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The South Florida Heat and Panthers chase NBA and NHL titles

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Jul

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The South Florida Heat and Panthers chase NBA and NHL titles

More news - Recent news Lifelong friends Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel enjoy a rare sports moment as Miami teams compete for championships. Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel are living a dream come true. The longtime friends and South Florida residents hit it big with the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers both reaching the finals, competing for NBA and NHL titles at the same time. Schwartz and Mandel, who have shared season tickets for both teams for years, have seen their fair share of ups and downs. They’ve endured tough seasons, like the Heat’s 15-win campaign in 2007-08, and watched…

Nvidia, with a market capitalization of .34 trillion, becomes the most valuable company

01

Jul

By Benjamin Hall

Science and Technology

Nvidia, with a market capitalization of $3.34 trillion, becomes the most valuable company

More news - News 24 hours Nvidia leapfrogged two of the tech industry’s most storied names on Tuesday to become the world’s most valuable public company, according to data from S&P Global. Its rise has been fueled by a boom in generative artificial intelligence and growing demand for the company’s chips — known as graphics processing units, or GPUs — that enable the creation of AI systems. Nvidia's rise is among the fastest in the history of the market. Just two years ago, the company's market valuation exceeded $400 billion. Now, in the span of a year, it has gone…

A restaurant challenges the president of Venezuela by selling empanadas

30

Jun

By Benjamin Hall

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A restaurant challenges the president of Venezuela by selling empanadas

Related media - News 24 hours Representatives for the IRS did not respond to an email seeking comment. The Hernández sisters were initially devastated. But they filmed their interaction with regulators and sent it to one of their daughters. The young woman decided she could share her family’s experience with some friends. The video quickly spread online, and soon outraged supporters were visiting the restaurant as if on a pilgrimage. Donations appeared at the door: spices to flavor the filling for empanadas, a 33-pound bag of cornmeal. Then funds started pouring in from Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and even Germany. Many…

The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation shows signs of cooling

30

Jun

By Benjamin Hall

Investments and Business

The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation shows signs of cooling

Related media - Recent news The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation continues to show signs of cooling, accompanied by moderate growth in consumer spending - positive news for central bankers aiming to control rising prices and curb demand. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index rose 2.6% year-over-year in May, in line with economists’ expectations and down slightly from a 2.7% gain in April. Excluding the more volatile prices of food and fuel, the “core” inflation measure also rose 2.6% year-over-year, down from 2.8% in April. On a monthly basis, inflation remained remarkably subdued, with overall prices not showing any…

Shahjahan Bhuiya, the hangman turned TikTok star, dies in Bangladesh

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Jun

By Benjamin Hall

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Shahjahan Bhuiya, the hangman turned TikTok star, dies in Bangladesh

More news - Recent news Shahjahan Bhuiya, who rose to fame by executing some of Bangladesh’s most notorious criminals in exchange for reduced sentences for his own crimes and later gained brief fame on TikTok, died on Monday in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The National Police announced on Tuesday that the cause of his death, which occurred in hospital, had not yet been confirmed. Abul Kashem, Bhuiya's landlord, said he took Bhuiya to hospital on Sunday after Bhuiya felt chest pains. Last year, Bhuiya told local media that he was 74, but his national identity card, provided by Kashem, indicated that…

Death toll rises in attacks on churches and synagogues in Dagestan, officials say

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Jun

By Benjamin Hall

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Death toll rises in attacks on churches and synagogues in Dagestan, officials say

Related media - Recent news "We understand who is behind these terrorist acts," Sergei Melikov, the senior Dagestan official, said in a speech to residents. He drew comparisons between the victims of the assault and Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, saying they were facing the same enemy. “We must understand that war enters our home,” Melikov added. Kremlin spokesman Peskov appeared to draw a link between the violence in Dagestan and Ukraine's separate attack on occupied Crimea on Sunday in his daily press conference on Monday. Local officials declared a three-day mourning period in Dagestan, a multi-religious and ethnically diverse…