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Pro-crypto Congressman Tom Emmer is advancing an amendment aimed at depriving the United States securities regulator from using government funds to go after crypto enforcement.On Nov. 8, Emmer attached an amendment to HR 4664 — the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, or federal budget. The amendment, which has passed unopposed, prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from using funds for enforcement activities related to digital asset transactions until Congress passes future legislation granting the agency jurisdiction to do so.My amendment prohibits the SEC from using taxpayer-funded resources to pursue enforcement actions against the digital asset industry until Congress…

Scientists have unlocked the genetic basis underlying the remarkable variation in body size observed in song sparrows, one of North America’s most familiar and beloved songbirds. This discovery also provides insights into this species’ capacity to adapt to the challenges of climate change. The study, published today in Nature Communications, used genomic sequencing to successfully pinpoint eight genetic variants, or DNA mutations, largely responsible for the nearly threefold difference in body size observed across the song sparrow range from Mexico to Alaska. For instance, song sparrows that live year-round in the Aleutian Islands can be up to three times larger…

Brighton and Hove councillors agreed to start a public consultation after hearing fewer than 2,000 children are expected to start school in 2025 and 2026. The Children, Families and School Committee heard the predicted excess of 651 places in 2025 and 662 in 2026, impacting school funding. During the meeting on Monday, November 6, the committee was told there were no set criteria when selecting the schools to reduce their published admission numbers (PAN) other than having at least two forms per year. Several schools listed to reduce their numbers have previously fought against the proposals and can take their…

Rocket Lab is best known for the Electron launch vehicle, but the company’s earnings results continue to show that it is much more than a rocket company. The company reported $68 million in revenue for the third quarter, with $46.3 million of that figure coming from its space systems division. (That’s a 17% revenue increase year-over-year.) Rocket Lab also invoiced two milestones as part of a $143 million contract to delivery 17 spacecraft to customer MDA, with the first spacecraft expected to be delivered in the first quarter of next year. Rocket Lab’s space systems business sells satellite components like…

While the idea of owning rental properties is appealing to many Americans, the ability to vet and afford such investments in single-family homes is out of reach for a large part of the population. mogul club is a new startup that wants to help more people achieve their dreams of becoming a landlord. It’s hardly the only one. A number of startups have emerged in recent years with the same goal, including Arrived, Fintor and Fractional, among others. Founded last year by two former Goldman Sachs real estate investors, Washington, D.C.-based mogul club is launching to the public today with…

Lyft is introducing a “more affordable sort of higher-end ride” in an attempt to offer ride-hail products that customers actually want, CEO David Risher said Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. The move comes after Lyft has been successful, by some metrics, in regaining market share from Uber by slashing its ride-hail fares. In Q3, Lyft reported 22.4 million active riders, up from 21.5 million in the second quarter, and increased gross bookings of around $3.6 million. Now that Lyft has brought on some new riders, the task ahead is to retain those customers. Risher thinks that “Extra Comfort,”…

The U.K.’s newly empowered Internet content regulator has published the first set of draft Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act (OSA) which became law late last month. More codes will follow but this first set — which is focused on how user-to-user (U2U) services will be expected to respond to different types of illegal content — offers a steer on how Ofcom is minded to shape and enforce the U.K.’s sweeping new Internet rulebook in a key area. Ofcom says its first priority as the “online safety regulator” will be protecting children. The draft recommendations on illegal content include…

Castore to be Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket The long-term partnership begins in April 2022 All of England’s national teams will wear bespoke women’s and men’s teamwear that the athletes will help to design Recycled materials to be used in the manufacture of matchday playing kits Castore is a fast-growing British organisation committed to producing premium sportswear for men and women The ECB and Castore have today announced a new long-term partnership that will see the fast-growing premium lifestyle and apparel brand become the Official Kit Supplier to England Cricket. All of England’s national team athletes – women, disability,…

Image Credit: SBM/Plux/Shutterstock It seems Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife Denise Richards have come to an agreement on their 19-year-old daughter Sami‘s OnlyFans career. Denise said in a new podcast interview that Charlie’s perspective changed after Sami financially got on her own feet. “When she first did OnlyFans he was not happy and I think was public about it, which she didn’t appreciate and he’s changed his tune,” the Drop Dead Gorgeous star said during a recent episode of Bethenny Frankel‘s Just B podcast. “He changed his tune when she bought a Mercedes and moved into a house so maybe he…

Image Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Kelsea Ballerini, 30, and Chase Stokes, 31, heated things up on the red carpet at the 2023 Country Music Association Awards on November 8 with an adoring gaze. In photos from the event, the country bombshell wore a pink, one-shouldered silk gown with a thigh high slit as she stared lovingly into the Outer Banks star’s eyes. She wore her platinum blonde hair in soft, old Hollywood curls, and accessorized with matching pink stiletto heels and jeweled chandelier earrings. The soft pink dress gave off a Grecian glow with its sideswept folds and lovely design, and a…