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The landmark Broadway musical “Hamilton” has landed on Roblox, turning the innovative stage show into an immersive online environment for a new generation

The landmark Broadway musical “Hamilton” has landed on Roblox, turning the innovative stage show into an immersive online environment for a new generation

Alberta withdrew its support for a bid centred around Calgary/Edmonton to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, ending any chance of bringing the multi-sport showcase event back to Canada for its centennial. The decision was another blow for the embattled Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) after Hamilton, Ontario, which hosted the inaugural Games in 1930, suspended its bid and Australian state Victoria last month withdrew as host of the 2026 Games due to projected cost overruns.

The Argentinian women's football team departed the Women's World Cup in New Zealand with a sense of both disappointment and optimism. While they fell short of securing any win, the team's spirited performances in their three matches have given them hope for the future, with a new generation of players showing great promise. Their first match against Italy came close to an upset, but a late goal from the opposition resulted in a 1-0 defeat.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heaped some of the blame for skyrocketing housing costs on high interest rates and inaction by other levels of government, signalling a more defensive tone on an issue where his main political rival has hit him hard.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup began with a 1-0 loss against Italy Women, displaying a disappointing performance. In their second group game, they managed to secure a 2-2 draw against South Africa Women, thanks to goals from Sophia Braun and Romina Nunez. Despite the draw, Argentina currently sits at the bottom of Group G with just one point. To keep their hopes of advancing in the tournament alive, they must secure a win in their upcoming match on Wednesday. On the other hand, Sweden started their group stage campaign with a remarkable 2-1 comeback victory against South Africa last weekend. In their second game, they dominated Italy with an impressive 5-0 win, with goals coming from players like Stina Blackstenius and Amanda Ilestedt from Arsenal. With these strong performances, Sweden has already secured a spot in the knockout stages of the tournament. They only need to secure at least a draw in their match on Wednesday to cement their position as group winners. The clash between Argentina Women and Sweden Women is scheduled to take place at the FMG Stadium, Waikato, in the final round of the group stages of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Verstappen emphatically won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season. He finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull and easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year.

Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday. The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.

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Brad Pitt appeared at the British Grand Prix 2023, where he is actively involved in shooting scenes for an upcoming Formula 1 feature film. Collaborating with Lewis Hamilton, a former Formula 1 world champion, for an Apple Original Films production, Pitt enjoys special privileges as the F1 organisation supports the project, granting the all-star cast and crew unrestricted access to various areas. CNN has reported that Pitt and his fellow actors will even capture their own pit stop sequence adjacent to the renowned race track.

A pair of teens from Hamilton, Canada, was recently arrested and charged with theft and possession of criminally obtained property after the authorities managed to trace $4.2 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum back to them. 

Investment bank Citi is betting on the blockchain-based tokenization of real-world assets to become the next “killer use case” in crypto, with the firm forecasting the market to reach between $4 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030.

The merger between decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional assets, has been held back by lack of infrastructure and regulatory standards worldwide, sources recently told Cointelegraph. 

A joint venture in collaboration with MIT, the initiative known as Project Hamilton, was named after Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and MIT and Apollo Mission computer scientist Margaret Hamilton. Boston Fed executive vice president Jim Cunha reveals that the now-concluded project was “agnostic” from the start about any future policy decisions regarding new technologies and US currency.

A joint venture in collaboration with MIT, the initiative known as Project Hamilton, was named after Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and MIT and Apollo Mission computer scientist Margaret Hamilton. Boston Fed executive vice president Jim Cunha reveals that the now-concluded project was “agnostic” from the start about any future policy decisions regarding new technologies and US currency.

Asset managers to offer fund tokens despite crypto turmoil

Digital securities token exchange ADDX raised $58 million in a Pre-Series B round on Tuesday. 

ADDX, a blockchain and smart contract-based digital securities platform from Singapore raised $58 million from mainstream financial institutions to fund its goal of reducing minimum private investment sizes via tokenization and fractionalization.