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The sounds of cannons and cheers fill the air as Tampa Bay’s famous Gasparilla Parade of Pirates begins, drawing a crowd of over 600,000 people. Among the colorful floats and pirate-themed fun, one float stands out— The world’s first Bitcoin Pirate ship proudly flying the Bitcoin Bay Foundation flag. For the first time ever, Bitcoin is part of this historic event, and Bitcoin Bay is once again making history.As parade-goers stop by Bitcoin Bay’s tent along the parade route, they’re welcomed with food, drinks, and an invitation to learn more about this mission-driven organization. But how did Bitcoin Bay get…

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBlackBear FilmsColman Domingo is tipped for a best actor nomination for Sing SingThe Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday (23 January), with Wicked, A Complete Unknown and Emilia Pérez among the films expected to feature.They come during an unpredictable awards season which has thrown up several surprises. There is currently no consensus on what will ultimately win best picture at the Academy Awards.Awards season will head towards its conclusion with the the Baftas on 16 February, the SAG Awards on 24 February and the Oscars on 2 March.Here’s the ABC (Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave) of the main…

Triptii Dimri gained significant fame for her supporting role in Animal, which pushed her into the mainstream. While she faced some criticism for her roles in Animal and Bad Newz, she remains unfazed, focusing on taking on diverse and challenging characters.Triptii shared with Forbes India that she always gives her best effort when she finds a character or story interesting. She believes that not everyone will like her work, and that’s okay. While some may appreciate her performances and others may not, she focuses on staying true to herself and doing what feels right at the moment, even if it…

Riyah CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesChris Brown has nearly 50m monthly listeners on Spotify Musician Chris Brown says he’s suing a film studio over a documentary released last year which included accusations of sexual assault.Chris Brown: A History of Violence was released by Warner Bros in October and featured testimony from an anonymous dancer who claimed he raped her on a yacht in 2020.In a statement, the Forever singer’s lawyers say the film is “defamatory”, and her claims were “baseless” and “sensationalised”, accusing Warner Bros of “recklessly damaging” his reputation.As well as Warner Bros, the lawsuit also names production company Ample. Neither…

Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondentGetty ImagesHas Prince Harry achieved “accountability” with his settlement?The settlement between Prince Harry and News Group Newspapers is a dramatic, high stakes, turnaround. But it’s courtroom drama without the court.Prince Harry’s team hailed the deal that stopped the trial as a “monumental victory”, receiving an undisclosed amount of “substantial damages” and an “unequivocal apology”.They say he’s been vindicated – but will there also, deep down, be some mixed feelings about not getting his day in court? Was this really “slaying dragons” of the tabloid press, as he’d celebrated after a previous win when he’d given evidence in court…

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay “substantial damages” and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life.Prince Harry alleged journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN) used unlawful techniques to pry on his private life – and executives then allegedly covered it up.NGN apologised for “serious intrusion” by the Sun between 1996 and 2011, and admitted “incidents of unlawful activity” were carried out by private investigators working for the newspaper, in a statement read out in court.It also apologised for distress…

Nikita YadavBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesMF Husain’s paintings have often attracted controversy due to their depiction of Hindu godsA court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ordered the seizure of two “offensive” paintings by MF Husain, one of India’s most famous artists.The court on Monday granted permission for the police to seize the artworks after a complaint was filed alleging that the paintings, displayed at an art gallery and featuring two Hindu deities, “hurt religious sentiments”.Husain, who died in 2011 aged 95, often faced backlash for the depictions of nude Hindu gods in his paintings. The Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) which…

Aston Martin is joining the ranks of listed automakers with an IPO that values the British company at more than $5 billion. But its first day of trading in London got off to a rocky start. The favorite carmaker of fictional British secret service agent James Bond priced its shares at £19.00 ($24.70), giving it a valuation of £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion). The final listing price is 16% below the top of the range that Aston Martin had targeted, reflecting investor doubts about whether the carmaker should be valued in the same league as Italian rival Ferrari. Shares dipped nearly…

Tommy LumbyBusiness data journalist, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA report has called for bold action to improve HMRC’s customer servicesHMRC has denied running a “deliberately poor” phone service in an attempt to push taxpayers to seek help online instead.Nearly 44,000 customers were cut off without warning after being on hold for more than an hour last year, a report by a committee of MPs has found.It said HMRC’s service had got even worse since its last report and warned the authority it had “damaged trust in the tax system”.HMRC chief executive Jim Harra said the committee’s claims on its customer service were…

Editor’s Note: This story originally published on October 3, 2018. New York CNN Business  —  Barnes & Noble stock jumped more than 20% after the board said it would consider a sale of the troubled company. The board said Wednesday it had appointed a special committee to review offers. One came from longtime Barnes & Noble chairman Len Riggio. He is the company’s largest shareholder, controlling close to 20%. Barnes & Noble (BKS) also disclosed that a shareholder it could not identify had rapidly built up a stake in the company. To block a hostile takeover, Barnes & Noble’s board…