March 12, 2023

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Tech

Elon Musk is ‘open to the idea’ of buying Silicon Valley Bank as he lays Twitter payments groundwork

admin March 12, 2023

On Friday, US regulators announced the shutdown of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and seized all its assets. The move, which makes SVB the largest retail bank to fail since 2008, roiled global markets and...

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Trump

Mike Pence: Donald Trump was wrong, history will hold him accountable

admin March 12, 2023

Mike Pence has offered a rebuke of his one-time boss Donald Trump, saying history will hold him accountable for his role in the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Pence, then the vice-president,...

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Sports

Conor McGregor makes the list among the top 50 highest-paid athletes of all-time

admin March 12, 2023

Conor McGregor has seen it all in his 10-year spell with the UFC, rising from the ranks of a two-weight champion in the Cage Warriors promotion to replicate that feat on the sport’s biggest...

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Politics

Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained

admin March 12, 2023

Billionaires in the US pay a tiny proportion of the wealth they accrue in taxes compared to the cut ordinary Americans pay from their wages. Now, President Joe Biden wants that to change: His just-unveiled budget for...