The bitcoin rally is generating a false sense of security among investors, according to the strategist behind the so-called granddaddy of gold exchange-traded funds. State Street Global Advisors’ George Milling-Stanley warns cryptocurrency plays don’t offer the stability of gold. “Bitcoin, pure and simple, it’s a return play, and I think that people have been jumping…
Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, in the face of opposition from the Senate Republicans whose support he would have needed to win the job. Gaetz, who resigned from the US House of Representatives last week, was the subject of an Ethics Committee probe into allegations…
US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Linda McMahon as education secretary, putting the former pro-wrestling mogul at the helm of a department Trump has proposed abolishing. “For the past four years, as the Chair of the Board at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Linda has been a fierce advocate for Parents Rights, working hard…
Successful splashdown of Starship in Indian Ocean SpaceX conducted its latest test flight of the Starship rocket system on Tuesday, showcasing both challenges and milestones for the most powerful launch vehicle ever built. The nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter) rocket, which took off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, faced difficulties recovering its enormous booster stage…
Tesla CEO and department of government efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk on Tuesday hosted the US President-elect Donald Trump at SpaceX‘s South Texas facility near the Mexican border. Trump observed attentively as Musk, using a model, explained the test procedures for the Starship rocket launch. The president-elect then watched the lift-off under the bright sunlight.The…
Two of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks face sexual misconduct allegations – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News has learned President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth’s attorney said the Army veteran paid…
This is an AI generated image (lexica.art) Utqiagvik town in Alaska would only see a sunrise when Donald Trump will take over as the US president. As much as it might sound figurative in nature, it’s literally the case as the town enters polar night and sun wouldn’t rise above the horizon for 64 days!Nearly…
US Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his cabinet picks, they tell Reuters. “Trump won because of us and we’re not happy with his secretary of state pick and others,” said Rabiul Chowdhury,…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’s US presidential election win and Russia’s grinding battlefield gains. However, Zelenskiy said Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in agreeing to a peace deal,…
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.” During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Xi…
