Author: Leslie Stewart

WASHINGTON – Millions, tens of millions of dollars, directly into Donald Trump’s pocket through the crypto coins of his “meme” and want to know what they want?Or whether his trip to the UAE this week will include a visit to a state support company that plans to use $2 billion in “stable” coins?Well, that’s a shame. According to the White House, none of that is your business.It’s truly amazing, and we see the US president in real time using his office openly to enrich himself – the very definition of corruption – the dictators of the third world are, and…

Disclosure: The opinions and opinions expressed here belong to the authors solely and do not represent the views or opinions of the crypto.news editorial. Fall of Mantra (OM), the native token of the Layer-1 Real-World Asset Blockchain Mantra, rocked the Crypto Market on April 13th. Within hours, assets had plummeted from over $6 billion in market capitalization to around $500 million. In a market that has already been damaged by the billion-dollar collapse, the collapse of the mantra’s native assets has once again proven that hacking is not the only enemy of the industry. Crypto is nullified by negligence. The…

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said early on Sunday that his country had pledged to resume in-person talks with Kiev about the end of the war and proposed that the next debate would begin on May 15th in Turkey. He said he plans to speak to Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, hoping to hold talks in Istanbul next week. He said there will be no prerequisites on the Russian side.Putin said Ukraine had previously left such talks and violated the ceasefire agreement, but both sides have been blamed for attacks in the past three ceasefires. He used…

Last week, the jockey, who rode sovereign over his victory in the Kentucky Derby, was fined more than $60,000 for hitting horses with horseback crops multiple times during the race, according to the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Bureau.Junior Alvarado was found to have attacked the horse with his riding crop “more than allowed” during the race last week, violating authorities’ rules, saying it was in a statement Saturday.A penalty was imposed on Alvarado on Friday for committing a Class 3 violation, and he was fined 10% of his $310,000 prize money, the statement said. The fines have since doubled…

NEW YORK – Federal agents investigating Mayor Eric Adams, who are investigating Mayor Eric Adams, were still applying for a search warrant just days before Justice Department leaders ordered prosecutors to withdraw the corruption case, according to documents released Friday.A pile of sealed court records opens windows in criminal cases, indicating Manhattan investigators are moving forward, even if Washington officials are away from the prosecutors.The document also confirms something that the prosecutor has previously revealed. A federal investigation into whether Adams made an inappropriate campaign contribution began when Democrats still had an old job as Brooklyn President, but were widely…

While elections for Americans as Pope are perceived as a historic choice, Chicago-born missionary Robert Prebble represents another prominent departure from past popes.Prevost, 69, was the first Augustine monk to become pope, Vatican news reported.”The fact that the Pope comes from the Augustine Order is most surprising to me,” said Charles Gillespie, an assistant professor of Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, Connecticut. “It was extraordinary and rare for reasons.”After being elected Thursday to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, took on several leadership roles within St. Augustine’s Catholic Order. The order based…

May 9, 2025, Bavaria, Gmund Am Tegernsee: Katherina Reiche (CDU), Federal Minister of Economic and Energy, will be taking part in the Ludwig Erhard Summit. Representatives from business, politics, science and media are taking part in the three-day summit. Photo: Sven Hoppe/DPA (Photo by Sven Hoppe/Picture Alliance by Getty Images)Photo Alliance | Photo Alliance | Getty ImagesGerman Economic Affairs Minister Katharina Reich said Germany’s economy and energy minister should take more risks and boost a stagnant economy with a decade of investment in infrastructure.”The next decade will be a decade of investment in bridges, energy infrastructure, storage, maritime infrastructure and…

North Korean leader Kim Jong, UN, UN, simulated a nuclear counter strike against the US and South Korean troops, said on Friday as North continued to criticise rivals growing tensions through joint military exercises.The report comes the day after South Korean troops detected multiple launches from North Korea’s east coast, and tests rated that the country’s arms exports to Russia during the war in Ukraine.North Korea’s official South Korea Central Communications Agency said Thursday’s tests will include a mobile ballistic missile system modeled after Russian Iskander and multiple 600-mm rocket launchers that South Korean officials classify as ballistic trajectories for…

Get a small giveawayThe weekly Scotus Explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Store.Think of this timeline so that no one thinks it is an exaggeration. ▪ On January 17th, three days before the inauguration ceremony, Trump’s family announced that one of their companies would issue a digital “memecoin” called $Trump ($Melania was released a few days later). Memecoins generally have no intrinsic value and were once issued primarily as jokes or commemorative items. But they can also make money for those who sell them when they spike their value. A month later, the Securities and Exchange Commission said that the…

Kaban Markwood, a fan who fell 20 feet into the Pittsburgh Pirates’ home field on April 30th, was first published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on Wednesday. Markwood described his back and neck injuries, saying, “I broke everything.” “It’s fine,” he told the outlet. “I really can’t sleep. I have a lot of back pain.”Set by his girlfriend’s mother, gofundme said Markwood had broken his neck, collarbone and back. As of Thursday, more than $58,000 had been raised. An update from Markwood herself said her sister, Tallinn Markwood, in a statement Monday that her brother’s condition is improving. He can…