Author: kumbhorg

Could the Werenski and Blue Jackets situation become a talking point again? Aaron Portzline of The Athletic joined SiriusXM NHL Network Radio Power Play on Monday and was asked about the situation involving Zach Werenski and the Columbus Blue Jackets. While things are calm now, this story might not go away if Columbus gets off to a slow start. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions NHL Rumors: How the Zach Werenski Situation Blew Up and Calmed Down Quickly Host: “I’m sure you’ve had to talk a lot about Zach Werenski over the course of this summer, Aaron. Obviously, very much in the news. At…

As it stands, mayors of English strategic authorities receive most of their funding by central government grants. Mayors are expected to start retaining some revenue from business rates from April 2027 and receive a portion of income tax from April 2028.The rates of income tax will not change as a result of the reform.Treasury sources say some metro mayors could end up with more money to spend if they grow their local economies and expand their tax bases, but officials are still figuring out how it will work in practice.One think tank, Re:State, has suggested, external the government should allocate…

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy reported a loss of $8.22 billion for the second quarter of 2026 thanks to the falling price of the leading cryptocurrency.  In its quarterly report, Nasdaq-listed Strategy (MSTR) — formerly MicroStrategy — put the loss down to the Bitcoin price crash, even as the company continued raising capital, buying more Bitcoin and paying down debt. In the same period of 2025, Strategy reported a net income of $10.02 billion.  “In the second quarter of 2026, Strategy strengthened its balance sheet while navigating a meaningful Bitcoin price decline,” Strategy CEO and President Phong Le said in a…

Any comic book fan knows that Spider-Man’s secret identity is Peter Parker, a science nerd who gained superhero powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. But in the latest installment from the Marvel cinematic universe, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Parker – played by Tom Holland – is not the only star in disguise. The action takes place in New York City but much of the movie, which premiered in London this week, was filmed more than 3,000 miles away in Glasgow.Filming almost brought the city centre to a halt last summer, when fans gathered to watch Holland in an…

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to allow private investors to acquire minority stakes in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup and other global tournaments, significantly escalating resistance to one of the governing body’s most ambitious commercial plans.In a strongly worded statement on Friday, the AFC said it “stands in solidarity” with UEFA and CONCACAF, arguing that the proposal lacked the broad consensus needed to move forward and exposing deeper concerns over FIFA’s governance and consultation process.The latest development leaves FIFA facing growing opposition from three of…

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced a one-time relaxation for candidates who were allotted seats in Round 1 of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Super Speciality (NEET SS) counselling 2025. Under this special provision, eligible candidates can resign from their allotted seats without losing their security deposit.According to a notice issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), candidates can complete the resignation process from July 31 to August 4, 2026 by visiting their allotted colleges.The MCC said this relaxation has been granted under exceptional circumstances and should not be treated as a precedent for future counselling…

Global, July 31, 2026 Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), ranked among the leading venues for BTC and ETH derivatives liquidity in H1 2026, according to the CoinGlass 2026 Semi-Annual Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market Report, highlighting the exchange’s growing role in supporting deep execution across major crypto assets as derivatives markets became more selective.The report found that Bitget recorded US$81.37 million in ETH order-book depth within ±1% of the mid-price, representing a 21.4% share among the listed venues and ranking second behind Binance. For BTC, Bitget recorded US$71.70 million in order-book depth within ±1%, representing a 13.4% share and ranking…

GBP/CHF found support after a sharp selloff, but consolidation now leaves traders watching for either a range hold or breakout.

Carl Jung’s Liber Novus, bet­ter known as The Red Book, has come to light in a com­plete Eng­lish trans­la­tion, pub­lished by Nor­ton in a 2009 fac­sim­i­le edi­tion and a small­er “reader’s edi­tion” in 2012. The years since have seen sev­er­al exhi­bi­tions of the book, which “could pass for a Bible ren­dered by a medieval monk,” writes art crit­ic Peter Frank, “espe­cial­ly for the care with which Jung entered his writ­ing as ornate Goth­ic script.” Jung “refused to think of him­self as an ‘artist’” but “it’s no acci­dent the Liber Novus has been exhib­it­ed in muse­ums, or func­tioned as the nucle­us…

Tom Holland’s Audition Tape Was a Punisher-ing ExperienceJon Bernthal, who’s appearing as The Punisher on the big screen for the first time in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, played a key role in Holland’s journey. The Odyssey co-stars were making the 2017 film Pilgrimage and “that was where both Tom did his audition for Spider-Man and I did my audition for [Netflix’s] Punisher,” Bernthal said on Jimmy Kimmel Live in April 2025. “We actually made each other’s audition tapes on that film.” Holland was super-confident, Bernthal noted, so he admittedly tried to temper the teen’s expectations. “I was like, ‘There’s probably a lot of…