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Next up: New regulations. “It’s impossible for digital assets to go mainstream without clear regulation and sufficient safeguard,” Vytautas Zabulis, CEO of H-Finance, a digital asset trading company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, said in a research report. “As Bitcoin becomes an institutional asset, market participants expect regulation to be in place to protect capital and have clearly set rules,” the report said. “As cryptocurrencies start being treated as a new asset class, at least some clear rules will need to be put in place to solidify international adoption....

For the world’s 12th largest economy, the surplus represents a moment of growth. However, Ryan Berg, an expert on Latin American trade with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Newsweek the moment could be short-lived. Brazil spent “lavishly” during the pandemic as it looked to avoid a major economic downturn like that experienced by its Latin American peers, Berg said. Right now, the country faces major inflation of nearly 11 percent, and Berg says investors are getting nervous....

A NPR/PBS/Marist poll released on Thursday found that 41 percent of GOP voters would choose not to be vaccinated, even if a shot were offered to them. Fifty-six percent were either vaccinated already, or planning to accept a vaccine. By comparison, only 11 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independent voters told Marist pollsters that they would not be vaccinated. This still means as many as 30 percent of U....

With the Portuguese’s desk cleared at Cobham, those at Stamford Bridge once again find themselves in a period of transition. You may have noticed that the Blues are rather partial to the odd manager change, with Mourinho the only man to have made it through two full calendar years since he arrived in west London for a first spell at the helm in June 2004. Carlo Ancelotti came close to taking in 24 months with the Blues, only to fall a few weeks short, while Mourinho’s second stint took him past 30 months, but 14 days shy of reaching the end of 2015....

This, from a player who was in heavy rotation in trade rumors after last season. MORE: NHL’s top active goal scorers | Patrick Kane mess only gets messier Phaneuf remains captain of the Leafs, whose long struggle to become relevant takes a turn this week with the start of training camp. New coach Mike Babcock plans to make his team work and its opponents pay. Boss Brendan Shanahan continues to revamp the franchise that is iconic and listless....

This was somewhat by design, and somewhat by happenstance, but there never was a doubt that UL’s fitness to enter the discussion would be established when Kentucky came to town. It seems as simple as this at this point: You’ve got to beat one to be one. UCLA earned its entry by beating UK, and North Carolina by rolling through the Maui Invitational, and Indiana by taking down Kansas and North Carolina, and Kansas by defeating Duke, and Duke by recruiting three of the 10 best prospects in the U-S-of-A....

“The good news is there are a range of good ideas and proposals out there from members of Congress about how this legislation can help meet that goal,” press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. She continued, “There’s no question in our minds—there is important debating right now happening about what the components of the climate proposals will be in these package—that these packages will have a historic impact on addressing our climate crisis....

This year—this week—Global Lightning is back. The exercise is one of a handful of regular war games held by the U.S. Strategic Command, the American nuclear command in Omaha, Nebraska. No one planned for the five-day exercise to come up in the calendar at this inopportune time, and this year the scenario involves China. Still, behind the scenes, here’s what Russia sees (even if we see nothing): decision-makers focused on the latest plan, nuclear command and control circuits opened and tested, new innovations and capabilities incorporated and practiced....

However, fans now want the Ukrainian professional to switch to Valorant. He previously said that he might shift to Riot Games’ shooter once he adds a PGL Major to his trophy cabinet. As the pro has fulfilled his dream, fans are excited to see him competing in the new shooter. S1mple had revealed his wish to switch to Valorant The 24-year-old is one of the best players in the history of CS: GO....

According to a new poll from Gallup, Democrats approval of Congress has fallen the most, from 39 percent to 20 percent. Among Republicans, approval dropped from 24 to 12 percent. Meanwhile, independents saw their approval decline from 32 percent to 21 percent. The low ratings come as Congress continues to negotiate a second economic relief package. On Wednesday, negotiators from both parties said they made no progress on the deal after meeting for a third time this week....

Striker Eddie Nketiah struck his second goal of the European campaign from close range after 23 minutes and Rob Holding headed the second from the excellent Fabio Vieira’s cross four minutes later. Vieira hammered in a late third following a dazzling run by substitute Gabriel Jesus as Arsenal ended their three-game wait for a home win in Europe — their worst in almost 20 years — and brought the Norwegian side’s unbeaten start to their Europa League to a comprehensive halt....

Arsenal failed to record a shot on target in the opening period, while a rampant Liverpool should have had more to show for their dominance at the interval than Philippe Coutinho’s first headed Premier League goal. Mohamed Salah extended the visitors’ advantage shortly after the restart to suggest Liverpool could dish out a repeat of their 4-0 August mauling of Arsenal, before Wenger’s men - who were booed off at the break - struck three times in five minutes in a stunning comeback....

The last four are now readying themselves for a day out at Wembley, with glory almost within reach. Mou gives Chelsea fans the fingers The quartet of Premier League heavyweights will battle it out for the right to take the trophy, with Manchester United’s defeat to Chelsea on Monday ensuring that the silverware will change hands in 2017. Semi-final draw: Chelsea v Tottenham Arsenal v Manchester City The four clubs still in the running have shared seven successes in the last 10 FA Cup finals....

The Swede turns 35 in October, and according to Wenger, he may not be able to suit the physical requirements of Premier League’s fast paced game. Wenger, however, has projected his signing as a good prospect for Manchester United and spoke about how he could influence the Red Devils. Surprisingly, Arsene Wenger’s comments about Zlatan come just days after his debut against Galatasaray, in which the Swede scored a stunning acrobatic goal within four mins....

As Bacary Sagna enters the final six months of his contract with Arsenal, it looks increasingly likely that he’ll leave the club, as an agreement over an extension is yet to be reached. He has been key for the Gunners this season as they top the league table, earning a Performance Score of 250 points, which makes him the club’s fourth-best player and the league’s fifth-best natural full-back. That said, can Arsene Wenger really afford to lose him?...

Back then, the Bears hadn't managed a winning record in their first 12 seasons in the Big 12, and those sure seemed like lofty goals. They are a reality now, with the Big 12 champion Bears (11-1) headed to the Fiesta Bowl to play UCF on Jan. 1 in their first Bowl Championship Series game. MORE: Past winners | All the Heisman winners | Top 10 freak athletes " You have the plan and the vision and you love to see it come to fruition....

A clip of the alleged incident went viral last week and reportedly happened on January 9 in San Francisco, California, outside his gallery, Foster Gwin. The video has been viewed over 12.4 million times and has been posted multiple times on Twitter. Many social media users criticized Gwin and called for him to be identified and for police to pursue charges against him. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on January 18 that an arrest warrant had been issued for Gwin....

Arter blazed his spot-kick well over the crossbar in the 79th minute of Bournemouth’s 0-0 draw against their south coast rivals, squandering one of the few chances to transpire in a dour contest. The Republic of Ireland international took responsibility for the miss after the game but pointed to a similarly wayward effort at the same end of St Mary’s by Tottenham’s Harry Kane earlier this season. “I feel if I scored we would have got three points....

Barca announced on February 8 that Arthur had suffered a strain - a problem which it was thought would keep him out of action for a month, thus forcing him to miss the Clasico double-header, with the great rivals also tussling in LaLiga on Saturday. But head coach Ernesto Valverde hinted in his pre-match news conference earlier on Tuesday that the Brazil international could feature in the Copa, and he has subsequently included Arthur in the travelling squad....

Felix Semper, 58, shares images of his artwork on Instagram where he boasts 230,000 followers. He crafts his incredible sculptures from thousands of layers of glued paper. Semper told Zenger News: “I create the sculptures by gluing sheets of paper into a form, as close as possible to what my final sculpture is going to look like. “I make it as high as I think the sculpture is going to be, then I start to carve it....