Tag: island
Plowing for votes on Long Island
With help from Shawn Ness
The special election between former Rep. Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip kicked off today, with early voting that [...]
Diego Garcia: UN says UK military island not suitable for stranded migrants
UN officials have been granted access to Diego Garcia two years after asylum seekers landed there.
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Joseph Hendrie, 98, Dies; Key Figure in the Three Mile Island Crisis
He was chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1979, when America faced its worst nuclear power mishap in history.
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Michael Flynn’s Rhode Island Hall of Fame Inclusion Prompts Resignations
At least five board members resigned and said that Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser for President Trump, should not be recognize [...]
11 Democrats Vie for Rhode Island House Seat
Days before a Democratic primary that will almost certainly decide who represents her in Congress, Linda Vaughan Dubois of Rumford, R.I., still had no [...]
USD-backed stablecoin pilot project launched by Pacific island nation of Palau
The government of Palau is set to begin a pilot project for a United States dollar-backed stablecoin on July 26. The new coin will be issued on XRP Le [...]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing
Gabriel Bankman-Fried, the brother of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, had a plan to survive a global catastrophe using funds from the now-defunct cr [...]
UK uses Love Island star to warn finfluencers on crypto and investment schemes
The financial and advertising regulators of the United Kingdom have teamed up to send a warning to social media “finfluencers” telling them to stop pr [...]
Inside a $218 million private island in Palm Beach, Florida
A private island in Palm Beach could become the most-expensive home ever sold in Florida, if it gets its asking price of $218 million.Developer Todd M [...]
An $18 million Ferrari leads record classic-car auction at Amelia Island. See all 10 top sellers
Total sales at the Amelia Island classic-car auction reached $178.4 million — a record for the event, according to Hagerty.
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To Prepare for a Pacific Island Fight, Marines Hide and Attack in California
A 10-day exercise gave a new Marine regiment the chance to test war-fighting concepts the Pentagon may one day need in a battle with China.
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DeFi Liquidity Protocol Squid Raises $3.5M Round Led by North Island Ventures
Squid’s mainnet launch supports 25 chains, including Ethereum, Moonbeam, Binance Chain, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Polygon and a number of Cosmos-based chai [...]
Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures Backs New Crypto VC Firm
Breed VC, a new crypto-focused firm, has closed fundraising for its first fund and brought in a “considerable portion” of its $20 million target, foun [...]
All Aboard! Chartering the Mainstream Party Boat to the Island of Web3
Born in the depths of the pandemic, the Vayner3 consultancy has guided many of the biggest mainstream companies into Web3. That’s why Avery Akkineni a [...]
Island nation turns to metaverse to preserve its disappearing heritage
In the South Pacific, the island nation of Tuvalu decided to turn to Web3 technology in order to make sure its culture and society are preserved in th [...]