#investment #finance - Price of Bitcoin surpasses $100k for first time | BBC News

5 December 2024

The price of Bitcoin has for the first time broken past the $100,000 mark, hitting a new record high. The value of the world's biggest cryptocurrency has been boosted by hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will adopt crypto-friendly policies. The milestone was reached hours after Trump said he would nominate former Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Paul Atkins to run the Wall Street regulator. Atkins is seen as being far more pro-cryptocurrency than the current head of the SEC, Gary Gensler.

#USA - LIVE: Pentagon press briefing: Associated Press

5 December 2024

U.S. Pentagon briefing with Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media.

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#News - Top U.S. & World Headlines — December 5, 2024: Democracy Now

5 December 2024

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 am ET.

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#Russia - Watch CNN’s full interview with Russia´s Deputy F0reign Minister: CNN

4 October 2024

CNN's Fred Pleitgen sat down for a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister.

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#F1 - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: 2024 #AbuDhabiGP Preview: The Inside Line

5 December 2024

Formula One's record-length 2024 odyssey ends where it began this week, in the Middle East - which has been a power player on the sport's stage for at least two decades…

…and this year book-ended the calendar, with a double header to begin in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while Qatar and Abu Dhabi round things out in style, as part of a final triple header.

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