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Crypto voters could play a key role in swinging the 2024 election, a new survey from the Crypto Council for Innovation reveals.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, hopes to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential bid with a stronger-than-expected showing on January 15 in the Iowa caucus, the first state Republican nominating contest. Here are some facts about Ramaswamy's life and career: Ramaswamy, 38, was born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India. He was raised in the Hindu faith of his parents, but went to a Roman Catholic high school.

In a remarkable shift, Bitcoin has surged to $45,316, marking a 7.06% increase on Tuesday. This breakthrough above $45K comes at a crucial time, just ahead of a potential ETF approval that could significantly impact its market trajectory.

This column appears on the second working day of the new year, and, as is customary, it tries to discern the path ahead. Amid the known-unknowns, some developments look almost certain. It is fair to say that the world will continue to be influenced by geopolitical shifts and conflicts in the first quarter of 2024.

‘Mistake that…’: N. Korea's Kim Jong Un on seeking reunification with S. Korea In a meeting on Sunday with commanding army officers, Kim said it is urgent to sharpen “the treasured sword" to safeguard national security, an apparent reference to his country’s nuclear weapons program.

By John Kruzel

NEW DELHI : Every time a year departs, it leaves us with some questions and some answers. But 2023 seems to be an exception. This year, there were fewer answers than questions.

By Cynthia Kim, Josh Smith and Jack Kim

Emerging markets are set to close out 2023 with their best returns in years, as bets on bigger and faster US interest-rate cuts propelled a blistering late-year rally across the developing world. MSCI's benchmark stock gauge for emerging-market equities is on track for a 6.7% advance this year, snapping a two-year losing streak. Its currency equivalent index is headed for a 4.7% gain, its biggest yearly rise since 2017. On debt markets, bonds in emerging-market currencies are eyeing gains of 6.3%, the best since 2020, while dollar-denominated debt has reaped an 11% return, the most in four years. The cost of insuring exposure to emerging markets has also eased, with credit default swaps across 22 sovereign issuers sliding an average 72 basis points to levels last seen in September 2021.

Elon Musk has been named The New Republic’s 2023 Scoundrel of the Year. The Tesla CEO has been in the news since after he decided to sink a whopping $44 billion into buying Twitter, later renaming it as ‘X’. Elon Musk over the past year has garnered the impression that he has an “unquenchable desire to be the center of attention", according to The New Republic.

US presidential primary election, according to Reuters reports. With this, it has become the second state to bar the former president for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Nikki Haley faced a New Hampshire voter's question on Wednesday, criticizing her for not addressing slavery in her response about the Civil War's cause. As the former governor of South Carolina, she, in the past, advocated for removing the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse grounds.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has sold a substantial amount of Ethereum, amounting to $2.4 million, according to Arkham Intelligence.

By John Kruzel

Sound of Freedom" to Amazon's Prime Video has sparked new controversy surrounding the polarizing film. The independent production, addressing child sex trafficking, emerged as an unexpected box office success in 2023, poised to conclude the year as the 10th highest-grossing film—trailing behind popular titles like Barbie and Oppenheimer. Presently holding the fourth position on Prime Video's real-time most-watched list, fervent supporters aim to take it to the top spot. However, critics contend that the film shouldn't be accessible for viewing at all.

Michigan Supreme Court has dismissed a bid to exclude ex-President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot, citing the US Constitution's «insurrectionist ban.» The anticipated outcome stands as a win for the former president, with the possibility of a renewed attempt for the general election. In contrast, the recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from its primary ballot due to his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot, but this ruling is currently on hold pending an appeal.

You might not want Donald Trump for president, but you probably don’t want Liz Cheney either, judging by a recent piece in this newspaper. Checks and balances, she maintains, won’t work to contain Mr. Trump because he might have “allies" in Congress.

Donald Trump asked an appeals court in Washington on Saturday night to toss a federal indictment accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that he was immune to the charges because they arose from actions he had taken while he was in the White House. The weekend filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was the latest salvo in a long-running and crucial battle between Trump and the special counsel, Jack Smith, over whether the former president enjoys immunity to the election interference charges.

Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy

Colby Covington has raised concerns about perceived political bias among judges following his unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 296, especially with former US President Donald Trump in attendance. Covington is advocating for a rematch in the aftermath of his defeat to Edwards. In the post-fight press conference, Covington alleged that the judges have consistently shown bias against him due to his association with Trump. He claimed that his support for Trump has led to unfavorable judgments, stating, the judges hate him because he supported Trump.

Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider said U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden ought to be “publicly hung” over accusations of “treason.”