Kazakhstan Completes First Crypto Purchase With Local Currency, Eyes Regulation: Report
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Kazakhstan Completes First Crypto Purchase With Local Currency, Eyes Regulation: Report

The first purchase of cryptocurrency with Kazakhstan’s local currency has been finalized.The President of Kazakhstan says further demand could likely result in full legal recognition of digital assets. The country will continue running a pilot program through this year to test demand and security. Kazakhstan’s first cryptocurrency purchase with its local currency, the tenge, took… […]

Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention…
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Chicago police tweak mass arrests policy ahead of Democratic National Convention…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Tuesday touted the nation’s second-largest police department as fully prepared to handle crowds of protesters expected during the Democratic National Convention, including new ways to handle possible mass arrests. Law enforcement agencies have been planning for […]

Biden says he’s restricting asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border
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Biden says he’s restricting asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections . The long-anticipated presidential proclamation would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials […]

North Carolina state senator drops effort to restrict access to autopsy reports
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North Carolina state senator drops effort to restrict access to autopsy reports

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An effort to exempt autopsy reports from North Carolina’s public records requirements was abandoned Tuesday by a Senate Republican, who said it’s more important to win approval for a streamlined bill that would add punishments for distributing a drug the White House calls an […]

Halsey reveals illness, announces new album and shares new song ‘The End’
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Halsey reveals illness, announces new album and shares new song ‘The End’

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — Halsey has been privately battling illness, the singer revealed Tuesday. She shared the news on Instagram in a series of videos that appear to document the singer receiving infusions. “Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive,” she wrote in the caption. “Short story […]

US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
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US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs

By MIKE STOBBE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its endorsement of taking doxycycline after unprotected sex as […]

Source: Djokovic to have surgery on knee injury
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Source: Djokovic to have surgery on knee injury

Source: Novak Djokovic to have surgery; Wimbledon doubtful play Alcaraz ‘surprised’ by Djokovic’s withdrawal (0:37) Carlos Alcaraz talks about Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal from the French Open as he’s due to undergo knee surgery. (0:37) Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2024, 05:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World […]

Bo knows: RB Jackson joins Buckeyes’ No. 1 class
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Bo knows: RB Jackson joins Buckeyes’ No. 1 class

Bo Jackson joins Ohio State’s 2025 football recruiting class play Ryan Day: Ohio State’s recruitment is about building relationships (2:23) Ohio State coach Ryan Day breaks down how his program approaches recruitment and the transfer portal. (2:23) That is, Lederman Jun 4, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Ohio State’s loaded 2025 recruiting class gained another cornerstone […]

Yohannes, 16, scores minutes into USWNT debut
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Yohannes, 16, scores minutes into USWNT debut

Hayes ‘delighted’ with USWNT youngster Lily Yohannes (1:01) Emma Hayes praises Lily Yohannes after the 16-year-old scored on her USWNT debut against South Korea. (1:01) Jeff Kassouf Jun 5, 2024, 12:16 AM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sixteen-year-old Lily Yohannes scored 10 minutes into her international debut on Tuesday at Allianz Field in the United […]

Cole ‘definitely close’ after successful rehab start
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Cole ‘definitely close’ after successful rehab start

Gerrit Cole’s rehab start for Yankees affiliate is a ‘great first step’ (1:03) Jorge Castillo reports on Gerrit Cole’s first rehab start for the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Somerset Patriots. (1:03) Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 […]