Kraken Resumes Staking For US Customers – Investopedia

Updated January 30, 2025 04:49 PM EST NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images Key Takeaways Crypto exchange Kraken has reintroduced crypto staking services for its customers in the U.S. Kraken was previously sued by the SEC for offering similar services. The move by Kraken is yet another sign that the regulatory environment for crypto companies

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New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a person – BBC.com

Kathryn Armstrong BBC News A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself, with representatives of the local tribes, iwi, and government working together to manage it. The agreement

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Ukraine war latest: 9 killed, 13 injured in Russian drone attack on Sumy – Kyiv Independent

Key developments on Jan. 30: Rescue operations end in Sumy with 9 killed, 13 injured after Russian drone attack on residential building Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth $1.2 billion Lithuania open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, chief commander says Russia’s Soviet-era military stockpile running low, faces equipment shortages, media reports

‘We didn’t eat bread on Passover, tried to fast on Yom Kippur’: How ex-hostages clung to faith – The Jerusalem Post

The IDF observers from Nahal Oz made a conscious effort to observe Jewish traditions even while being held by Hamas in Gaza. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 30, 2025 22:18 Updated: JANUARY 30, 2025 22:48 Agam Berger reunited with her family (photo credit: IDF) After 482 days in Hamas captivity, Israeli hostages Arbel Yehud, Gadi

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Trump’s Cabinet nominees face sharpest bipartisan grilling to date and other takeaways from Thursday’s confirmation hearings – CNN

Washington CNN  —  Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to be Health and Human

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France tells Rwanda to ‘immediately’ leave DR Congo – DW (English)

France on Thursday called on Rwandan forces and Kigali-backed M23 rebels to withdraw from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes days after M23 claimed control over the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Congo’s sovereignty ‘not negotiable’ — France Paris reiterated its condemnation of the M23 offensive in Congo. “The sovereignty and territorial

Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security. Now, they wait for payout – USA TODAY

Retired Middlebury, Connecticut, school teacher Bill Callahan waited 40 years for Congress to pass a bill to eliminate the reduction in Social Security benefits he receives because he also has a pension. Now, the Social Security Administration (SSA) says Callahan and about 3 million other affected public sector workers will have to wait a year