Last updated: May 7, 2024 20:55 EDT | 1 min read The Starknet Foundation announced on May 7 a new $5 million seed grant program to support emerging projects on the network, boosting blockchain innovation.The new Seed Grants Programme will support at least 200 promising teams with $25,000 in USD Coin to give the “final push” to help projects launch on Starknet.The Starknet Grant DetailsAccording to a Starknet Foundation report, the grant targets Starknet-related projects that have already developed a minimum viable product (MVP) or proof-of-concept.  Introducing the Starknet Seed Grant Program! 🌱 The Seed Grant Program is a new…

Lightning forks overhead as rain from the Congo rolls in across Lake Albert. A foreman on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, ushers workers under a corrugated steel roof that becomes percussion for the downpour. “Bush music,” he says. This team, working on the world’s longest heated oil pipeline, faces challenges from forest fires to deadly snakes as it clears land from the heart of Africa to the Indian Ocean. Each day of heavy rain brings four days of disruption — and in Uganda about half of the year is the rainy season.Yet the most worrisome delaying force…

Share on PinterestA new study found that possible carcinogens may be inside vehicles. Luis Alvarez/Getty ImagesMost cars in the United States use flame retardants in several areas of the vehicle cabin based on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 302.Previous studies have linked exposure to certain flame retardants with health concerns such as neurological issues, hormone disruption, and cancer-related death.Researchers from Duke University and the Green Science Policy Institute have found that the air inside the cabins of some model year 2015 or newer cars is polluted with flame retardants. Scientists also discovered air flame retardant levels were two to…

Last updated: May 7, 2024 18:02 EDT | 2 min read The German state-owned bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) announced on May 6 that it will launch its first blockchain-based digital bonds. The move signifies a major step towards adopting blockchain technology within traditional financial institutions in Germany.The KfW bank official press release stated that the forthcoming blockchain-based digital bond would be issued as crypto security, adhering to the German Electronic Securities Act (eWpG).A blockchain-based digital bond is a type of security issued and managed using blockchain technology. The blockchain allows the bond’s details and ownership to be recorded securely…

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we’ll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can’t find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.Contribute as…

Jamie Lynn Sigler Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Jamie-Lynn Sigler is sharing more details about the onset of her multiple sclerosis symptoms. During the Tuesday, May 7, episode of her and Christina Applegate’s “MeSsy” podcast, Sigler, 42, opened up about a health scare she experienced at age 19, about one year before she was diagnosed with MS. “I all of a sudden felt like I had to pee so bad, like a bladder spasm, which I’d never experienced before,” she recalled. “And then I would go to the bathroom and I couldn’t pee.” While Sigler initially thought she might have a UTI,…

A man convicted of killing his landlord’s adult son with a sawed-off shotgun is entitled to a new trial because the presiding judge failed to instruct jurors about a possible self-defense argument, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.A three-judge panel vacated the first-degree murder conviction of Ronald Wayne Vaughn Jr. in the 2017 shooting death of Gary Somerset. Vaughn was on the porch of the Lincoln County trailer he was renting and had the weapon when Somerset yelled “Let’s end this” and rushed at him, according to Tuesday’s opinion. The two and Somerset’s mother had been in a heated…

A popular Los Angeles vegan restaurant recently announced it plans to add meat to its menu.  Sage Plant Based Bistro will become Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery and will add animal products, including beef, bison, cheese and eggs, to its menu starting on May 29.Owner Mollie Engelhart announced the move in an Earth Day Instagram message, explaining the focus of the restaurant would shift to focus on regenerative agriculture, which is an approach to farming that prioritizes soil health, biodiversity and natural processes, according to the Regenerative Farmers of America.  “To some, this may seem shocking or upsetting, but if…

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday night in Walker Buehler’s first major league start in nearly two years.Ohtani became the first big leaguer to reach 11 homers this season when he crushed an elevated fastball from Roddery Muñoz (1-1) and sent it 441 feet into the center-field netting for a two-run shot in the first inning that tied the score 2-all.It is the eighth time in Ohtani’s career he has homered in three straight games, and the fourth time he’s hit…

A bill that would codify the definition of antisemitism in response to unrest on university campuses is making its way through the Senate – albeit slowly and not without controversy.Despite overwhelming support for the Antisemitism Awareness Act in the House, where it passed last week on a 320-91 vote, the bill drew criticism from both sides of the aisle – with some Republicans saying it could outlaw Christian biblical teachings and some Democrats saying it infringes on free speech rights.That same criticism is now threatening the bill’s future in the Senate, prompting lawmakers to work behind the scenes to determine…

See photos from inside the rehearsal room as Home by Samm-Art Williams prepares to open on Broadway, in a production directed by Kenny Leon.Home features Tory Kittles as “Cephus Miles,” Brittany Inge as “Woman One / Pattie Mae Wells,” and Stori Ayers as “Woman Two”—all in their Roundabout Theatre Company debuts.Home will begin preview performances on Friday, May 17, 2024, and open officially on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Todd Haimes Theatre (227 West 42nd Street) on Broadway. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, July 21, 2024.In the Tony Award®-nominated play The New York Times calls “an uplifting folk ballad about the pure in heart,” Cephus Miles has the whole world in his callused hands—until his…

Bankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 US hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total liabilities, its attorneys said at a Tuesday court hearing in Houston. Steward, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, hopes to keep all of its hospitals open over the long term, Steward attorney Ray Schrock told US Bankruptcy Judge Chris Lopez, who is overseeing the Chapter 11 proceedings. “Our goal remains that there are zero hospitals closed on our watch,” Schrock said. “There’s going to be a change in ownership in many hospitals, we recognize that. But we don’t want to see any of these communities fail to be served.” The privately owned company closed a hospital in…

Arrests, suspensions, canceled commencements. What should have been a season for celebrating the waning academic year is being overshadowed by a tug-of-war between college students who oppose Israel’s military actions in Gaza and university administrators cracking down on widespread protests. More than 2,600 students have been arrested across the U.S. in recent weeks, The Associated Press reported, as universities that were once havens for free speech contend with escalating campus unrest, including violent confrontations with counterprotesters and aggressive law enforcement officers. On Tuesday, student protesters at the University of Chicago received a notice from administrators threatening to arrest and place them on “emergency…

Last updated: May 7, 2024 19:07 EDT | 2 min read The Solana (SOL) price is pulling lower on Tuesday, dipping back to $150 having pushed nearly as high as $160 earlier in the day, though traders continue to predict big near-term upside for the token.Solana succumbed to sell pressure on Tuesday after challenging the $160-163 support-turned-resistance zone, where the 50DMA also resides.For now, the Solana price remains locked within a $120-160 range. Source: TradingViewSOL is still up more than 25% versus last week’s lows. Last week’s weaker-than-expected US jobs data helped boost sentiment on rising confidence for Fed rate…

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we’ll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can’t find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.Contribute as…