Bitcoin rose above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States spurred expectations that his administration will create a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the four weeks since […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Adam Boehler as his administration’s lead hostage negotiator at a time when the United States is seeking to secure the release of prisoners trapped in Gaza and other parts around the world. A healthcare executive, Mr Boehle would be America’s special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. He will succeed […]
The wife of the slain CEO of the largest US health insurance company has said that he had received death threats as police scrambled to find the man who brazenly shot him in mid-Manhattan. The Wednesday morning shooting in front of a Hilton hotel as the city teemed with tourists visiting for the lighting of […]