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Team USA has announced its roster for the 2026 Olympics, and New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox did not make the team. Fox confirmed he spoke with Team USA GM Bill Guerin earlier in the week and was told he did not make the team. “Obviously, it’s not what you want to hear,” Fox said following his team’s practice ahead of the 2026 Winter Classic on Thursday. “It is what it is. The decision is the decision. I guess that’s how it goes.” Four Nations Face-off Has Grown Hockey in America Before the official announcement, reports from Michael Russo of…

The FTSE 100 index has climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day of the year.Shares included in the index performed strongly in 2025, leaving the benchmark more than 21% higher than a year ago, when it stood at just over 8,260. It set a new all-time record reaching 10,046 points before falling back below the 10,000 mark. Despite much talk of high stock valuations in the US over the past year, the London index outperformed the major American indexes in 2025.Shares in British brands such as Currys and…

Prenetics Global Limited said it has ended its bitcoin purchasing program and will redirect its capital and strategic focus entirely toward IM8, its fast-growing consumer health and longevity brand co-founded with David Beckham. The Nasdaq-listed health sciences company said it ceased daily bitcoin purchases on Dec. 4, following approval from its board of directors, and will not pursue future acquisitions of the cryptocurrency.  Prenetics will retain its existing holdings of 510 bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset but has committed not to allocate any new or existing capital toward expanding that position. The move marks a clear shift away from…

Peter GillibrandBBC NewsbeatBBCThe DJ has been hosting her own multi-genre show on 1Xtra since stepping down from the Rap Show in 2023 When Tiffany Calver became the first female host of BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra’s Rap Show at the age of 24, she didn’t realise the reaction it would have.She recalls listeners, pundits and even TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson weighing in when she landed the role on the popular show.The self-proclaimed “nerdy girl that liked to play music” tells BBC Newsbeat she had never been exposed to so many opinions and they “absolutely ate away” at her.But she’s glad…

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin (PTI Photo) Former England spinner Monty Panesar has said that the BCCI should have done more to honour some of India’s biggest cricket stars. He believes that Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin deserved proper farewell Test matches before retiring from international cricket.Panesar feels that India missed an important chance to celebrate the careers of these players. He compared India’s approach with England, where retired players are often given special farewell games. According to him, such matches show respect for players who have given many years to the sport.Why Mohammed Shami needs…

CBSE class 12 Physics exam 2026 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the Class 12 Physics exam on February 20, 2026. For many students, Physics feels challenging—not because it is impossible, but because it cannot be studied by rote learning alone. The subject demands clear understanding, visual thinking, and correct application of concepts. Since the paper has theory questions, numericals, and derivations, students need strong basics and should practise in a smart and organised way.Scoring well in Physics can significantly improve your overall board results and also play an important role in shaping future careers in engineering,…

Bettors on a prediction market, Polymarket, currently give Bitcoin only a 26% chance of trading above $150,000 at any point in 2026. Other related markets are more optimistic on lower milestones, with odds near 80% that Bitcoin touches $100,000 before 2027. As we know, prediction markets are going mainstream just as everyone fights over what the next Bitcoin cycle will look like. (source – Polymarket) What Do Polymarket Bettors Really Say About Bitcoin Next? A prediction market is a betting exchange for real-world events. Instead of betting on a sports game, you buy “yes” or “no” shares on outcomes such…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! Crypto derivatives trading increased in 2025 as more participants turned to on-chain perpetual futures, according to Coinbase researcher David Duong. By the end of the year, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) were handling over $1 trillion in monthly trading volume.In a post on X shared on December 29, Duong explained that this rise partly reflected the lack of a typical altcoin rally. Since there were fewer opportunities for large gains in regular spot markets, traders looked to perpetual futures to use leverage and boost potential returns. Did you know? Want to get smarter &…

The GBP/USD forecast remains bullish moving into 2026 as the Fed-BoE divergence widens in favor of the pound. Political risk and the Fed’s dovishness continue to weigh on the greenback. Cautious BoE and sticky UK inflation keep the yearly forecast for GBP/USD higher. The GBP/USD pair starts the New Year with a firm footing, moving to the 1.3490 area as the US dollar remains broadly weaker, reflecting the widening divergence between the Fed and the Bank of England. –Are you interested in learning more about copy trading platforms? Check our detailed guide- The US dollar closed 2025 with the sharpest…

In 1991, the French hus­band-and-wife vol­ca­nol­o­gist-film­mak­er team Mau­rice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the erup­tion of Mount Unzen in Nagasa­ki. Inex­plic­a­bly, Wern­er Her­zog did­n’t get around to mak­ing a film about them for more than 30 years. These would seem to be ide­al sub­jects for the doc­u­men­tary half of his career, a large por­tion of which he’s spent on por­traits of eccen­tric, roman­tic, often fool­hardy, and more than occa­sion­al­ly ill-fat­ed indi­vid­u­als who pit them­selves, or in any case find them­selves pit­ted, against the raw ele­ments of nature. Their cou­ple­hood makes the Kraffts a slight…