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Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.Aaron and Austin Arnold, better known as “Altcoin Daily”, have partnered up with HELLO Labs to produce and star in the upcoming crypto TV show, Killer Whales. Scheduled for release later this year, the show sees founders from across the globe travel to Hollywood to pitch their crypto and NFT projects in front of the Killer Whale judges in hopes of bathing in the green light of success.Boasting a combined social media reach of 2.6 million and a vast network of industry contacts including Mark Cuban, Michael…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized fentanyl and cocaine with an estimated street value of over $450,000 in three separate incidents in recent days.Officials say that 12.95 pounds of fentanyl in addition to 44.12 pounds of cocaine were found in three separate incidents on Feb. 1 and Feb. 5 at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, TexasCustoms and Border Protection officers seized 2.33 pounds of cocaine on a 24-year-old male who’s a Mexican citizen upon secondary inspection of his car on Feb. 1.Just 30 minutes later, officers seized 21.6 pounds of cocaine and 12.95 pounds…

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.Recently, Damus, an app based on the decentralized social media protocol Nostr, was listed on the App Store. Meanwhile, former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted to promote the app and disclosed his Nostr public key. Overnight, Damus became one of the top 10 apps in the App Store’s social category by downloads, and many investors, including celebrities with global influence, shared their Nostr public keys on social media.Despite its boom on social media, some investors might not be familiar with Nostr, so let’s begin with a simple…

A woman in British Columbia’s Shuswap is calling for improved safety measures on the Trans-Canada Highway after an out-of-control 18-wheeler truck slid off of Highway 1 and crashed into her house. On Jan. 31, around 3:00 p.m. Hilda Freimuth was awoken from a nap by the truck veering into her garage in Sorrento. One week later, the truck remains lodged inside her houseFreimuth was uninjured and the driver only suffered a few minor cuts — and she says the incident could have been a lot worse.“I heard this loud rustling, cracking noise and then a huge bang and then the…

The state of Missouri executed a man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and three children after a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court.Leonard Taylor, 58, was found guilty in the murders of Angela Rowe and her three daughters Alexus Conley, 10; AcQreya Conley, 6; and Tyrese Conley, 5, which took place in November 2004 at their home in Jennings, Missouri.As 5 grams of pentobarbital was given to Taylor, he took five or six deep breaths before becoming motionless. Taylor said in a final statement that Muslims don’t die but “live eternally in the hearts of our family and friends.”TEXAS…

The Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue Team is heading to Turkey to help in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes that devastated Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. As of Tuesday, the death toll from the 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes and multiple aftershocks is now at least 7,000 and the number of injured is estimated to be in the tens of thousands.It’s one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the region in a century and the frigid weather is complicating the search for survivors.Armed with medical and rescue equipment, 10 volunteers with BSAR are making the 15-hour flight…

A “fragile” UK government could miss a post-Brexit opportunity to attract thousands of jobs if it blocks Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the head of the video game maker said as the deal awaits regulatory approval.Bobby Kotick, the Activision chief executive who is trying to get the deal through competition authorities in the UK, the EU and the US, expressed concern that “ideologues” were taking over the agencies, during an interview with the Financial Times in which he also accused Sony of “trying to sabotage” Microsoft’s takeover.The UK Competition and Markets Authority is expected to soon deliver a preliminary…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke about his faith after winning the AFC Championship game last month where he battled through a significant ankle injury, saying that God “healed” him and gave him the “strength” to perform.He continued that praise during Opening Night of Super Bowl LVII, saying that his faith plays a major role in all aspects of his life.  “My Christian faith plays a role in everything I do. I mean, I always ask God to lead me in the right direction and let me be who I am for His name,” Mahomes said Monday, via KMBC-TV.PATRICK…

Signs are pointing toward an NBA return for Isiah Thomas. Chris Haynes of Turner Sports reported on Tuesday night that new Suns owner Mat Ishbia “intends to bring on Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas to have a prominent role in the front office.” Thomas is on the board of Ishbia’s mortgage company, United Wholesale Mortgage. New Suns owner Mat Ishbia reportedly ‘intends’ to hire Isiah Thomas into the front office.Getty Images Ishbia, who reportedly considered getting into coaching after playing Division I ball at Michigan State, purchased the team from Robert Sarver, who was forced to sell after an NBA…

CNN  —  US intelligence officials believe that the recently recovered Chinese spy balloon is part of an extensive surveillance program run by the Chinese military, according to multiple American officials familiar with the intelligence. The surveillance program, which includes a number of similar balloons, is in part run out of the small Chinese province of Hainan, officials tell CNN. The US does not know the precise size of the fleet of Chinese surveillance balloons, but sources tell CNN that the program has conducted at least two dozen missions over at least five continents in recent years. Roughly half a dozen…