Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli publicly supported far-right candidate Marine Le Pen before France’s parliamentary vote.French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced “unacceptable” comments made by an Israel minister who publicly promoted far-right candidate Marine Le Pen before France’s parliamentary elections. Israeli news outlets reported Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said the National Rally party leader would be “excellent for Israel”. An angry Macron called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain about the comments. “I think I and Netanyahu are of the same opinion. It’s not a personal matter,” Chilkli was quoted as saying. Support for Le Pen is…
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As its peers in traditional finance push deeper into crypto—including BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF and Fidelity’s trading platform—Goldman Sachs is preparing to make a move of its own. This comes as the 150-year-old banking behemoth is seeing a major uptick in interest from clients, digital assets global head Mathew McDermott told Fortune. McDermott says Goldman Sachs intends to expand its crypto offerings, including ambitious initiatives in the red-hot sector of tokenization, where so-called “real world assets” such as money market funds and real estate holdings are issued on public or private blockchains. According to McDermott, Goldman Sachs is set to launch…
It’s time, terrible pun intended, for a Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 vs. Apple Watch Series 9 face-off. At Unpacked on July 10, the Korean tech giant unveiled the next-generation Galaxy Watch. But the question is, how does it differ from its Apple-made counterpart?Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 vs. Apple Watch Series 9: PriceThe Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 starts at $299 and preorders launch on July 10. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable The Apple Watch Series 9, on the other hand, starts at $399. (But you can find cheaper Watch Series 9 models on Amazon.)Whether you get the Galaxy Watch 7 or…
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Will Benson (30) reacts as he crosses home plate with Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte (16) after hitting a 3-run home run in the second inning of the MLB game between Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Rookie Rece Hinds belted a 458-foot home run and fell a single shy of the cycle in his second career game to power the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Colorado Rockies, 12-6, Tuesday night. After making his major league debut on Monday and drilling a 449-foot homer to…
The first Democratic senator has publicly questioned President Joe Biden’s election chances, after seven congressman broke cover and urged the 81-year-old to step aside.Senator Michael Bennet told CNN he expected the president to lose to Donald Trump by a “landslide”, but stopped short of telling him to end his candidacy.Questions have been raised about Mr Biden’s fitness for office after a stumbling presidential debate performance against Trump late last month.The president insists he can beat his adversary, and continues to hold support among key allies after congressional Democrats met to debate his leadership on Tuesday. The US president is in…
The U.K.’s new Labour government has emerged from its landslide election victory, promising to return the country to its economic heights. The latest evidence of worker pay growth will give them a good platform to deliver on that promise. Wages rose by 7% in the U.K. in the year to June, according to data from the Indeed Hiring Lab. That’s almost twice the rate of the Eurozone, where wages increased by 3.7%, and more than double growth in the U.S., which rose at 3.1%. The results diverge with the broader economic context of the three economies. The U.K. is expected…
At TPG, we often praise Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club program as one of the most underrated and high-powered frequent flyer programs. Flying Club is a transfer partner of all major credit card programs, so Virgin points are easy to earn.However, just because the points are easy to earn does not mean they are easy to use.Virgin Atlantic joined the SkyTeam alliance in 2023 and has several other nonalliance airline partners with which you can earn and redeem Virgin points. Unfortunately, Virgin’s website is not the most user-friendly and has many limitations.Some Flying Club redemption partners can be booked online, while…
Democratic Party lawmakers have met privately to discuss United States President Joe Biden’s crisis-stricken re-election bid as questions continue to swirl around the president’s physical and mental fitness. The closed-door talks on Tuesday highlighted ongoing divisions within the party over Biden’s electability following his disastrous debate performance last month against Republican challenger Donald Trump. Addressing reporters before and after the meeting, prominent Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, reiterated their support for Biden. “I’m with Joe,” Schumer said repeatedly in response to questions about Biden’s fitness for office. “We’re riding with Biden,” Jim Clyburn of South Carolina told reporters.…
In 2019, Nike got closer than ever to its dream of popularizing self-tying sneakers by releasing the Adapt BB. Using Bluetooth, the sneakers paired to the Adapt app that let users do things like tighten or loosen the shoes’ laces and control its LED lights. However, Nike has announced that it’s “retiring” the app on August 6, when it will no longer be downloadable from Apple’s App Store or the Google Play Store; nor will it be updated.In an announcement recently spotted by The Verge, Nike’s brief explanation for discontinuing the app is that Nike “is no longer creating new…
Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive back Khyree Jackson (5) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Oregon will hold a candlelight vigil for late football star and NFL draft pick Khyree Jackson on Wednesday night at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Jackson and two of his high school football teammates were killed in a car crash Saturday morning in their native Maryland. Jackson was 24. Jackson, a defensive back, was a fourth-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in April and was months away from making his NFL…
The National Rifle Association’s former finance czar, Wilson “Woody” Phillips, has been banned for a decade from managing money for any nonprofit company in New York, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Phillips agreed to the ban in May, three months after a jury found him liable in a scheme to have the influential gun rights organization bankroll the extravagant lifestyle of the NRA’s longtime chief executive, Wayne LaPierre. Details of the settlement were not made public until Tuesday. Under the agreement, Phillips is banned for 10 years from serving as a fiduciary of a not-for-profit organization in New York and must receive…
Just nowBy Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondentFMHT/National GeographicEndurance rests on the seafloor at a depth of 3,000mA protection perimeter drawn around Endurance, one of the world’s greatest shipwrecks, is being widened from a radius of 500m to 1,500m.The extended zone will further limit activities close to the vessel, which sank in 1915 during an ill-fated Antarctic expedition led by celebrated polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.The measure is part of a newly published conservation management plan (CMP).Already, no-one should retrieve or even touch objects in the protected zone.Everything must be left in situ.The perimeter update is a recognition that debris from Endurance – including…