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01REGULATORY

Steve Ballmer banned by NBA over improper payments to Kawhi Leonard

Paying a player millions outside the salary cap, the NBA's rule that sets an upper limit on what each franchise can spend on player contracts, has earned Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer a ban from the league. A league…

SEPTEMBER 7, 20261 MIN

02ENERGY

Iran nuclear deal may never happen, U.S. energy secretary says

The prospect of a formal agreement to limit Iran's nuclear activities may be gone. A nuclear deal, in plain terms, is an accord under which a country agrees to constrain its atomic program in return for the easing of international economic…

SEPTEMBER 7, 20261 MIN

03PRODUCT

Adéla closes a year-long rollout with debut album PRIMA

A rollout is the music industry's term for a staged, controlled release of material ahead of a main event. Singles and videos, released one at a time over weeks or months, build toward something larger before the centerpiece arrives…

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04CRYPTO

BlackRock Cuts Bitcoin-to-ETF Conversion Minimum to $1 Million, Widening Access for Smaller Holders

Converting Bitcoin directly into fund shares without selling it first, a transaction known as an in-kind conversion, just became accessible to a much broader range of investors. BlackRock lowered the entry point for this process with its…

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05CRYPTO

Harmony proposes shutting down its blockchain and moving ONE token to Ethereum

A blockchain project is proposing to shut down the chain it built. Harmony wants to sunset its layer-1 blockchain, meaning it would stop running the independent network that processes its own transactions, and move its ONE token to…

SEPTEMBER 7, 20262 MIN

06WORLD

Defence officials warn Europe is losing ground in Russia's hybrid war

A foiled drone attack targeting a German airport has prompted defence officials to warn that Europe is failing to deter Russia's hybrid war. Hybrid war is the term for military pressure applied th

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07DEALS

Travel insurance explained: when the cost is worth it and when to skip it

The case for travel insurance is simple: it protects money you have already spent and cannot easily recover. In policy terms, those are prepaid, nonrefundable costs, meaning money spent on flights and lodging that you cannot get back if a…

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08REGULATORY

Leon Black sues House Oversight to block Epstein probe subpoenas

A subpoena is a legal order that compels someone to produce documents or appear before a government body. Leon Black is now in federal court to fight one. Black has filed suit against the House Oversight Co

SEPTEMBER 7, 20262 MIN

09CRYPTO

StonkFun's Raydium LaunchLab integration sends STONK up 250% to a $140 million market cap

A token called STONK surged 250% over the weekend, pushing its market cap to $140 million after its parent launchpad connected to new exchange infrastructure. A launchpad, in crypto terms, is a platform that stages the debut of new tokens…

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