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Bismarck senator announces retirement, citing ‘toxic times’ in politics
“I hope I have contributed to the atmosphere of respect and decorum in my time here, but I do feel civility and respect slipping, even here in North Dakota,” Sen. Nicole Poolman said in her announcement that she would not run for reelection in 2022.Read original article here.
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Miami will pay residents a ‘bitcoin yield’ from its city cryptocurrency, Mayor Suarez says
“We’re going to be the first city in America to give a bitcoin yield as a dividend directly to its residents,” Mayor Francis Suarez told CoinDesk TV.Read original article here.
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Miami Mayor: Residents Will Get Digital Wallets For ‘Bitcoin Dividend’
Mayor Francis Suarez said the city’s digital token has earned the city over $21 million since its launch in August.Read original article here.Written by: Lisa Kim
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Best telescopes for kids 2021: Top picks from Meade, Orion and Celestron
These are the best telescopes for kids who are just starting to express an interest in astronomy.Read original article here.
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Using blocks dropped from Perseverance and measured by InSight to learn more about Martian surface
An international team of space researchers has learned more about the density of the Martian surface by analyzing data from the Mars InSight lander that was received during Perseverance’s descent. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their study of seismic data from InSight as Perseverance dropped heavy blocks during…
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The Taliban tried to lock down a key parliamentarian in Afghanistan as the group swept back into power. She escaped, and now she’s out to reclaim her country.
Fawzia Koofi, one of the Afghanistan’s once-prominent female leaders – a former parliament member, candidate for president and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize — speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo Fawzia Koofi was one of the first women in Afghanistan’s parliament.…
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Redistricting efforts could destroy Black and Latino political power. Advocates are sounding the alarm.
Texas Legislative Black Caucus (TxLBC) Chair Rep. Nicole Collier (D-District 95), joined by fellow Democratic Texas state representatives, speaks during a news conference about voting rights outside the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Not everyone is satisfied with the redistricting efforts taking place in Texas and other states.…
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Sarasota restaurant sells F Joe Biden pizza
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) -They say if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Well, one Sarasota pizza shop is happily taking the heat, and the hate. Usually, pizza debates revolve around whether or not pineapple is an appropriate topping. However, Solorzano’s triple letter pizzas are a bit more political. “Joe Biden, the…
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Meek Mill Is Inspired By Money Man’s $1M Bitcoin Advance From Empire
Financial experts may have had doubts about Bitcoin but it’s quite clear that cryptocurrency isn’t going anywhere in the near future. As the music industry begins embracing NFTs, and other forms of digital commerce, EMPIRE became the first record label to pay out a recording contract advance with BitCoin. Ghazi, the founder of EMPIRE Records,…
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Ken Griffin thinks bitcoin will be replaced by ethereum and says the Reddit-fueled conspiracy theories about his involvement in the GameStop sage are like a bad SNL joke
The billionaire founder of Citadel also expressed bewilderment with Elon Musk’s decision to ask Twitter if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake.Read original article here.