Month: March 2025
As Binance works toward redemption, CEO says Trump has been ‘fantastic’ for crypto
Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance CEO Richard Teng says the Trump administration has been a “fantastic” reset for the cryptocurrency industry. “It’s an extremely different environment that […]
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Heathrow Airport orders probe into shutdown as travellers endure days of disruption
British Airways crew members arrive at terminal 5 at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England. Peter Nicholls | Getty Images London’s Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday and ordered a probe into how it dealt with a power outage that shut Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day as airlines warned […]
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Pro-Trump senator meets Chinese Premier Li with U.S. executives
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) greets Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla from a delegation led by US Senator Steve Daines before a meeting held in the Fujian Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 23, 2025. Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines met Chinese […]
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Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor Imamoglu pending trial
University student wave Turkish national flags as they gather in protest in Besiktas district in Istanbul on March 20, 2025 following Istanbul metropolitan Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention over a corruption probe. Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty Images A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Sunday pending trial on graft charges, state media […]
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29-year-old couldn’t afford a house in the U.S., so she bought one sight unseen in Italy: ‘I plan to use it like a retirement plan’
Ohio native Lauren Scott, 29, had lived in Los Angeles for 10 years working as a freelancer in the film industry, when she decided she was ready to buy a house. At the time, Scott lived in a studio apartment and paid $1,175 in rent. Scott started her search in 2019 and wanted to stay […]
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Pope Francis to be released from the hospital
A rose and and an image of Pope Francis are placed at the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, Feb. 27, 2025. Yara Nardi | Reuters Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors said […]
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Judge slams Social Security chief for agency shutdown ‘threats’ after ruling barring DOGE access
A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency. Judge Ellen […]
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Trump’s Social Security chief backs down from ‘shutting down’ agency
A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images The head of the U.S. Social Security Administration has backed down from “shutting down the agency” after a federal judge rebuked him for misinterpreting a court ruling that limited billionaire […]
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It’s time to buy when markets reach ‘peak uncertainty.’ Are we there yet?
Every investor knows, or should, that the moment of maximum uncertainty is a time to buy. The only trick, then, is discerning when we’ve reached peak uncertainty. The stifling lack of clarity about the breadth or severity of the Trump administration’s promised “reciprocal” tariffs due on April 2 is the obvious eye of this uncertainty […]
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You can’t boost your immune system with supplements, says functional medicine expert—here’s what you can do
Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the “father of functional medicine,” says that’s not actually possible. “I’ve heard, ‘I can boost my immune system if I take a lot of vitamins.’ It could be vitamin D, vitamin A […]
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