US refuses visa for members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team: PM

DAKAR: The United States rejected visa applications for multiple members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team which was scheduled to train in the country, the country’ prime minister said Thursday, as he cancelled the group’s participation in the practice. The visa refusals come amid US President Donald Trump’s administration’s immigration crackdown and tightened border controls. The…

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SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad

HOUSTON: A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of sending humans to Mars. The explosion — which sent a towering fireball into the air — happened at the Starbase launch facility at about 11:00 pm (0400…

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US immigration agents barred from LA Dodgers’ stadium: team

Los Angeles, United States: Federal immigration agents were barred from entering the Los Angeles Dodgers’ home stadium on Thursday after requesting access to the Major League Baseball team’s grounds, the team confirmed. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at Dodger Stadium and “requested permission to access the parking lots,“ the Dodgers said in…

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Beyond Fiat: Why Synthetic Dollars Will Define the Next Phase of Digital Finance

As global regulators sharpen their focus on fiat-backed stablecoins—from the European Union’s MiCA framework to the U.S. GENIUS Act—the stablecoin category is gaining legitimacy as financial infrastructure. But a more transformative shift is already underway. The next frontier in digital dollars is not compliance. It is programmable design. Synthetic stablecoins, built on-chain with crypto-native collateral…

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