Odds and Ends — 12 September 2024


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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:

Coinbase’s Wrapped Bitcoin cbBTC Goes Live

European Central Bank Cuts Rates Again

The European Central Bank lowered interest rates by a quarter point, its second cut in three months, offering a boost to the eurozone’s faltering economy and widening a policy gap with the Federal Reserve, which is expected to start cutting rates next week.

Proposed change could save Ethereum from L2 ‘roadmap to hell’

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

Estimate: COVID vaccines saved up to 2.6 million lives in Latin America, Caribbean

Politics:

None other than Karl Rove: A Catastrophic Debate for Trump

Will this debate have an effect? Yes, though perhaps not as much as Team Harris hopes or as much as Team Trump might fear. But there’s no putting lipstick on this pig. Mr. Trump was crushed by a woman he previously dismissed as ‘dumb as a rock.’ Which raises the question: What does that make him?

Republicans push for clean stopgap as leaders regroup on shutdown plan

Are Polls Underestimating Trump Again?

Swing state polls show an incredibly close race in our 7 Toss-up presidential states right now.
Final polling did generally overstate Democrats in both the 2016 and 2020 elections in these states, with Wisconsin standing out. Keep that in mind as polling shows Kamala Harris holding up a little bit better in the Badger State than elsewhere.
If polls are understating Donald Trump again, he of course is in a great position to win given how competitive he already is in the core swing states. But there are good reasons to believe that he is not being understated this time.

Trump Tower ruled 'public nuisance' over fish kills

For me, one of the biggest moments of the debate happened when the cameras were turned off.

Not a flaming liberal: Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Will Support Kamala Harris

He views Trump’s reelection as a threat to the rule of law.

Schumer to Corner GOP on In Vitro Fertilization

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will give Vice President Kamala Harris a helping hand in prosecuting the case against the Republican party’s abortion policies.
Schumer will force Senate Republicans to vote on a measure that mirrors former President Trump’s proposal to mandate insurance coverage of IVF treatments.
The IVF bill will hit the Senate floor over the next two weeks.

Serendipity:

Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment

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