When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, the number of women among its 535 members will inch up by just two – increasing from 147 in 2022 to 149 in 2023. Even though more women than men voted in the the 2022 midterm elections, women’s representation in Congress, with a total of 535 … Read more
Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Polkadot, is stepping down as the CEO of blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies. Parity is the development company behind the Polkadot ecosystem. In a statement released on Oct 21, Wood shared that he never desired the CEO role. Although he could act as one for an interim period, it was … Read more
By Martin RogersFOX Sports Columnist We are only three weeks into the NFL season and some weirdly bemusing stuff is happening in the National Football League. And we’re not even talking about butt punts, quarterbacks strolling out the back of the end zone and outrageous one-mitted catches. Forgive us here, for things are about to … Read more
By Doug McIntyreFOX Sports Soccer Writer Editor’s Note: MLS Footnotes takes you inside the major talking points around the league and across American soccer. In the run-up to Major League Soccer’s launch in 1996, the founding fathers — aka MLS’s original owners and executives — were clear on one thing above all else. If the … Read more
It’s a notion once thought impossible. As the British pound trades at its weakest level against the dollar in more than two years on Friday, some economists expect it could close in on parity with the greenback by the middle of next year, if not sooner. In a research note published this week, Capital Economics’ … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted near $21,000 on the Aug. 22 Wall Street open as the new week began without a rebound. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView European commodity surge hammers euro Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD failing to summon a comeback after last week’s 11.6% losses. The pair put in … Read more
The euro slumped back to parity with the US dollar and European stocks dropped as surging energy prices heightened fears that region’s big economies would slide into a recession. Europe’s regional Stoxx 600 lost 1.2 per cent, while Germany’s Dax fell 1.7 per cent. The euro dropped 0.4 per cent to $0.99, slipping below the … Read more
RJ Young explains why every team in the Big 12 ought to be competitive this season, which should make for more parity in the conference than there has been in a long time. Teams at the top like Oklahoma, Texas, and Baylor likely won’t have an easy path to a conference title with programs like … Read more