November 8, 20240 Comments

Trump considering Doug Burgum as new ‘energy tsar’ to slash regulations, FT reports By Reuters

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to be his new “energy tsar”, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Burgum is Trump’s preferred candidate for the role, the newspaper reported citing people familiar with the discussions, adding that former energy secretary Dan Brouillette is also a contender. The new energy tsar role and its powers are not yet finalised, the FT reported. Source link

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Wildfire near Los Angeles rages on after 10,000 evacuate By Reuters

By Brendan O’Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) – After forcing thousands of Californians to evacuate and burning more than 100 structures, a stubborn wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles on Friday challenged firefighting crews working to snuff it out even as fierce winds in the area calmed. Overnight, the area scorched by the blaze – dubbed the Mountain Fire – remained at about 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) in Ventura County.

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November 8, 20240 Comments

How to allocate assets across accounts for tax efficiency

Breadcrumb Trail Links Personal Finance Taxes Where to locate different investments is secondary to which assets you allocate in your portfolio Published Nov 01, 2024  •  Last updated 1 week ago  •  5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. For many investors, asset location planning is not of significance as it mostly comes into play once someone maxes

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Solana’s GRASS Surges 14% Amid Binance Perpetuals Listing

Binance Futures announced the launch of GRASSUSDT, DRIFTUSDT, and SWELLUSDT perpetual contracts with leverage of up to 75x. These contracts went live offering traders additional exposure to Solana’s GRASS token, as well as DRIFT and SWELL. Following this announcement, GRASS token surged by 14%, driven by increased interest and trading volume as users leveraged the new futures offerings on the platform. Binance Launches 75x Leverage for GRASS, DRIFT, and SWELL

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Book excerpt: “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari

Random House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the bestseller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” returns with “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” (Random House). It examines how intelligence has shaped and controlled civilizations throughout history, and the role of artificial intelligence in changing society, economics and politics. Read

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Celebrating the Success of Zircuit’s ZRC EigenLayer Fairdrop

November 8, 2024 – George Town, Grand Cayman Zircuit, the chain where innovation meets security, is thrilled to announce the success of its EIGEN ‘fairdrop’ initiative. With a first-of-its-kind distribution of two percent of ZRC tokens to eligible EIGEN holders, Zircuit has introduced a model of fairness and inclusivity in the Ethereum staking ecosystem, underscoring a commitment to decentralization and community empowerment. The EIGEN fairdrop – an industry first –

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Experts hail breakthrough in bid to save native bird

Desert National Park A great Indian bustard chick was recently conceived through artificial insemination in India’s Rajasthan Last month brought good news for the great Indian bustard, a critically endangered bird found mainly in India. Wildlife officials in the western state of Rajasthan have performed the first successful hatching of a chick through artificial insemination. A lone adult male in one of two breeding centres in Jaisalmer city was trained

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November 8, 20240 Comments

California-led EV mandates ‘impossible’ to meet

A sign is displayed outside a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership on Jan. 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — Toyota Motor sounded the alarm Friday that California-led electric vehicle mandates that are set to start next year are “impossible” to meet and, if they’re not changed, will lead to less customer choice in several states. Current requirements under the California Air

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Trump victory boosts book sales from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “1984” to “Hillbilly Elegy”

11/7: CBS Morning News 20:45 “The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. Since President-elect Donald Trump clinched his return to the White House, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has been high on the Amazon.com best seller list. “The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such dark futuristic narratives as George Orwell’s “1984” and Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” both of

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