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Yale early action acceptance rate increases to 10.9% Yale University has released its early action admission results for the Class of 2030, offering a snapshot into one of the world’s most competitive undergraduate admissions cycles — and a growing focus on access and affordability.According to details first reported by Yale Daily News, Yale College admitted 779 students through its non-binding early action round this week. This translates to an acceptance rate of 10.9 percent, a marginal rise from last year’s 10.8 percent, but still a reminder of how selective the Ivy League institution remains.In total, 7,140 students applied under early…

In a critical moment for global finance, Visa now settles some payments in the USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain, expanding beyond its earlier Ethereum pilots and pushing stablecoins into mainstream finance. The company already operates at a pace of approximately $3.5 billion annually for stablecoin settlement volume, so this is no longer a small experiment. It joins a wider shift in which banks, card networks, and even J.P. Morgan are moving real financial activity onto public blockchains during a period of growing on-chain finance. For people like me who have been monitoring Solana’s evolution and the steady mainstreaming of…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Ethereum price has tumbled 3.4% in the past 24 hours to trade at $2,847 as of 3:50 a.m. EST on a 31% surge in trading volume to $90.9 billion. That drop in the ETH price comes as Ark Invest continues to buy the dip by accumulating more shares in leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Holdings. Ark purchased BitMine shares worth $10.56 million across three ETFs (exchange-traded funds), adding to $17 million acquired on Monday. BitMine slid 6.6% on Wednesday to close at $29.32, down roughly 24%…

The EUR/USD outlook remains steady under 1.1750, with eyes on the US CPI and the ECB rate decision. A softer dollar ahead of data keeps the EUR/USD downside limited. Weaker German IFO data and bearish pin bars continue to cap the gains, keeping the pair within a broad range. The EUR/USD price is trading under 1.1750 as markets wait for the US CPI data for November, due today. The release carries extra weight as it excludes October figures and does not include month-on-month data for November following the government shutdown. As a result, investors are focused on the annual headline…

In the video above, Use­fulCharts cre­ator Matt Bak­er sug­gests that we not refer to the peri­od span­ning the fifth and the late fif­teenth cen­turies as the “dark ages.” In jus­ti­fi­ca­tion, he does­n’t put forth the argu­ment, now fair­ly com­mon, that the time in ques­tion was actu­al­ly full of sub­tle inno­va­tion occlud­ed by mod­ern prej­u­dice. The real prob­lem, as he sees it, is that the slow­ing, if not revers­ing, of the progress of human soci­ety that we’ve tra­di­tion­al­ly regard­ed as occur­ring in what are com­mon­ly known as the Mid­dle Ages only occurred in Europe. What’s more, there have been mul­ti­ple such…

Is Teen Mom’s Jenelle Evans Speaking to Ex-Husband David Eason Again? She Says…Jenelle Evans is feeling herself. The Teen Mom alum showed off her new body transformation, revealing that she underwent a mommy makeover to help get her body looking toned. “After 3 pregnancies, work outs, and eating clean,” Jenelle shared to Instagram Dec. 18, “my body still needed some extra help especially with diastasis recti (a mom pouch) which a lot of us deal with after we have kids. No amount of exercise fixes this.” According to the 33-year-old, she decided a mommy makeover was the right move for…

“Metroid Prime 4: Beyond” has had an uncharacteristically troubled development cycle. After it was completely rebooted in 2017, we’ve finally gotten the next mainline “Metroid Prime” game, 18 years after “Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.” But something feels off about “Metroid Prime 4.” Even after 8 years of development, the game lacks a cohesive vision. It’s a cobbled mess of uninspired ideas with flashes of brilliance. Biomes are stunning, and exploration feels exciting, but the game has the blandest open world in recent memory, along with a boring cast of supporting characters. “Metroid Prime 4: Beyond” follows Samus Aran as she…

Note: The October-November readings for both the Consumer Price Index and the Everyday Price Index should be viewed as provisional rather than definitive. A temporary government funding lapse interrupted standard federal price collection, leaving gaps that could not later be filled and forcing reliance on limited alternative inputs. Data collection resumed partway through November, restoring more normal coverage only as the month progressed.The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) fell 0.24 percent to 296.9 throughout October and November 2025, ending ten months of consecutive increases. Of its 24 constituents, the prices of 13 rose, three were unchanged, and eight declined. Those…

Source: Financial Express

India will take on South Africa in the fifth of the five-match T20I series. This article provides details about India’s Playing 11 vs South Africa for the fifth match of the series. India Playing XI vs South Africa- 5th T20I, South Africa Tour of India 2025: Openers: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill India would want to earn back-to-back wins in the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa in order to clinch another series in this format. The Men in Blue have got all their bases covered in the batting and bowling departments, but would be concerned over the fitness of…