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🇪🇺 The European Central Bank is unlikely to discuss cutting interest rates seriously before June, Governing Council member Robert Holzmann told us in an interview. Full story: #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow had the weapons to strike Western targets. In his annual state of the nation address to Russia’s elite on Thursday, Putin said claims that…

🇯🇵 Fumio Kishida became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to appear before a parliamentary ethics committee, as he sought to draw a line under a funding scandal that has hurt his popularity and may delay next year's budget #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

The Gaza war's Palestinian death toll has passed 30,000, the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry says, in the conflict sparked by the October 7 attack on Israel. While mediators say a truce deal between Israel and Hamas could be just days away, aid agencies have

🇺🇸 President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will pay dueling visits to the US-Mexico border as they try to win over voters on one of the most divisive issues of November's presidential election. The showdown in Texas comes as record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States

🎮 Rockstar Games is asking employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in April. The video-game maker is entering the final stages of development on its next game, the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. In an email to staff reviewed by Bloomberg, Rockstar Head of…

For young people, particularly young men, one 24-year-old's attempt to use sports betting to pay his $50,000 student-loan debt touched on two prevalent forces in their lives: the spreading legality and popularity of online wagering and their hefty loans. With the resumption of student-

U.S. biotech Viking Therapeutics marked itself as a serious competitor in the growing weight loss drug market this week after revealing promising data suggesting its therapy rivals blockbusters from industry giants Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

A senior Armenian official wants Russian border guards to leave the Zvartnots Airport near Yerevan as it has been “proven several times they do not protect” the national border. The call comes as relations between Yerevan and Moscow deteriorate. Full story: #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

The depth of Democratic Party anger over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war has caught his campaign off guard and could depress support in November’s election, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen senior party and campaign officials and five dozen voters and activists…

Donald Trump and his co-defendants filed notice they’re appealing the ruling in the civil fraud case against the ex-president and his company on Monday—and the penalty he has to pay will keep increasing in the meantime. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

The US military has ramped up its use of artificial intelligence tools after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, based on a new report by Bloomberg. Schuyler Moore, US Central Command's chief technology officer, told the news organization that machine learning algorithms helped the Pentagon identify targets

💻 Lenovo’s Project Crystal is definitely sci-fi tech come to life. Currently, there are no plans to turn the concept laptop into a retail product. Yet. Instead, its ThinkPad division commissioned an exploration into the potential of transparent microLED panels and, sigh, AI integration. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as next Monday (March 4) and last through Ramadan, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that would also free dozens of hostages held in Gaza. 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 In the protracted bid to broker a truce, mediators from Egypt, Qatar…

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of the Palestinian Authority, the body that administers part of the West Bank, offered the resignation of his cabinet on Monday. The decision follows diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. to revamp the authority in a way that would persuade Israel to let it govern Gaza…

Former hedge fund star and unabashed digital asset evangelist, Mike Novogratz, believes traditional finance will drive bitcoin’s next evolution. He also rails against outdated regulations, Baby Boomers and America’s obesity problem. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

🇸🇪 At last, Sweden will get to join NATO. The Nordic country has cleared the final hurdle to become NATO's 32nd member after Hungary — the last holdout among the countries — held a parliamentary vote to approve the move. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…