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Brandi Carlile on What It Means to Sing ‘America the Beautiful' at the Super Bowl in a Time of Turmoil: It's a Song of ‘Fragile Hope, for Where America Could Be' VarietyWritten by an Atlanta graduate, "Lift Every Voice and Sing's" message still resonates cbsnews.comBrandi Carlile credits daughters with Seahawks fandom KING5.comBrandi Carlile, Super Bowl ‘America the Beautiful' singer, embraces the ‘complex situation' The Seattle Times
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The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny's star turn at the Super Bowl The Washington PostEx-ESPN star shares the 'disturbing' thing about Bad Bunny performing at Super Bowl LX Fox NewsCould Bad Bunny set off political fireworks at the Super Bowl half-time show? BBCBad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show: Here's some things to expect and what they mean AP News
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"It seems like there are two different markets right now," one strategist says.
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SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down Spaceflight NowSpaceX next rocket launch ahead. Where, when to see in California Ventura County StarSpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly SpaceNewsUPDATE: SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base KSBY News
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Thailand election: Voters head to the polls in high-stakes election BBCWill pro-military message bring Thailand's ‘most hawkish' party to power? Al JazeeraThailand Votes as Three-Way Race Raises Risk of Political Drift Bloomberg.comThe pro-democracy People's party is leading the polls, but Thailand has been here before The Guardian
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Here's what the Super Bowl can teach you about pressure, preparation and winning in business.
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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