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Gladys Mae West was born in rur­al Vir­ginia in 1930, grew up work­ing on a tobac­co farm, and died ear­li­er this month a cel­e­brat­ed math­e­mati­cian whose work made pos­si­ble the GPS tech­nol­o­gy most of us use each and every day. Hers was a dis­tinc­tive­ly Amer­i­can life, in more ways than one. Seek­ing an escape from the agri­cul­tur­al labor she’d already got­ten to know all too well, she won a schol­ar­ship to Vir­ginia State Col­lege by becom­ing her high school class vale­dic­to­ri­an; after earn­ing her bach­e­lor’s and mas­ter’s degrees in math­e­mat­ics, she taught for a time and then applied for a…

NEED TO KNOW Details from the autopsy report for Xana Kernodle are included in a newly unsealed court filing obtained by PEOPLEKernodle was stabbed 67 times by Bryan Kohberger and evidence from the crime scene shows she fought back against her killerShe suffered cuts down to the bones of her hands and had been stabbed so many times her surviving roommate initially misidentified her to police On Nov. 13, 2022, Bryan Kohberger murdered four University of Idaho students after breaking into their off-campus rental home in the city of Moscow. Three of his victims — Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen,…

Find below links to all of our coverage of this year’s Sundance, broken out by program. The reviews are written by Brian Tallerico, Robert Daniels, Marya E. Gates, Zachary Lee, Monica Castillo, and Peyton Robinson. (Note: If a title isn’t linked yet, the review is still forthcoming.) Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves and Channing Tatum appear in Josephine by Beth de Araújo, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greta Zozula. U.S. Dramatic Competition “Bedford Park““Carousel““The Friend’s House is Here”“Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!““Hot Water““Josephine““The Musical““Run Amok”“Take Me Home”“Union County“ Ed Emanuel, Jerry…

For decades, US dollar dominance rested on a simple but profound foundation. Predictable institutions made the dollar stable, on the belief — sometimes overstated — that the United States would not deliberately undermine its own currency. That belief is now visibly eroding.  The dollar has fallen to its weakest level in nearly four years, not because of a recession or crisis at home, but because investors are increasingly uneasy about the direction of American policy. Against a basket of other currencies, the US dollar is approaching the lows seen during the COVID pandemic as markets are beginning to price in…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: Japan’s Bond Market crash (Bloomberg) India, EU conclude FTA negotiations (MC) Canada to start FTA negotiations with India (BS) Trump raising tariffs on S Korea (CNN) Rally in precious metals continue (Yahoo) Central Banks saying no to fiat money (Mark R) Commodity: Copper (Katusa) Marico buys 4700BC Brand (DH) Company: Paras Defence (BI) 26 Lessons from Morgan Housel (Shane Parrish) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

The fans of the India National Cricket Team quietly carry dreams, which they might not say out loud at times, in order to ensure that those dreams are fulfilled and do not get struck by a curse or get jinxed.Sanju Samson standing in the middle of the pitch in the T20 World Cup 2026 final, not as a promise, not as potential, but as the Hero of the Match, is one of the dreams of the fans as India prepare to enter the marquee tournament.In this article, we do not predict; instead, we dream. We manifest a story that Indian…

The Montreal Canadiens won’t be taking a big swing leading up to the trade deadline TSN: The Montreal Canadiens have cooled down of late, but still hold on to a wild-card spot. They added center Phillip Danault earlier in the year, and Pierre LeBrun doesn’t sense that there is any pressure for them to make another big addition before the deadline. “I do think they’ll make a deal, but the point here is that they haven’t lost the bigger picture when it comes to them opening their window this year, keeping in mind that they’re the youngest team in the…

Officials searched offices in Frankfurt and Berlin in relation to “past business relationships”.

The Bitcoin price surged early Wednesday, reclaiming the $90,000 level as traders digested fresh macro signals and growing momentum around U.S. crypto regulation. The move followed a sharp reversal from weekend lows near $86,000, with the bitcoin price climbing to highs of $90,361 into the day, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data.  All this is happening as the market braced for the Federal Reserve’s first rate decision of the year later today, with futures pricing in an almost certain hold on rates Wednesday.  With unemployment at 4.4%, traders are focused less on inflation and more on whether Chair Jerome Powell…

Ghana’s foreign minister says the influencer is a “worthy ambassador”, but some Ghanaians criticised the move.