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The Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes are talking this week Michael Russo: Believe that Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin will be meeting up Quinn Hughes and his agents this week in Michigan (if they’ve haven’t already met this week). The Wild will be looking to extend Hughes for five to eight years, but Hughes could be looking for three years to become a UFA at the same time as his brother Jack’s deal expires in New Jersey. Could the Montreal Canadiens be interested in a reclamation project from Columbus? The Starr & D’Amico Show: Shaun Starr and Marco D’Amico talking…

The Bank of England examined a range of scenarios of what might happen to inflation and the economy depending on the Middle East conflict.Inflation was previously expected to reach 3.5% this year.In a worst-case scenario, where oil prices reach $100 a barrel, the Bank now projects that inflation could reach 3.2% in 2026.In a scenario where oil prices are around $76 before falling back to $71, inflation could reach 3%.While better than previously forecast, that remains above the Bank of England’s 2% target.The UK economy is expected to grow by 1.1% this year, ahead of forecasts the Bank made in…

Bitcoin was trading higher on Wednesday — but only slightly — after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates still.  The leading cryptocurrency was recently priced at close to $64,402 per coin, after moving up by nearly 1% in the hour following the announcement.  As expected, the U.S. central bank left the federal funds rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range. Three of the 12 members of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee “preferred” a quarter-percentage-point hike at this meeting.  Speaking to the press following the announcement, the Fed’s new Chair, Kevin Warsh, revealed little about where the central bank would…

Holland and Zendaya were just 20 and 19 years old years old when they first met in 2016, on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, during the film’s casting and initial production.The film showed British actor Holland as Peter Parker balancing high school life with being a superhero – Spider-Man – for the first time.It also introduced US actress Zendaya as MJ, his awkward but intellectual classmate.The on-screen chemistry was clear from the start and the film received good reviews but the pair denied rumours of a romance, insisting they were just close friends while promoting the movie.They even took to…

Neeraj Chopra, Tharanga Pathirage and Arshad Nadeem Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, along with Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh, qualified for the men’s javelin throw final after finishing among the top 12 in the qualification round at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday.Chopra, who won the Commonwealth Games title in 2018, finished fifth with a best throw of 79.61m. Rohit Yadav was ninth with 78.37m, while Yashvir Singh took 10th place with 78.36m, ensuring all three Indian athletes progressed to the medal round.The 28-year-old Chopra, who threw last in every round, skipped his third and final attempt after securing…

JEECUP round 4 seat allotment result 2026 The Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP) has declared the JEECUP Round 4 seat allotment result 2026 for the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Polytechnic counselling process. Candidates who participated in the fourth round of counselling can now check their seat allotment status and download their allotment letter from the official counselling portal. The Round 4 seat allotment marks the beginning of Phase 2 of the special online counselling process. Candidates who have been allotted a seat must complete all admission formalities within the prescribed schedule to confirm their admission. Students from Uttar Pradesh…

In crypto news today (July 30), Bitcoin climbed -0.5% overnight, dropping below $64,000 following yesterday’s FOMC meeting, in which a rate hike wasn’t announced but SEC Chair Paul Atkins hinted at hikes to come, causing a slight sell-off across crypto. However, crypto held up well in comparison to the US stock market, which saw $1Bn wiped out overnight. One glimmer of hope from yesterday came in the form of ETF flows. Bitcoin funds snapped a four-day outflow streak, finishing the day with $32.1M in inflows, with BlackRock buying $89.8M, countering Fidelity selling $43.1M in BTC. With the total crypto…

If you plan on shoot­ing your own adap­ta­tion of Home­r’s Odyssey, bear in mind how much rests on your choice of lead­ing man. In order to play Odysseus, an actor must sum­mon a real grav­i­tas, but also a still-smol­der­ing vital­i­ty: here is a man who led the Greek army to defeat Troy, but still has the dogged­ness to make the decade-long jour­ney back home to his wife. In the mid-nine­teen-fifties, Hol­ly­wood had just the chin for the job: Kirk Dou­glas, who plays Odysseus under his Latin name in the epony­mous Ulysses. Though mer­ci­less in its exci­sions to Home­r’s text, as explained…

Amal Clooney Shares How Her Life Has Changed During George Clooney Marriage in Rare Personal UpdateGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney are facing an unimaginable situation. Amid devastating wildfires spreading across Europe, the couple and their 9-year-old twins Alexander and Ella have evacuated their family home located in Brignoles, a town in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southeastern France. “At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,” George shared in a letter addressed to Brignoles mayor Didier Brémond, which his rep confirmed to People. “As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize…

After a verrry long and fruitful week in Montreal, I’m now back in Chicago. Festivals can wear and tear on even the most sleep-deprived critic, especially at a fest like Fantasia, where the sheer volume of films on display can be downright overwhelming. Even so, I was grateful for my time there, catching up with old critic friends, meeting distant faces for the first time, and most importantly, partaking in some crucial Fantasia Fest traditions. Every year, the audience collectively picks some pre-show ad to go gaga over. In years past, it was an old ramen commercial that the crowds…