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2022 has been a rocky year for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s value has decreased more than 74% since its peak in November 2021, and most other cryptocurrencies have lost even more value during that time. However, this isn’t the first instance where cryptos have taken such a severe hit. In fact, this is Bitcoin’s fourth crash by at least 70% during its nearly 14-year history. After each of these prior crashes, both Bitcoin and the wider crypto market rebounded and grew much larger than they were before the market plummeted.In other words, even though most people buy crypto when prices are…

Bishop Climate Wiseman, 47, who also claims to have performed miracles on the sick, was found guilty of fraud after he sold the bottles as “plague protection oil” during the pandemic and urged his congregation to buy them “as soon as possible” A religious preacher sold £91 bottles of olive oil styled as bogus Covid-19 cures. Bishop Climate Wiseman, 47, who also claims to have performed miracles on the sick, was found guilty of fraud after he sold the bottles as “plague protection oil” during the pandemic. The bottles were made up from hyssop, cedarwood and olive oil, and Wiseman…

A U.K. court handed down an eight-month suspended prison sentence to Anne Sacoolas, an American woman who admitted to causing the death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn by careless driving in August 2019.Sacoolas, wife of an American intelligence officer, was driving on the wrong side of the rode when her car collided with Dunn’s motorcycle outside the RAF Croughton air base in eastern England. She returned to the U.S. three weeks after the accident, and the U.S. government invoked diplomatic immunity for her. She ultimately pleaded guilty in October, but the Biden administration recommended that she not return to the U.K. for…

Eddie Nketiah showed Mikel Arteta that he is ready to step up and fill the void left by the injured Gabriel Jesus as he scored in Arsenal’s 3-0 win against Lyon in the Dubai Super Cup.Nketiah doubled the Premier League side’s lead after Gabriel gave them the advantage with a towering header.AdFabio Vieira put the gloss on a positive performance with a stunning curled effort.Premier League’We still have things to improve’ – Arteta keeping feet firmly on ground13/11/2022 AT 09:02Goalkeeper Karl Hein, 20, then took centre stage as he pulled off four penalty shootout saves to secure a bonus point…

Disgraced former NYPD cop Michael Valva, found guilty of murder in the freezing death of his autistic son, was hit with a sentence Thursday of 25 years to life. Judge William Condon handed down the sentence in Suffolk County, the maximum for Valva’s November conviction of second-degree murder in the sickening case. Valva, 43, was found guilty in the heartbreaking 2020 death of his 8-year-old son, Thomas, after the ex-cop locked the little boy in an unheated garage overnight. Former NYPD officer Michael Valva was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering his autistic son 8-year-old son Thomas in…

Many cancers are treatable, particularly if caught early, but there are few treatment options for certain forms of cancer. The quest for new cancer treatments means that researchers look for new compounds to test that might have anti-cancer properties.In a recent research review, scientists examined the potential for cancer treatment in glycoalkaloids, a compound found in nightshade plants. Cancer death rates have decreased in recent decades, but cancer cases have risen overall. As part of the diagnostic process, sequencing cancer genomes has helped scientists uncover the pathology of cancer and identify potential ways to treat it.Still, myriad cancer-causing mutations and…

Former President Otto Perez Molina, who is the subject of two additional investigations, denies any wrongdoing.A court in Guatemala has convicted former President Otto Perez Molina and his Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, on fraud and conspiracy counts, sentencing them each to 16 years in prison. Perez Molina was found guilty of racketeering and fraud targeting the customs system, Judge Irma Jeannette Valdes said as she read out the sentence on Wednesday. He was sentenced to eight years on each count, and Baldetti received the same sentence. Perez Molina and Baldetti resigned in 2015 and have been in custody on charges…

Ethereum (ETH), the cryptocurrency that powers the smart-contract-enabled Ethereum blockchain network, has mounted a decent recovery on Thursday in tandem with a more risk-friendly tone to trade in traditional asset classes (US stocks are up and the US dollar is down). ETH/USD was last changing hands in the $1,250 area, up 0.75% in the last 24 hours, and is up about 2.5% versus weekly lows in the $1,220 area.However, ETH is still trading lower by about 4.5% versus its early weekly highs just above $1,300. Ether bulls have struggled to reclaim control since the abrupt collapse of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX…

CNN  —  A Los Angeles jury met for a fifth day Thursday to continue its deliberations in the second sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie producer who is accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them. Weinstein, awaiting the verdict from behind bars, faces two counts of forcible rape and five counts of sexual assault involving four women – a model, a dancer, a massage therapist and a producer. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Jurors began deliberating Friday after hearing weeks of testimony from dozens…

Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) below GameStop signage in New York, August 8, 2022.Andrew Kelly | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday.GameStop —  Shares of the video game retailer and meme stock jumped more than 8% even after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss for the third quarter. CEO Matthew Furlong told investors the company “is attempting to accomplish something unprecedented in retail … seeking to transform a legacy business once on the brink of bankruptcy,” in a call Wednesday.Dexcom — The maker of glucose monitoring systems for…