Babylon, the self-custodial Bitcoin staking protocol, will launch its mainnet on August 22, 2024. The launch brings a “third native use-case of Bitcoin” to users, adding staking to its store of value and payment, Fisher Yu, co-founder of Babylon, said. Babylon, a self-custodial Bitcoin staking protocol, has announced...

Self-custodial Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon announces mainnet

Brett ($BRETT) exploded more than 30% as Binance Futures and Upbit announced token listing. Bitcoin Dogs ($0DOG) is also poised for listing on three major exchanges on August 21. Could the listing be a good opportunity to buy $BRETT and $0DOG?. Brett ($BRETT), the top meme coin on Base, has...

Brett explodes as Bitcoin Dogs eyes top crypto exchange listings

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Las Vegas, NV

Hollywood Unlocked

Venezuelan cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos, who had a great career spanning five Olympic Games from 1992 to 2012, has tragically passed away. Reports indicate that Larreal was found deceased in her apartment after apparently choking on her food. At the time of her death, the retired athlete was working as a waitress at a hotel ... Read more

Olympic Cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos Reportedly Found Dead In Las Vegas Apartment ‘After Chocking On Food’

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PERCHED at an unbelievable 15,000 feet on an Italian mountain lies one of the world's most remote hotels. To check into the Margherita Hut, brave explorers must be fearless of heights and in excellent physical shape to endure an arduous five-hour trek. Resting on Punta Gnifetti in the Monte Rosa...

World’s most remote hotel ‘Margherita Hut’ located 15,000ft up mountain requires 5hr trek – but it’s worth it for view

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

RAKBANK partners with Bitpanda to create a digital asset management platform. The digital asset management platform awaits approval from the Central Bank of the UAE. UAE’s crypto adoption continues to grow with new regulations and direct bank transactions. The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) has announced a...

RAKBANK partners with Bitpanda to launch digital asset management platform in UAE

The Spun

Heartbreaking details are emerging from the tragic death of a 50-year-old former Summer Olympics athlete. Over the weekend, the body of a former Summer Olympics athlete was found in a Las Vegas apartment. Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a former cyclist from Venezuela, was found dead in her Las ...

Body Of Ex-Olympic Athlete Found In Vegas Apartment

The Guardian

Bodies of missing people recovered as experts and witnesses ponder fate of vessel struck by localised storm off Sicily

Italian investigators trying to establish why Bayesian superyacht sank so quickly

Tether will soon bring USDT minting to Aptos blockchain. USDT is the world’s largest stablecoin with a market cap of over $116 billion. Integration will boost Aptos’ decentralised finance ecosytem. Tether’s USDT stablecoin will soon be available on the Aptos, the company behind the US dollar-pegged stablecoin announced...

Tether expands USDT to the Aptos blockchain

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

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Two Austrian mountaineers have died while attempting to summit a 2,500-meter (8,200-foot) peak in Italy's Julian Alps, the mountain rescue service of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region bordering Austria said Thursday.Missing since Wednesday, the two men were both Alpine rescuers from the southern Austrian city of Villach close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders, the rescue service said on Facebook. Family members awaiting their return tried to reach them by phone but their calls went unanswered.They were scaling the "Cima di Riofreddo," whose peak culminates at more than 2,500 meters, when they fell either because of a mistake or a possible...

Bodies of mountaineers found dangling from climbing ropes near peak

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Binance will airdrop 900 billion CAT tokens to FLOKI holders on August 29, 2024. On-chain holders of 400,000 FLOKI will receive 315 billion CAT tokens. 5% of CAT supply allocated to Floki Trading Bot users over 30 days. Floki ($FLOKI) token holders are set to receive a substantial airdrop of...

Floki token holders to receive Simon’s Cat (CAT) token in airdrop

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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NiceHash to Showcase Maribor as Crypto Hub with Bitcoin-Focused Conference

Leading hashrate marketplace NiceHash is proud to announce the first Bitcoin conference ever to be held in Maribor, NiceHashX, offering an interesting and little-known entry point...

NiceHash to Showcase Maribor as Crypto Hub with Bitcoin-Focused Conference

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