Trump says US forcibly seized Iran-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.
Trump on social media said the ship was warned by a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not. He said the Navy “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom” and that U.S. Marines had custody of the vessel

Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump - but at a high cost

In the end, cooler heads prevailed – at least for now.
At 18:32 Washington time, President Donald Trump posted on his social media website that the US and Iran were "very far along" with a "definitive" peace agreement and that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations to proceed.
It wasn't exactly the last minute, but with Trump's looming 20:00 EDT (00:00 GMT on Wednesday) deadline to reach a deal or the US would launch massive strikes against Iranian energy and transportation infrastructure, it came pretty

Trump agrees to two-week Iran ceasefire, drops threat to destroy 'whole civilization'

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Trump's announcement on social media represented an abrupt turnaround from earlier in the day, ‌when he issued an extraordinary warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF ready for ‘imminent’ launch. Here’s why that’s a big ...

A few years ago, few could have imagined that Morgan Stanley would launch its own spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
After all, its former top executive, James Gorman, said in 2024 that he never understood the value of Bitcoin.
Things have changed now, and with the “imminent” launch of a Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF, the $83 billion already sitting in Bitcoin ETFs is about to get a whole lot bigger.
On social media, Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF ***** yst at Bloomberg Intelligence, shared a screenshot of a p

Bitcoin Rallies After Iran Strikes but Safe Haven Role Unproven

Bitcoin is beating gold during the Iran war, but its dependence on liquidity cycles keeps the safe haven narrative in question.
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Before the Iran war broke out, Bitcoin spent months trading sideways while gold rallied to record levels.
At the time, gold was seen as the go-to safe haven; inflation concerns remained persistent and geopolitical tensions continued to build, while Bitcoin
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$70,714
failed to live up to that role.
Nearly a month after the US and Israel launched the first strik

Trump gives Iran 48 hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz or face ‘obliteration’ of power infras...

President Donald Trump issued a high-stakes, two-day ultimatum to Iran: enable vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz or endure punishing strikes on its power grid.
Unless Tehran “fully” opens the strait within 48 hours, the U.S. military will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants, starting with their largest, the president wrote on Truth Social on Saturday evening from Mar-a-Lago.
In response, Iranian officials quickly telegraphed their willingness to go ****** -for-tat. According to s

Bitcoin To Rally 250% This Year? Crypto Founder’s Bullish Prediction Shows New ATHs

Chainlink is showing signs of weakness after a bearish shift in momentum, with sellers gaining the upper hand in the...
Bitcoin’s fear gauge plunged back into “Extreme Fear” on Wednesday — the same day traders flooded social media with bullish...
Data shows the Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap has been positive for the past 25 days, a sign that could point...

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Texans officially announce signing of Pro Bowl OL Wyatt Teller

Wyatt Teller is ready to call Houston home.
On Thursday, the Houston Texans and the three-time Pro Bowl guard agreed to terms on a two-year deal with a $23 million max value, including a $16 million base value. The Texans announced the signing via social media, while Teller greeted his new fans following the move.
"Texans fans, Wyatt Teller here. Just got into Houston, just signed and I'm excited to go," Teller said. H's up, H-Town!"
Teller, who has spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns, hopes to be t

For the second time, this Kansas chain has abruptly closed a Wichita restaurant

For the second time, a Wichita Jose Pepper’s restaurant has abruptly closed.
It first happened in late 2022 when the Jose Pepper’s on the west side closed after a decade in business.
Now, the one at the Plazzio development at 13th and Greenwich has closed.
A Google listing for the restaurant said it’s temporarily closed, but a voicemail at the restaurant said, “This location has permanently closed.”
Former employees of the restaurant, which opened in 2009, posted about it on social media Monday. They are not

Do Bitcoin Halvings Matter Anymore If Strategy's STRC Exists?

Strategy bought seven weeks of new Bitcoin supply in one week, boosting the case for a $400,000 BTC price target if this pace continues.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy is using its preferred stock, STRC, to buy Bitcoin
BTC
$74,000
at an accelerating pace. But can this create a more powerful supply shock than the halving?
Key takeaway:
Strategy raised $1.18 billion via MSTR shares to fund Bitcoin purchases last week.

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Rex Culpepper, former Syracuse quarterback, dies at 28

Former Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper died over the weekend, the football program announced on social media Monday. He was 28 years old.
"Rex lived his life with endless passion, having overcome cancer at the age of 20 while playing for the Orange. Appearing in 30 games, Rex played football as fierce as he lived life.
"Our hearts are with the Culpepper family & all those who loved him," the football program said in a statement.
Culpepper "died as the result of injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident Saturday," the Tampa Bay Tim

Trump urges allies to defend the Strait of Hormuz, but no one's fully signed on

U.S. President Donald Trump is urging other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as Iran targets ships in the vital oil route, but so far there are few firm commitments.
In a social media post Saturday, Trump suggested that many countries were already prepared to send naval vessels to keep the waterway open. He named China, France, ***** an, South Korea and the United Kingdom as countries that could "hopefully" deploy ships to help ensure freedom of navigation.
"Many Countries, especially those who ar

Bitcoin Plunges 4% as Fear and Greed Index Hits Historic Low

Bitcoin plunged over $3,000 in two hours, while the Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slumped to historic lows again.
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The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell to its lowest levels on Monday as Bitcoin plunged more than 4% to $64,300, erasing its gains since Friday.
More than 136,000 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations sitting at $458 million, 92% of which were leveraged long positions, according to CoinGlass.
Bitcoin saw some gains over the weekend, tapping $68,60

BTC Price ******* ysis All But Guarantees Bitcoin Higher by Early 2027

Bitcoin past performance gave 88% odds of higher prices by early 2027, the latest in a series of new bullish BTC price predictions.
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Bitcoin
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at $122,000 in ten months could be an “average return” if history repeats itself.
Key points:
An “informal” Bitcoin price metric gives 88% odds of BTC/USD trading higher by early 2027.

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Bitcoin Whales Rebuild Reserves With 236K BTC in 90-days

Despite the sharp multi-month market downtrend, Bitcoin whales added 236,000 BTC since December 2025, with order size data showing large players building new positions.
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Large Bitcoin
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$68,035
holders have steadily increased their holdings in recent months, with the total balance climbing back to levels last seen before the October 10, 2025, market crash.
At the same time, crypto exchange data shows whale-related outflows averaging 3.5% of exchange-held BTC over a 30-day rolling period, the hi

Ledn's $188M Bitcoin-Backed ABS Deal Enters US Bond Market

The Bitcoin lender reportedly packaged thousands of Bitcoin-backed consumer loans into rated bonds, giving investors a new way to take crypto‑linked risk without holding BTC.
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Bitcoin-backed loan platform Ledn sold about $188 million of bonds tied to Bitcoin‑collateralized consumer loans into the mainstream ******* et‑backed securities (ABS) market, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
In a first-of-its-kind deal, one of the two tranches — the investment‑grade p

Bitcoin Bears Cap BTC At $70K Despite Negative Funding

Bitcoin’s negative funding rate and a cooling tech sector in the US add pressure to markets and contribute to BTC failing to trade above $70,000.
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Key takeaways:
Bitcoin’s futures funding rates briefly turned negative, signaling that bullish traders currently lack the conviction to use leverage.
Uncertainty regarding the long-term profitability of artificial intelligence has pushed investors toward gold and US government bonds.

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Former NFL star Tre Johnson dies suddenly at 54 on family trip

Former NFL star Tre Johnson died “suddenly and unexpectedly” on Sunday while on a family trip, his wife announced on social media with a heartbreaking statement.
Johnson was 54 years old.
His wife, Irene, revealed her husband had been dealing with health issues and had taken a leave of absence from his job as a history teacher, but his death has shocked the family.
“If you know Tre’, you know what a devoted and loving father he was to his children,’ she wrote on Facebook. “Tre’ lived for his kid’s sports activities and suppor

The two Chinese-American Olympians competing for rival superpowers

An unusual battle is unfolding over the Winter Olympics in Milan - not on the slopes or in the rinks, but on the internet.
At its heart are Eileen Gu, a freestyle skier, and Alysa Liu, a figure-skater. They have a lot in common: both are young women of American-Chinese heritage who were born and raised in the US. And they are champions in their field.
And yet, one is being hailed a trailblazer, while the other is deemed a traitor. At least that's the case in the eyes of some in the US. On Chinese social media, it's the oth

Adam Back Opposes BIP-110 Ordinals Fix

Blockstream’s Adam Back said BIP-110 could be used to freeze user funds, but the proposal’s creator argues that safeguards are in place to prevent that.
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Blockstream CEO Adam Back has opposed a proposal to reduce Ordinals-like “spam” on Bitcoin, warning that the fix could do more harm than good to the network’s credibility.
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) was proposed by pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Dathon Ohm in December. Nearly 7.5% of Bitcoin nodes — all of which are Bitcoin Knots clients — have signaled

NFL legend reveals Shaquille O'Neal once DM'd his baby mama: "He was flirting....

Shaquille O'Neal is undoubtedly one of the greatest big men of all time. With four NBA championships, three NBA Finals MVPs and a regular-season MVP to his name, he has earned the right to the nickname "Most Dominant Ever."
However, one nickname he could very well add to the list is "Big Loverboy," as former NFL great DeSean Jackson revealed that O’Neal once tried to make a move on his girlfriend through a social media app.
Jackson was a prolific wide receiver who earned three NFL Pro Bowl selections and one

Landmark trial begins over claims Meta and YouTube intentionally addicted kids

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.
In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and a jury, Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff "K.G.M.," suffered from mental health issues as a result of her social media addiction.
"These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on

Trump threatens to block opening of $5.7 billion border bridge funded by Canada

President Donald Trump says he will not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor to open unless Canada makes significant concessions to the U.S.
Trump said in a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social that the U.S. will open negotiations with Canada, which has footed the entire bill for the $5.7-billion bridge construction project, but believes the U.S. should probably take ownership of at least half of it.
In fact, the bridge is jointly owned by Canada and the U.S., with Canada intending to

Elon Musk gives an updated timeline for 1st Starship launch of 2026

Elon Musk has vowed that ******* eX's gigantic Starship rocket is on the cusp of its 2026 debut.
In a Jan. 26 post on social media site X, which Musk owns, the world's richest man teased that the world's largest rocket was just six weeks away from its next launch. If Musk's timeline bears out, that would mean that Starship's next flight test could be on track for early March.
Starship, which stands more than 400 feet tall when fully stacked, hasn't gotten off the ground in more than three months from ******* eX's Starbase

Trump says that 'Alex Pretti's stock has gone way down' after release of 2nd video

Donald Trump on Friday called Alex Pretti an "agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist," marking an increase in the intensity of his rhetoric toward the ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agents after the president recently said he wanted to "de-escalate a little bit" in Minnesota.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Pretti’s "stock has gone way down with the just released video of him screaming and spitting in the face of a very calm and under control ICE Officer, and then crazily kicking in a new and v

Elon Musk has vowed that **** eX's gigantic Starship rocket is on the cusp of its 2026 debut from South Texas.
And later this year, plans are still in the works to launch Starship before the end of the year on its long-awaited maiden voyage from Florida.
In a Jan. 26 post on social media site X, which Musk owns, the world's richest man teased that the world's largest rocket was just six weeks away from its next launch. If Musk's timeline bears out, that would mean that Starship's next flight test could be on track for early March.
Starship, which stands more than 400 feet tall when fully st

Bitcoin Jobs Grew 6% in 2025 With Non-Dev Roles Most-Posted

The most in-demand, non-developer Bitcoin job openings included product manager, executive **** istant, marketing manager, director and product designer.
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Crypto companies' demand for Bitcoin-savvy workers reportedly increased 6% last year, with most job listings focused on non-developer roles.
A total of 1,801 Bitcoin-related positions were listed in 2025, up from 1,707 the year before, according to Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin Jobs Data report.
The Bitcoin job opportunities were spread across Bi

A new Bitcoin price prediction has been put forward following a long-term technical ****** ysis shared on the social media platform...
Bitcoin price extended losses and traded below $88,500. BTC is consolidating losses and might attempt a recovery wave if it...
The calls of a potential Bitcoin supercycle in 2026 intensified over the past week after former Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’...

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‘Happy to Help, Sir’: Jake Tapper Brings Receipts After Greg Bovino Dares Him to Call Out His Deposition Lies

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CNN’s Jake Tapper came with receipts when Border Patrol Commander-at-large Gregory Bovino challenged him on social media for insinuating he was a liar.
Tapper’s post about Bovino came in the wake of the Border Patrol shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, when Bovino outraged critics with his version of the events leading up to the shooting. Bovino claimed on CNN Sunday, “The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I’m not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The suspect put

Trump, unbowed by backlash to Minneapolis shooting, blames Democrats for 'chaos'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night continued to blame Democratic officials.
After remaining relatively quiet on Sunday, the Republican president in two lengthy social media posts said that Democrats had encouraged people to obstruct law enforcement operations. He also called