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Bitcoin jumps above $100,000 for first time since February

May 9, 2025

Bitcoin on Thursday hit its highest level since February, climbing back above the key $100,000 level. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by nearly 6% at $101,679.85, according to Coin Metrics. The move began overnight after President Donald Trump first teased an announcement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom on trade. […]

Forever: Netflix’s 2025 take on Judy Blume’s book makes a radical change.

May 9, 2025

I have never read a Judy Blume book. I have always been a big reader, but in my 29 years, Blume’s books somehow never made their way to me, despite the reading of them being classically recognized as a rite of passage for girls navigating youth and young adulthood. This isn’t totally surprising; I am […]

This hockey town in Michigan has deep ties to Canada. Then came Trump’s tariffs

May 9, 2025

There are few entities that embody the close, fraternal ties between the US and Canada quite like the Saginaw Spirit junior ice hockey team. In a place whose fortunes have been more down than up in recent decades, the Dow Event Center hockey arena in Saginaw, Michigan, comes alive with more than 5,000 fans once […]

Russia, Ukraine Swap 205 Prisoners Of War In Latest Deal

May 9, 2025

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: Why EU and Ukraine trade will be less free going […]

Bank of England CUTS interest rates in relief for struggling Brits as fears over stalling economy outweigh inflation threat

May 9, 2025

Struggling Brits were handed some respite today with the Bank of England cutting interest rates. The Monetary Policy Committee reduced the level from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent as fears over the stalling economy outweighed the threat of inflation. However, the voting margin was an extremely tight 5-4 – with two members preferring […]

Philippines’ Inflation Hits Record Low, Eyeing Further Rate Cuts

May 9, 2025

Join the newsletter that everyone in finance secretly reads. 1M+ subscribers, 100% free. What’s going on here? The Philippines' inflation rate plunged to 1.4% in April, its lowest in over five years, possibly setting the stage for a rate cut by year's end. What does this mean? April's data shows the Philippines with its most […]

Why Trump Keeps Attacking The Fed’s Jerome Powell

May 9, 2025

Topline President Donald Trump went after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the Federal Reserve’s decision this week to go against the president’s wishes on monetary policy, as Powell becomes one of the highest-profile targets of Trump during the early days of his second term. Jerome Powell speaks, flanked by President Donald Trump, in 2017. […]

In Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump Finds a New Foil

May 9, 2025

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The new Pope is an American. Do not for a minute think he wants to Make America Great Again. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became leader to the world’s 1.4 billion […]

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in multi-billion-dollar crypto fraud case

May 9, 2025

Alex Mashinsky, former chief executive officer of Celsius Network Ltd., arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud, a […]

U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. Here’s what he’s said about LGBTQ+ people

May 9, 2025

Two days after the College of Cardinals gathered to elect a new pope, a decision has been made. Robert Prevost has been chosen, becoming the first American pope in history. He's adopted the name Pope Leo XIV. Leo's ascension to the papacy comes after Pope Francis, a relatively progressive pope when it comes to LGBTQ+ […]