An economist is warning U.S. students calling for their universities to “divest from Israel” that such a move would be “almost impossible” to implement. In an interview with Fox News Digital, First Trust Deputy Chief Economist Robert Stein explained that Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) supporters are mistaken about what it would mean to divest from Israel-affiliated companies.”Any of the investments that the terrorist sympathizers would like colleges not to make are in index funds, in which colleges and universities are invested in a very broad array of stocks,” Stein explained. Because index funds contain a variety of stocks, the task…

Last updated: May 13, 2024 18:22 EDT | 1 min read Edward Snowden warns that Bitcoin developers must prioritize privacy at the protocol level to protect users as the U.S. government intensifies its scrutiny of crypto mixers. Two crypto-supportive senators urged the Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday to reconsider its recent enforcement action against a popular Bitcoin privacy service.Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) publicly shared a letter arguing that the DOJ’s “unprecedented interpretation” of what constitutes an unlicensed “money services business” (MSB) contradicts both Treasury Department guidance and the intent of Congress.Protecting Bitcoin Privacy Tools“This interpretation threatens to criminalize Americans offering…

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and American Values 2024, a political action committee supporting his campaign, filed a First Amendment and election interference lawsuit against Meta on Monday, arguing that the tech giant censored his biographical film, “Who Is Bobby Kennedy?”  Kennedy’s campaign team announced its intention to sue Meta last week, just days after the pact released the 30-minute biographical film, narrated by actor Woody Harrelson, about the independent candidate’s life. The campaign alleged that viewers who tried to share the film on Facebook and Instagram were unable to upload the video and that parent company Meta was “inconsistent”…

What we learned from Michael Cohen’s 1st day of Trump trial testimony – CBS News Watch CBS News Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified Monday in the former president’s New York criminal trial. CBS News’ Robert Costa and Graham Kates unpack the day’s proceedings. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Donald Trump’s former lawyer, confidant and “fixer” – and the star witness in the former president’s hush money criminal trial – took the witness stand on Monday, corroborating and fleshing out in even greater detail the prosecution’s narrative that Trump went to great lengths to hide payments made to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters ahead of the 2016 presidential election.The long-awaited testimony from Michael Cohen delivered a blow to Trump’s defense as he told the story of how the former president directed him to make a hush-money payment to a former porn star – “just do it” – and…

Two Jewish advocacy organizations suing the University of California, Berkeley, over a “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism” have amended their complaint to include incidents from antiwar protests.The federal complaint, filed in the Northern District of California in November by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, was amended May 3. The measure is among a handful of discrimination complaints filed against universities since the Israel-Hamas war started in October.It accuses UC Berkeley of tolerating antisemitism by failing to enforce its anti-discrimination policies on several occasions, including after the disruption of a speech by a former…

Last updated: May 13, 2024 18:38 EDT | 2 min read Rain cryptocurrency exchange experienced a potential exploit on April 29, which transferred approximately $14.1 million worth of various cryptocurrencies to a new wallet under suspicious circumstances, according to a May 13 report from on-chain analyst ZachXBT.ZachXBT shared the information via their Telegram channel, noting that the exploit occurred on April 29. It entailed suspicious outflows from Rain’s Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP wallets. Funds from these wallets were swiftly transferred to instant exchanges, exchanged for Bitcoin and Ethereum, and then transferred to two addresses on the…

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Ever the artist and entertainer, Lady Gaga has a slew of exciting projects coming up. Later this month, the singer and actor will (finally!) release her Chromatica Ball concert film on HBO. Then, in October, she will star in the Joker sequel alongside Joaquin Phoenix. (Just think of the red carpet looks we’ll see during the press tour.) Gaga is one of the world’s most fashion-forward, risk-taking celebrities (remember the meat dress?). In anticipation of her very busy 2024, Vogue is taking a look back at some of the star’s best ensembles over the years—83 of them, to be exact.Since…

   Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous driving technology subsidiary, will start taking its self-driving vehicles out on public roads again this week. The company had stopped testing last October following an incident in San Francisco in which a pedestrian was badly injured. Cruise’s vehicles will begin driving again in Phoenix, Arizona, but with a “safety driver” at the wheel of the modified Chevrolet Bolt EVs. The vehicles will still mostly drive themselves but a person will be in the driver’s seat ready to take control if needed, such as in an emergency. Last October, a Cruise self-driving car, with no one…

Does anyone else have a tricky relationship with bras or is it just Us? They’re helpful intimates that lift, provide support and conceal our unmentionables when wearing lightweight or see-through fabrics. However, there are some things that drive Us crazy. You know, the pain full straps and side straps that squeeze the life out of you? We can’t forget the metal underwire that causes tons of discomfort. Thankfully, there are wireless bras that provide relief, even for shoppers with a larger bust. Related: 15 Best Blazers for Larger Busts That Will Flatter Your Figure You better werk! Blazers have quickly become an…

A former West Virginia state health official was sentenced Monday to one year of probation for lying about whether or not he verified vendor invoices from a company claiming to have conducted COVID-19 tests for the state.Timothy Priddy was sentenced in federal court for his guilty plea to making a false statement to investigators.An indictment filed in October charged Priddy with lying to federal agents in August 2022 when he said he verified a vendor’s invoices for performing COVID-19 tests as part of a back-to-school program before approving them. Priddy knew his statements were false because he made no such…

Wildwood used to be known as a lovely summer vacation beach resort in the south New Jersey. No more. It will forever be known as a place where Donald Trump drew a hundred thousand people at a rally this past Saturday, which is a record rally in the history of the state of New Jersey. Formerly, the state attendance record for political rallies was 11 people. Oops! That was a joke, but President Trump carrying New Jersey this November 5 is no joke. Recall that in the 2021 gubernatorial race against incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy, the Republican candidate lost by…

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The Song of the Summer has arrived! Black Eyed Peas have teamed up with Latin superstars El Alfa and Becky G for “TONIGHT (Bad Boys: Ride Or Die),” the lead single from the soundtrack of the highly anticipated new installment of the Bad Boys franchise, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. The explosive track is available now. The soundtrack will be released on June 7, 2024 when Bad Boys: Ride Or Die arrives in theaters. Recruiting Black Eyed Peas for the latest Bad Boys soundtrack is a natural choice given the runaway success of “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” — the breakout hit from Bad Boys for Life soundtrack.  That irresistible banger, which samples Corona’s 1993 single “Rhythm of the Night,” by Corona, surpassed more than…