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From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

By STAN CHOE STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Thu,12/05/24-11:53AM, 72 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Born from the ashes of the 2008 global financial crisis, bitcoin arrived after trust had withered in the financial system and in Washington's ability to protect those who must participate in it.
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Hegseth faces senators' concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Department o
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Simple fixes give after-dinner cocktails some holiday flair. Here are 5 recipes from the pros

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LONDON (AP) — Winter has set in, the Christmas lights have been switched on, and London's top cocktail bars have added their seasonal favorites to bar menus.
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The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022. The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six other facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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The US government is closing a women's prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay

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Thu,12/05/24-11:05AM, 51 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement
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