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By ALAN SUDERMAN, AP Business WriterPresident Donald Trump’s goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife launched meme coins — a move critics say looks like an unseemly cash grab that undermines an effort to legitimize digital assets.The industry, which felt unfairly targeted by the Biden administration and spent heavily to help Trump win, is eager for the new president’s help to make crypto a bigger part of mainstream financial systems. Trump has promised a lighter regulatory touch and picked pro-crypto officials for key government positions.The price of bitcoin and other digital assets has…
Outside linebacker Khalil Mack has decided he will return to play in the 2025 season, according to an ESPN report Wednesday that cited an unnamed source. Mack, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, said after the Chargers’ playoff loss to the Houston Texans that his future in football was uncertain.Mack, 33, is set to become a free agent for the first time in his 11 seasons in the NFL.The Chargers would seem to have the best shot at retaining his services since he said earlier this month that he believed his best chance to win next season was to re-sign. He…
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA, Associated PressWithin hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website.The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go Home” button that directed viewers to a page featuring a video montage of Trump in his first term and on the campaign trail. The button was later updated to read “Go To Home Page”.Hispanic advocacy groups and others expressed confusion at the abrupt change and frustration at what some called the administration’s lack of efforts to maintain communication…
Dodgers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for spring training on Feb. 10. As we count down the days until camp begins, we are going through the roster to break down where things stand. Today, we start with the catchers. 2024 RECAP The Dodgers made a long-term commitment to Will Smith last March when they signed him to a 10-year, $140 million contract extension. The worst offensive season of Smith’s six-year career followed. Across the board, Smith put up career-lows in batting average (.247), on-base percentage (.327), slugging percentage (.433) and OPS (.760). He was picked for the National…
In the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, he granted Leonard Peltier clemency through commutation, allowing him to serve his life sentence at home on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota. This moment marks a significant step toward justice, but it also reflects the broader struggle for fairness and healing that Indigenous peoples have faced for centuries. Just as Peltier fought for the rights of his people, I too grew up on the San Manuel Indian Reservation, where I witnessed firsthand the challenges so many Native Americans still face today. As the first and only California Native…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, MORIAH BALINGIT, BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.In many districts, educators have sought to reassure immigrant parents that schools are safe places for their kids, despite the president’s campaign pledge to carry out mass deportations. But fears intensified for some when the Trump administration announced Tuesday it would allow federal immigration agencies to make arrests at schools, churches and hospitals, ending a policy that has been in effect…
By MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press Technology WriterHours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden’s guardrails for the fast-developing technology.But what comes next from Trump and how it will diverge from how his predecessor sought to safeguard AI technology remains unclear. The new administration didn’t respond to requests for comment about the repealed Biden policy and even some of Trump’s most enthusiastic tech industry supporters aren’t so sure.“I think that the previous order had a lot in it,” said Alexandr Wang, the CEO…
Joe Biden ostensibly ran for president more than four years ago promising to bring America back to normalcy. He presented himself as a defender of American political norms.It was bad enough last month when Biden issued a blanket pardon for his son, Hunter, for federal crimes he may have committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. But on his way out of the presidency, Biden went further and granted sweeping pardons to figures like Anthony Fauci and members of Biden’s family.Presidents of course have the pardon power thanks to the Constitution. And many presidents have used that power…
Picture this scenario: a black activist is assassinated in cold blood by a white supremacist. Following the heinous crime, there is an outpouring of malice for the victim, and of admiration for the perpetrator. The white supremacist becomes an internet sensation and a meme. People rush to victim-blaming: “Well, he’s black, and we all know what such people have done.” More moderate commentators are quick to assure us that every murder is to be condemned, but point out that the lack of sympathy for the victim highlights a widespread rage against black criminality.How would you react to the above scenario?…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally.Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” After he returned to the White House, Trump said,…