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SEC Chair Gary Gensler cited “investor protection” as the reason the commission should have carte blanche to take the “crypto” out of “cryptocurrency” in a speech to fellow finance bigwigs on Tuesday, describing the sector as “like the Wild West” as he urged Congress to rein it in. But Gensler, …

The four-time World Cup winners went into the tournament facing accusations of overconfidence matched by the domestic press, some of whom even suggested the Olympics might be too easy for them.  READ MORE: ‘Are the Olympics too easy for US women’s team?’ Fans drag up cocky ESPN headline after Americans routed …

Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Paris on Thursday, heading towards the Constitutional Court. The judicial body ruled on the Covid legislation package earlier in the day. The court rejected some parts of the proposed law, including a provision allowing French authorities to enforce mandatory quarantine on any …

Speaking as part of a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Putin pointed out that the average annual temperature for the past 44 years has been growing 2.8 times faster in Russia than the global average. “I have already spoken about this, and experts are well aware of this,” he said. Turning …

Covid has taught us all a few lessons, but one that’s stuck with many is that the constant exposure to the loss of life acts as emotional immunisation against death. It is taking a lot more to scare people these days. There used to be a time when the mere …

Financial Times reported on the plan Thursday, citing anonymous sources briefed on Apple’s plans. The scheme was reportedly shared with some US academics earlier in the week in a virtual meeting. Dubbed “neuralMatch,” the system will reportedly scan every photo uploaded to iCloud in the US and tag it with …

News site Mash splashed the gruesome details on Thursday, naming the occult-loving duo as Andrey Tregubenko and Olga Bolshakova, living in the capital, Moscow. They had apparently been initially called in for questioning by police on drugs charges, before making the gory admission that they were responsible for the deaths …

The reports were obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request and offer a rare glimpse inside the DOD’s main entertainment liaison offices at the Pentagon, which oversees the individual branch offices in Los Angeles run by the Army, Navy, Air Force and others. The reports cover approximately two years of …

Yuri Pilipson, the director of the Ministry’s Fourth European Department, told RIA Novosti on Thursday that recent NATO manoeuvres risked creating tensions. “It is quite obvious that this kind of ‘training’ provokes, rather than prevents, conflict situations,” he said. The diplomat added that Russia will do whatever it takes to …

WFT made its announcement on Wednesday by sending out e-mails to fans. “We are excited to welcome everyone back wearing their Burgundy & Gold,” its statement began. “However, Native American inspired ceremonial headdresses or face paint may no longer be worn into the stadium.” The move shouldn’t shock fans of …