NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin’s latest “halving” occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of bitcoin held steady at about $63,907. Now, all eyes are … Read more
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather community, mostly because it has been hard to prove that it does very much. No … Read more
UN Urges Israeli Security Forces to End Support for Settler Attacks on Palestinians The United Nations human rights office has called on Israeli security forces to immediately halt their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. This plea follows a recent wave of settler attacks … Read more
Throughout Latin America, Catholic faithful commemorated Good Friday with reenactments of the crucifixion of Jesus. Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated the animals to food-filled Easter eggs. In the Mexican resort city of Taxco, a woman died after she was severely beaten by a mob … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of men incarcerated at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. The ceremony came as part of a visit to the jail complex where Adams was scheduled to … Read more
New York state police say two men from Senegal froze to death and were found in the snow of a wooded area close to the Canadian border March 29, 2024, 5:55 PM ET • 2 min read MOOERS, N.Y. — Two men from Senegal froze to death were found in the snow of a wooded … Read more
Russian Presidential Election 2024: A Sham Election Extends Putin’s Rule Half a dozen cases of vandalism reported on first day of voting Russia has kicked off a three-day presidential election in a highly predictable fashion, with President Vladimir Putin poised to extend his rule for another six years. The election, marred by a ruthless crackdown … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the witness stand in his defense at his New York trial on Tuesday, denying that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in return for millions of dollars in bribes. His testimony in Manhattan federal court came after several days of testimony … Read more
French Lawmakers Approve Historic Bill to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution Paris (AP) – (Author’s organization*) French lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill to officially guarantee a woman’s right to undergo a voluntary termination of pregnancy, enshrining abortion rights in France’s constitution. This historic move, proposed by President Emmanuel Macron, is aimed at safeguarding abortion … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty Monday in New York to perjury in connection with testimony he gave in the ex-president’s civil fraud case. Weisselberg, 76, surrendered to the Manhattan prosecutor’s office earlier Monday and entered state court in handcuffs, wearing a mask, before … Read more