DUNEDIN, Fla. — He’s a solver of problems. Always has been. It’s what makes great pitchers great. It’s what has made Max Scherzer great. But when he visited Starkville this week to talk about robot umps and the fascinating spring training experiment with the ball-strike challenge system (plus lots more), the future Hall of Famer […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve for Bitcoin, making the US one of the few countries in the world to create a national stockpile of blockchain assets. The reserve will hold cryptocurrency forfeited to the federal government as part of criminal or civil proceedings, White House AI and […]
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has worsened significantly, and the country’s ability to contain the spread has been severely weakened by the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign assistance, American officials said this week. The officials, representing a variety of health and security agencies, made the assessment during a meeting with U.S. Embassy staff in Kampala, […]
A bunch of big clubs, including Liverpool, Spurs and Chelsea, are interested Lamine Camara, and meanwhile Dusan Vlahovic could make way for Joshua Zirkzee and Randal Kolo Muani at Juventus. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s […]
US aviation authorities have halted all flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX’s Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch. A ground stop was temporarily in effect for airports in Orlando and Miami after the failed launch over the Atlantic Ocean. In a statement, SpaceX confirmed that the ship […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it had agreed to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in a $10 billion deal that will take the struggling pharmacy chain out of the glare of public markets. Walgreens has faced declining prescription reimbursements and falling sales at its retail locations for years — […]
An unvaccinated person who died in New Mexico has tested positive for measles, state health officials said on Thursday, possibly the second such fatality in a growing outbreak that began in West Texas. The officials have not yet confirmed that measles was the cause of death, and said the person did not seek medical treatment […]
Members of Congress and Jewish civil rights organizations are criticizing the new deputy press secretary at the Department of Defense, Kingsley Wilson, for a series of online posts and past political commentary she made before joining the Trump administration. Over the last several years, Wilson posted and commented prolifically on podcasts in her position at […]
On the night of Feb. 21, Ben Zhou, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, logged on to his computer to approve what appeared to be a routine transaction. His company was moving a large amount of Ether, a popular digital currency, from one account to another. Thirty minutes later, Mr. Zhou got a […]
At a confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary on Thursday, senators focused heavily on the safety of the abortion pill, with Republican lawmakers urging him to restrict access and Democratic lawmakers demanding that he maintain its current availability. Dr. Makary, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, signaled that he shared Republicans’ […]