Israel’s security minister makes surprise visit to al-Aqsa mosque compound

Israel’s new national security minister made a surprise visit to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem on Tuesday, less than a week after the new far-right government led by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu assumed office. Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third-holiest site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to … Read more

Magic mushroom compound psilocybin can help treat depression, study finds

The naturally occurring psychedelic compound psilocybin can significantly reduce symptoms of depression, according to data from the largest trial of its type ever conducted. David Buzzard – media-centre.ca / Getty Images LONDON — The naturally occurring psychedelic compound psilocybin can significantly reduce symptoms of depression, according to data from the largest trial of its type … Read more

Compound pauses 4 tokens to avoid price manipulation: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. After the Mango Markets exploit last week, Compound protocol paused the supply of four tokens as lending collateral to protect it against any price manipulation. Crypto staking protocol Freeway … Read more

After Mango Markets exploit, Compound pauses 4 tokens to protect against price manipulation

Decentralized lending protocol Compound has paused the supply of four tokens as lending collateral on its platform, aiming to protect users against potential attacks involving price manipulation, similar to the recent $117 million exploit of Mango Markets, according to a proposal on Compound’s governance forum that was recently passed. With the pause, users will not … Read more

Compound cETH market bricked by update — 7-day wait on vote to fix it

Decentralized lending platform Compound has been plagued by a code bug in a recent governance proposal to update its price feeds.  The code error has “temporarily frozen” the Compound ETH (cETH) market, causing cETH transactions to revert, but Compound Labs stated that despite the front end not working, “funds are not immediately at risk.” Compound … Read more

We visited a Taliban leader’s compound to examine his vision for Afghanistan : NPR

Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, a Taliban leader, is Afghanistan’s interim defense minister. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, a Taliban leader, is Afghanistan’s interim defense minister. Claire Harbage/NPR KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — On the day a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of al-Qaida in Afghanistan, the man in charge … Read more