut—though to be sure the latter has plenty of experience as a decorated shorts filmmaker too. Nevertheless, they all, to some extent, rebel against easy definitions, attempting to approach their weighty subject with the necessary rigor and complexity. Leisurely yet profound, with “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,” which had…