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Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022.  Mike Blake | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission’s years-long crusade against the crypto industry appears to be over. The final chapter closed on Wednesday, when Ripple announced that the SEC had officially dropped its four-year-old lawsuit against the …

Ohio native Lauren Scott, 29, had lived in Los Angeles for 10 years working as a freelancer in the film industry, when she decided she was ready to buy a house. At the time, Scott lived in a studio apartment and paid $1,175 in rent. Scott started her search in 2019 and wanted to stay under $400,000. But then the …

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the “father of functional medicine,” says that’s not actually possible. “I’ve heard, ‘I can boost my immune system if I take a lot of vitamins.’ It could be vitamin D, vitamin A [or] zinc,” Bland says. “[But] …

Luxury handbags have outperformed other collectibles in recent years and are increasingly viewed as a potential investment category in the eyes of consumers and analysts, at least according to some recent reports. For the first time, the value proposition of designer handbags from top brands, such as Hermes, Chanel, Goyard and Louis Vuitton are growing across the board, one report …

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers waves to fans while leaving the field after the MLB Tokyo Opening Series between Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Gene Wang | Getty Images On the morning of the second and final game of Major League Baseball’s Tokyo Series between the …

LONDON — Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as England manager got underway in solid if unspectacular fashion on Friday, goals in either half earning his side a 2-0 win over Albania in their opening World Cup qualifier. Myles Lewis-Skelly marked his senior debut in outstanding fashion, capping off 19 minutes of dominance from the hosts with the opening goal, gliding in behind …

Elon Musk attends the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 26, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters It’s been a painful year so far for megacap technology giants known as the “Magnificent Seven” and 2025 is only getting started. Six members of the group are already tracking for significant year-to-date losses, led by …

British Airways crew members arrive at terminal 5 at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England.  Peter Nicholls | Getty Images London’s Heathrow Airport reopened Saturday but travellers are being warned of significant delays as airlines scramble to resume flights and return stranded passengers. Europe’s busiest airport was closed for most of Friday after a power outage following a …

A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters Sovereign wealth fund ADQ and American private equity firm Energy Capital Partners, or ECP, have signed a deal for a $25 billion investment partnership dedicated to increasing power generation, primarily in the U.S., to serve data center …

Getty Images Germany will visit Italy at the San Siro for the first leg of the UEFA Nations League’s quarterfinals before the return leg that will take place on Sunday. Julian Nagelsmann’s side are coming from an unbeaten streak of six games as the last game they lost was the quarterfinal of Euro 2024 against Spain while the Azzurri finished …