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Fifa has been forced to U-turn on plans to sell off a slice of the World Cup after fierce opposition, with threats of future boycotts and calls for the governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, to quit.But why were a group of tech investors interested in the World Cup in the first place, and are similar proposals in the future inevitable? In a world in which AI could upend human recreation and pastimes, executives at Thrive Eternal, a spin-off of venture capital firm Thrive Capital, saw an opportunity to lead a group of investors to place cash in the biggest sporting…

The Clarity Act may be delayed — for now — but pro-crypto senators remain committed to the fight.  And not just Republicans: Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks accompanied conservative “Bitcoin Senator” Cynthia Lummis in assuring voters that work was being done on the bill.  Lawmakers were hoping a crucial vote on the long-awaited crypto market structure bill was to go ahead before a five-week recess but news dropped Friday that it was too little, too late. Now, the Senate will vote on the bill in September.  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Lummis releases statement now Clarity Act vote is delayed:”There will be…

One of Wales’ most celebrated actresses, Dame Siân Phillips, is stepping back from full-scale stage acting after experiencing memory issues during rehearsals.The 93-year-old made the decision after struggling to remember her lines while preparing for a recent production, according to The Times.However, Phillips said she would continue performing in smaller projects, including a production with Michael Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre next year.Her career has spanned more than 80 years across stage, television and film.Phillips told The Times she decided to stop taking on major stage productions after struggling to remember her lines during rehearsals for Atonement at Chichester Festival Theatre…

Jemimah Rodrigues (File photo) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of the ongoing Hundred after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Southern Brave, putting her participation in the upcoming Women’s T20 Asia Cup in doubt.Southern Brave confirmed on Saturday that Rodrigues will miss the rest of the tournament, with Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott brought in as her replacement.”We can confirm that due to an injury suffered by Jemimah Rodrigues, we’ve signed Charli Knott as our injury replacement for the remainder of The Hundred. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Jemi,” Southern Brave posted on X.Rodrigues, 25, scored 143…

SSC JHT PST admit card 2026 The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the admit card for the Physical Standard Test (PST) for the Sub-Inspector (Hindi Translator) post under the Combined Hindi Translators Examination 2025. Candidates can download their call letters from the official regional SSC website at sscer.org.The SSC JHT PST 2026 will be conducted on August 17, 2026. Candidates will have to appear at the PST centre mentioned on their admit card. The commission has advised candidates to download their hall tickets in advance and report to the allotted centre as per the given schedule.Candidates must carry a…

Two things happened in CLARITY Act crypto regulation this week that point in opposite directions, and understanding both is essential to reading where policy risk sits in your portfolio right now. On August 4, the US Department of the Treasury published a joint statement with the United Kingdom outlining an expanded transatlantic digital asset framework covering stablecoins, tokenization, payments, and artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, back in Washington, the CLARITY Act, the landmark domestic bill that would establish the first comprehensive federal framework for crypto market structure, is stalled in the Senate with the chamber’s August recess hours away. This latest CLARITY…

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A wedding dress for Kirsten Dunst? Bring it on. After all, the actress has worn multiple wedding gowns in movies such as Melancholia, Marie Antoinette and Mona Lisa Smile. And for her real-life wedding to Fargo costar Jesse Plemons, she knew she wanted to tap the expertise of her Woodshock directors Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy. “It’s funny because Laura and Kate Mulleavy—who do the clothing line Rodarte, who are the directors of the film that I’m promoting—they’re making my wedding dress,” Dunst told Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on Live! in 2017 after getting engaged to Plemons, acknowledging she…

Ed Saxberger (Willem Dafoe) is “a man of letters,” declares a young man who accosts him on the street one day, eagerly explaining he’s stumbled across a poetry collection Saxberger wrote long ago and believes it to be an overlooked masterpiece. Setting aside the relative merits of Way Past Go, which nobody’s mentioned to Saxberger in decades, the young man has a point; Saxberger now works at the post office, sorting other people’s mail. But the tantalizing possibility that his once-lofty literary ambitions have belatedly earned him a following—not only this slightly snobbish student of the arts (Edmund Donovan) but…

Bagi banyak keluarga, terong balado rumahan bukan sekadar lauk pendamping nasi. Hidangan ini punya daya tarik dari perpaduan terong yang lembut dengan sambal balado yang pedas, gurih, dan sedikit manis. Menariknya, resep ini juga cocok untuk resep masakan ibu rumah tangga karena bahan-bahannya mudah ditemukan dan proses memasaknya tidak membutuhkan teknik rumit.Di dapur rumah, terong sering menjadi bahan yang diandalkan ketika ingin menyajikan makanan lezat tanpa mengeluarkan banyak biaya. Dengan bumbu sederhana seperti cabai, bawang merah, bawang putih, dan tomat, terong bisa berubah menjadi lauk yang menggugah selera.Karena itu, terong balado rumahan layak masuk daftar menu harian. Selain praktis, hidangan…