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Federal regulators on Thursday approved an investment product tied to the cryptocurrency Ether, the most valuable digital asset after Bitcoin, in a major boost for the cryptocurrency industry.The Securities and Exchange Commission said a group of exchanges may begin listing investment products known as exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, tied to the price of Ether. The products would offer people a quicker and easier way to invest in cryptocurrencies, potentially boosting prices and promoting wider adoption of digital currencies.In January, the SEC approved similar products that track the price of Bitcoin, leading to a flurry of new investments that helped push the price of Bitcoin to a record high.The impact of Ether approval may take longer to hit the market. Before exchanges can begin off...

In 2011, a former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, warned that Israel would face a “political-diplomatic tsunami” of censorship if its conflict with the Palestinians remained unresolved as peace talks faltered and the revolution spread across the country. the entire Middle East.For Israeli foreign policy analysts, the tsunami has never seemed so close.The International Court of Justice, an arm of the United Nations, on Friday ordered Israel to suspend its military campaign in Rafah, southern Gaza, adding to a growing list of diplomatic and legal moves against Israel that have undermined its position international.The ruling came just days after prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, another international tribunal, called for the arrest of Israel's prime minister and defens...

Bovine tissue from a sick dairy cow tested positive for the avian influenza virus, federal officials said Friday.According to the US Department of Agriculture, the cow was ordered to be slaughtered because it was sick and the meat was not included in the food supply. The department continued to emphasize that the commercial food supply remained secure.But the positive test, which is part of an ongoing federal study on the safety of beef, raises concerns that the virus could enter the commercial beef supply, posing a risk to human health.So far the virus, known as H5N1, has only been detected in dairy cattle and not in beef cattle raised for meat. But experts believe the outbreak is larger than the official count of 58 affected dairy farms in nine states.“It is clear that this situation i...

Polls suggest the centre-left Labor Party is set to return to power after more than a decade in opposition, which would bring a fundamental realignment to British politics.How does Britain vote?The United Kingdom – which includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – is divided into 650 constituencies.Voters in each constituency select a candidate to represent them as a member of Parliament, and the political party that wins the most seats usually forms the next government. The leader of that party also becomes prime minister.To gain an absolute majority, a party must secure 326 seats. If the party at the top fails to achieve this, the result is known as a “Hung Parliament” and the party may try to form a coalition government with other parties. In 2010, the Conservatives join...

Last week, Google unveiled its biggest search shift in years, showing off new artificial intelligence features that answer people's questions in the company's bid to catch up with rivals Microsoft and OpenAI.The new technology has since spawned a litany of falsehoods and errors – including recommending glue as part of a pizza recipe and ingesting rocks as nutrients – giving Google a black eye and causing an uproar online.Incorrect answers in the feature, called AI Overview, have undermined trust in a search engine that more than two billion people turn to for authoritative information. And while other AI-powered chatbots tell lies and behave strangely, the backlash has shown that Google is under more pressure to safely incorporate AI into its search engine.The launch also extends ...

WEWorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamescookingNippersAtleticoMay 24, 2024Updated 10:50am ETIsraeli forces continue to press into Rafah over the past 24 hours, destroying “weapons storage facilities, as well as tunnel shafts,” the Israeli army said in a statement on Friday. Hamas has released a steady stream of updates on its Telegram channel claiming that its armed wing was targeting Israeli troops with mortars and explosive devices in Rafah. Israel said on Thursday it was fighting deeper into the city in what it believes is a limited operation against Hamas battalions.Some of the aid arrived in Gaza through the temporary dock built in the United States was distributed after days of delay, a spokesperson for the World Food Program said said Thursday. On Tuesday, the Pentagon said ...

For the first time in history, cannabis has surpassed alcohol as Americans' daily drug of choice.In 2022 there were 17.7 million people who reported using cannabis every day or almost every day, compared to 14.7 million who reported using alcohol with the same frequency, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Addiction that analyzed data from the United States. National survey on drug use and health.Although many more people drink than use cannabis, frequent use has become slightly less common than it was about 15 years ago, the study found. But the percentage of people in the United States who frequently use cannabis increased 15-fold in the three decades after 1992, when daily cannabis use hit its lowest point.The legalization of cannabis has also accelerated rapid...

The script for the high-profile advert had been signed, the star had been hired and the creative team at Irish sports betting firm Paddy Power were confident they had secured a victory ahead of a big sporting summer.Even with his back turned, and even before the big reveal, the man in the England number 10 shirt would be instantly recognizable by his build and pale hair: Boris Johnson.“I told you I would take us back to Europe,” the script called for Johnson to say, a perfunctory – and false – quip from a man who helped lead the Brexit campaign that led to Britain leaving the European Union.But the commercial will never air.Dublin-based Paddy Power was forced to cancel the planned clip - set to become the cornerstone of its advertising campaign for a busy summer which will include the Euro...

Shortly before Russian troops crossed Ukraine's northern border this month, members of Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade lost a vital asset. The Starlink satellite internet service, which soldiers use to communicate, gather intelligence and conduct drone strikes, had slowed to a crawl.Operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink has been crucial to the Ukrainian military since the early days of the war with Russia. Without full service, the Ukrainian soldiers said, they could not quickly communicate and share information about the surprise assault and resorted to sending text messages. Their experiences were repeated along the new northern front line, according to Ukrainian soldiers, officials and electronic warfare experts.At the heart of the disruptions: increased interference fr...

A panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly Thursday that a new blood test to screen for colon and rectal cancers is safe and effective and that its benefits outweigh its risks.But the group warned that the blood test has limitations and added that they are supporting it with the hope that it will increase the abysmally low number of people who are routinely screened for this cancer.The FDA typically follows the advice of its expert committees.In the United States, about 150,000 people are diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers each year, and about 53,000 are expected to die this year. Most people screened for the disease receive a colonoscopy or stool test. The FDA approved these methods long ago, and research has shown they are more accurate than ...