Odds and Ends — 24 December 2024

Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

Crypto.com launches US institutional custody service

Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world's No. 3 automaker

Matador Technologies, a Canadian crypto firm, said Monday that it would begin leveraging Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset…

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Long-COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change

Politics:

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Matt Gaetz’s Winning Streak Is Over

The normal rules of public disgrace may no longer apply to Donald Trump. But at least some expectation of good behavior remains, it seems, for a politician in Trump’s orbit…
A man who reportedly dreams of being Florida governor is now facing the blunt reality of his own political irrelevance.

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Biden Signs Defense Bill Despite Objections

President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China’s growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.

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Trump’s ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed

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EPA approves pilot project to make road out of radioactive material in Florida

Zelenskyy accuses Slovak PM Fico of helping Putin weaken Europe

Anti-Abortion Officials Continue Deputizing Angry Men To Turn Over Their Partners In New Legal Foray

Serendipity:

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